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Investment Banker Salary in Rhode Island (2026)

The average Investment Banker in Rhode Island earns around $380,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $246,457/year ($20,538/month).

Take-Home Pay Breakdown

CategoryAmount
Annual Take-Home Pay
$246,457
Monthly Take-Home Pay
$20,538
Biweekly Take-Home Pay
$9,479
Hourly Take-Home Pay

based on 2,080 hrs/year

$118/hr
Federal Tax
$96,134
State Tax
$18,840
FICA Taxes
$18,569
Effective Tax Rate

total taxes ÷ gross salary

35.14%
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Investment Banker Salary Ranges in Rhode Island

Entry Level (0–3 yrs)

$200,000

/year

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Mid Level (3–7 yrs)

$380,000

/year

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Senior Level (7+ yrs)

$1,500,000

/year

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Not all Investment Bankers earn the same — not even close

Rhode Island's investment banker market is anchored by CVS Health Woonsocket corporate development + M&A (Fortune 4 healthcare giant + post-2018 CVS-Aetna $69B merger legacy + the substantial post-2024 CVS Health Oak Street Health $10.6B + Signify Health $8B acquisitions + the substantial CVS Health $370B+ revenue + the substantial CVS corporate development), Citizens Financial Group Providence HQ ~$220B+ corporate finance + M&A advisory (the substantial Citizens commercial + retail banking M&A), Fidelity Investments Smithfield asset management advisory + the substantial Fidelity private equity, Hasbro Pawtucket post-2023 Hasbro-eOne $4B entertainment integration + post-2024 Hasbro divestitures, Newport defense M&A (Raytheon Portsmouth + GD Electric Boat Quonset cross-state submarine + the substantial Newport defense M&A), post-2020 Providence + Newport + Watch Hill UHNW migration (the substantial post-2020 NYC-Boston-PHL UHNW migration leveraging RI 5.99% + RI Newport tax-haven), plus University of Rhode Island + Bryant + Providence College + Brown University CFA + IB pipeline (most RI IB careers route through Boston + NYC before RI advisory roles).

Managing Director / Partner

$385,000–$1,150,000+ bonus

MD at boutique IB · RI healthcare + financial + defense M&A book

Director / Sr VP

$255,000–$525,000+ bonus

Director at RI-active IB · CVS + Citizens + Hasbro M&A · origination

Vice President

$195,000–$365,000+ bonus

VP at RI IB · healthcare + financial + defense + UHNW execution

Senior Associate

$155,000–$245,000+ bonus

Sr Associate · post-MBA · RI IB + Citizens + Fidelity advisory

Associate (Post-MBA)

$135,000–$192,000+ bonus

Post-MBA Associate · RI M&A pitch + execution + due diligence

Senior Analyst (3rd Year)

$115,000–$165,000+ bonus

3rd-year Analyst · RI M&A modeling + pitch books

Analyst (1st-2nd Year)

$95,000–$135,000+ bonus

1st-2nd year Analyst · Brown + URI + Bryant business recruit

Sr Wealth / Private Banker (UHNW)

$135,000–$245,000+ bonus

Providence + Newport + Watch Hill UHNW · post-2020 NYC-Boston-PHL migration

Sr M&A Lawyer (RI Middle Market)

$235,000–$465,000+ bonus

Sr M&A counsel · RI healthcare + financial + defense + insurance

Sr Corporate Development (CVS / Citizens / Hasbro)

$165,000–$285,000+ bonus

CVS + Citizens + Fidelity + Hasbro + Amica corp dev · in-house M&A

Worth knowing: CVS Health Woonsocket Fortune 4 M&A + Citizens Financial Providence + Fidelity Smithfield asset management + Hasbro Pawtucket post-2023 Hasbro-eOne integration + post-2020 NYC-Boston-PHL UHNW migration tetra-anchor is one of the country's distinctive concentrated US single-state Fortune 4 healthcare + regional banking + asset management + heritage US toy + UHNW migration IB cluster and a feature most national IB surveys understate for RI. CVS Health Woonsocket corporate development + M&A (Fortune 4 healthcare giant + post-2018 CVS-Aetna $69B merger legacy + the substantial post-2024 CVS Health Oak Street Health $10.6B + Signify Health $8B acquisitions + the substantial CVS Health $370B+ revenue + the substantial CVS corporate development). Citizens Financial Group Providence HQ ~$220B+ corporate finance + M&A advisory. Fidelity Investments Smithfield asset management + the substantial Fidelity private equity. Hasbro Pawtucket (post-2023 Hasbro-eOne $4B entertainment integration + post-2024 Hasbro divestitures). Newport defense M&A (Raytheon Portsmouth + GD Electric Boat Quonset cross-state submarine). post-2020 Providence + Newport + Watch Hill + Jamestown + Block Island UHNW migration (the substantial post-2020 NYC-Boston-PHL UHNW migration leveraging RI 5.99% + the substantial Newport historical mansion + UHNW + Bellevue Avenue Newport). URI + Bryant + Providence College + Brown CFA + IB pipeline. RI progressive top 5.99% + RI no estate tax conformed federal anchor the RI IB proposition.

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