Speech-Language Pathologists in Rhode Island
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$78,407
after federal, FICA and Rhode Island tax
Tax takes
$25,594
24.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$77,315
Rhode Island costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Rhode Island — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$104,000
Kept after tax
$78,407
Worth in national money
$77,315
State rank
6
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Rhode Island is one of the better-paying states for speech-language pathologists. The middle earner takes $104,000, which ranks 6 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 6.26% above the national middle.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Rhode Island. It ranks 58 out of 452 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- No great distortion either way. Rhode Island costs about what the country costs, so from $104,000, take-home of $78,407 is worth roughly $77,315 in national money. The average lands at $103,850, below the middle of the range.
- Rhode Island ranks 6 of 51 states publishing a median for speech-language pathologists, at $104,000 — about 6.26% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Within Rhode Island, speech-language pathologists ranks 58 of 452 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Price parity in Rhode Island is near the national base, so for speech-language pathologists, whose median is $104,000, the adjusted figure of $77,315 differs little from $78,407 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $103,850 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Speech-Language Pathologists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $75,270 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $104,000 |
| Top tenth earn over | $130,830 |
| This salary | $104,000 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Rhode Island | $78,407 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $81,994 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$7,063 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $98,901 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$9,756 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 101 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $104,000 as a midpoint for Rhode Island, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $75,270 and the ninetieth is $130,830 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Rhode Island the take-home figure of $78,407, from $104,000, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 58 of 452 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Rhode Island, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $77,315, the adjusted value of that $104,000 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 58 of 452 in the state.
- The Rhode Island median of $104,000 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $75,270 to $130,830. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Rhode Island is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $78,407 from $104,000. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 58 of 452 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Rhode Island, so $77,315 — the adjusted value of that $104,000 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 58 of 452 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $75,270 at the tenth percentile, $130,830 at the ninetieth.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in Rhode Island run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $77,315 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Rhode Island then takes its own share, leaving $78,407.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($75,270 to $130,830) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Rhode Island rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Rhode Island's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $77,315 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $78,407 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Rhode Island income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.