Salaries in Rhode Island.
1 metro area. 3445 roles.
Average cost-of-living index: 1.04x national average. Last updated April 2026.
1 city tracked3445 roles
Highest Paying
$364,000
Technical Fellow
Median Role
$326,000
SVP of Product
Entry Level
$313,000
Principal Kernel Engineer
Salary data sourced from SEC filings, H-1B Labor Condition Applications (DOL), Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and aggregated job postings across 50+ platforms. Ranges reflect 25th to 75th percentile for full-time positions. Cost-of-living adjustments use Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (2025 index). Last updated April 2026.
Rhode Island has 1 major metro area tracked in our salary database, with an average cost-of-living index of 1.04x the national average. The highest-paying role across the state is Technical Fellow at $364,000 in Providence. The median role pays $326,000.
Metro areas in Rhode Island
Top 30 salaries in Rhode Island
| # | Role | Median | Top City | Range |
|---|
| 1 | Technical Fellow | $364,000 | Providence | $284,000 – $473,000 |
| 2 | Principal AI Research Scientist | $360,000 | Providence | $281,000 – $468,000 |
| 3 | Principal Quantitative Researcher | $360,000 | Providence | $281,000 – $468,000 |
| 4 | Distinguished Engineer | $353,000 | Providence | $268,000 – $450,000 |
| 5 | Senior VP of Product | $350,000 | Providence | $273,000 – $455,000 |
| 6 | Principal AI Agent Architect | $344,000 | Providence | $268,000 – $447,000 |
| 7 | Chief Security Officer | $340,000 | Providence | $265,000 – $442,000 |
| 8 | Senior VP of Security | $339,000 | Providence | $265,000 – $441,000 |
| 9 | Principal AI Compiler Engineer | $334,000 | Providence | $261,000 – $435,000 |
| 10 | SVP of Technology | $334,000 | Providence | $261,000 – $435,000 |
| 11 | Chief AI Officer | $332,000 | Providence | $246,000 – $428,000 |
| 12 | L7 Software Engineer | $332,000 | Providence | $259,000 – $432,000 |
| 13 | Principal AI Safety Engineer | $330,000 | Providence | $258,000 – $429,000 |
| 14 | Chief Strategy Officer | $329,000 | Providence | $257,000 – $428,000 |
| 15 | Chief Science Officer | $326,000 | Providence | $254,000 – $423,000 |
| 16 | SVP of Product | $326,000 | Providence | $254,000 – $423,000 |
| 17 | Principal Applied Scientist | $325,000 | Providence | $254,000 – $422,000 |
| 18 | Principal AI Agent Engineer | $325,000 | Providence | $254,000 – $422,000 |
| 19 | Principal LLM Engineer | $322,000 | Providence | $251,000 – $419,000 |
| 20 | Chief Legal Officer | $321,000 | Providence | $251,000 – $418,000 |
| 21 | SVP of Strategy | $321,000 | Providence | $251,000 – $418,000 |
| 22 | Principal Computer Vision Engineer | $319,000 | Providence | $249,000 – $415,000 |
| 23 | SVP of Engineering | $319,000 | Providence | $249,000 – $415,000 |
| 24 | Senior Head of Security | $319,000 | Providence | $249,000 – $415,000 |
| 25 | Senior VP of Design | $316,000 | Providence | $247,000 – $411,000 |
| 26 | Chief Machine Learning Officer | $315,000 | Providence | $246,000 – $410,000 |
| 27 | Principal Deep Learning Engineer | $314,000 | Providence | $246,000 – $409,000 |
| 28 | Principal Quantitative Developer | $314,000 | Providence | $246,000 – $409,000 |
| 29 | Principal NLP Engineer | $313,000 | Providence | $243,000 – $406,000 |
| 30 | Principal Kernel Engineer | $313,000 | Providence | $244,000 – $407,000 |
Tax considerations in Rhode Island
Rhode Island's top income tax rate is 5.99%. Providence has no city income tax. The state rate is moderate for the Northeast, and proximity to Boston creates competitive salary pressure.
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