How much is Rhode Island income tax?
Estimate your Rhode Island state income tax for 2026. Type your federal AGI and filing status; the page applies Rhode Island's deduction, exemptions, and rates. An estimate, not tax advice.
- Rhode Island income tax
- $2,195.63
On $75,000.00 of AGI, filing Single, Rhode Island income tax is $2,195.63 (2.93% effective).
- State income tax
- $2,195.63
- Effective rate
- 2.93%
- State marginal rate
- 3.75%
- State taxable income
- $58,550.00
- Deduction
- $11,200.00
- Exemptions
- $5,250.00
- Credits
- $0.00
Rhode Island income tax: $2,195.63. On $75,000.00 of AGI, filing Single, Rhode Island income tax is $2,195.63 (2.93% effective).
Rhode Island income tax by federal adjusted gross income
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How to calculate
Estimates 2026 Rhode Island income tax from federal AGI, filing status, and dependents.
Example with the default inputs (Filing status Single, Federal adjusted gross income $75,000.00, Dependents 0): On $75,000.00 of AGI, filing Single, Rhode Island income tax is $2,195.63 (2.93% effective).
Method: Taxable income = AGI − larger of standard or itemized deduction − exemptions; tax = state rates on taxable income − credits.
- An estimate for a full-year resident, 2026 rates, not tax advice.
- Starts from federal AGI; Rhode Island additions and subtractions are not modelled.
- Not modelled for Rhode Island: The phase-out of the standard deduction and exemptions from $261,000 to $290,800 is not modelled. No itemized deductions: RI-1040 has only the Rhode Island standard deduction (2025 RI-1040 instructions).
- Not modelled: part-year and nonresident returns, other state credits, and state AMT.
Worked examples
Each example is checked against the calculator on every build.
- Filing status Single, Federal adjusted gross income $50,000.00, Dependents 0 gives State taxable income $33,550.00, State income tax $1,258.13, Rhode Island income tax $1,258.13.Source: RI Division of Taxation, ADV 2025-22 inflation-adjusted amounts for tax year 2026, https://tax.ri.gov/sites/g/files/xkgbur541/files/2025-11/ADV_2025_22_Inflation_Adjustments.pdf (worked from it at AGI $50,000, single)
- Filing status Married filing jointly, Federal adjusted gross income $100,000.00, Dependents 2 gives State taxable income $56,600.00, State income tax $2,122.50, Rhode Island income tax $2,122.50.
- Filing status Head of household, Federal adjusted gross income $200,000.00, Dependents 1 gives State taxable income $172,700.00, State income tax $7,382.75, Rhode Island income tax $7,382.75.
Other questions people ask
What is the Rhode Island income tax rate?
Rhode Island taxes income at 3.75% to 5.99% in 3 brackets (single filers). For a single filer the schedule is 3.75% from $0, 4.75% from $82,050, 5.99% above $186,450 of taxable income. These are the 2026 rates.
How is Rhode Island income tax calculated?
Start from federal adjusted gross income. Subtract the larger of the Rhode Island standard deduction and your itemized deductions, then the exemptions. Apply the rates to what is left and subtract any credits. The standard deduction is $11,200 single, $22,400 married filing jointly, $11,200 separately, and $16,800 head of household. The model takes a personal exemption of $5,250 ($10,500 joint), $5,250 for each dependent.
Does Rhode Island have a local income tax?
This page has no local income tax for Rhode Island; if your city or county has one, add it yourself.
What does this Rhode Island calculator leave out?
The phase-out of the standard deduction and exemptions from $261,000 to $290,800 is not modelled. No itemized deductions: RI-1040 has only the Rhode Island standard deduction (2025 RI-1040 instructions). It also leaves out state additions and subtractions to federal AGI (such as retirement or Social Security exclusions), part-year and nonresident returns, and credits such as child care, earned income, and tax paid to another state.
Which tax year do the Rhode Island rates cover?
Tax year 2026, the return you file in 2027. They come from RI Division of Taxation.
Which states have no income tax on wages?
Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming. They have no page of their own, because there is no wage income tax to work out; the state income tax calculator answers 0 for them. Federal income tax and Social Security and Medicare still apply.
Is this the same as my paycheck withholding?
No. This is the tax for the whole year on your return. Your employer withholds by the state's own withholding formula, so your refund or balance due is the difference between the two.