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Physician Salary in Rhode Island (2026)

The average Physician in Rhode Island earns around $270,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $184,061/year ($15,338/month).

Take-Home Pay Breakdown

CategoryAmount
Annual Take-Home Pay
$184,061
Monthly Take-Home Pay
$15,338
Biweekly Take-Home Pay
$7,079
Hourly Take-Home Pay

based on 2,080 hrs/year

$88/hr
Federal Tax
$57,704
State Tax
$12,251
FICA Taxes
$15,984
Effective Tax Rate

total taxes ÷ gross salary

31.83%
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Physician Salary Ranges in Rhode Island

Entry Level (0–3 yrs)

$195,000

/year

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Mid Level (3–7 yrs)

$270,000

/year

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Senior Level (7+ yrs)

$425,000

/year

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Not all Physicians earn the same — not even close

Rhode Island's physician market is anchored by Lifespan (the substantial Lifespan as the largest RI health system + Rhode Island Hospital Level 1 trauma + Hasbro Children's Hospital + The Miriam Hospital + Newport Hospital + the substantial Lifespan post-2024 substantial growth), Care New England (the substantial Care New England + Kent Hospital + Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island + Butler Hospital + the substantial Care New England system), Bradley Hospital East Providence (the substantial Bradley as one of country's substantial US child psychiatric hospitals + Bradley Hospital pediatric BH), Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University (the only RI MD-granting institution + ~145 MDs/yr + the substantial Brown Alpert as one of country's substantial US medical schools post-1972 founding + the substantial Brown Alpert-Lifespan + Care New England partnership), Brown Medicine + the substantial Brown clinical research, plus the substantial RI healthcare cluster + the substantial post-2020 RI healthcare expansion + Providence VA Medical Center + the substantial RI federal civilian VA healthcare.

Cardiothoracic Surgeon

$555,000–$925,000+ bonus

CT surgery at Rhode Island Hospital + Miriam + Kent · transplant + complex

Orthopedic Surgeon

$525,000–$895,000+ bonus

Ortho at RI major systems · the substantial RI ortho cash-pay + sports

Anesthesiologist

$385,000–$575,000+ bonus

Anesthesia at Rhode Island Hospital + Miriam + Kent + Women & Infants

Radiologist

$385,000–$615,000+ bonus

Diagnostic + IR at RI major systems · post-2020 imaging substantial

Hospitalist / Internal Medicine

$265,000–$415,000+ bonus

Hospitalist at Rhode Island Hospital + Miriam + Kent + Newport

Emergency Medicine

$295,000–$465,000+ bonus

EM at Rhode Island Hospital Level 1 + Miriam + Kent + Newport

Family Medicine / Primary Care

$235,000–$345,000+ bonus

PCP at RI major systems + community FQHC · post-2020 RI PCP demand

Pediatrician

$215,000–$325,000+ bonus

Peds at Hasbro Children's + Bradley + community peds + the substantial RI

Psychiatrist

$265,000–$395,000+ bonus

Psych at Bradley + Butler + Newport + the substantial RI BH demand

OB/GYN

$295,000–$445,000+ bonus

OB at Women & Infants + Rhode Island Hospital + Kent + Newport + community

Worth knowing: Rhode Island Hospital Level 1 trauma + Hasbro Children's Hospital + Women & Infants Hospital + Bradley Hospital child psychiatric + Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University penta-anchor is one of the country's distinctive concentrated US single-state Level 1 trauma + pediatric + women's specialty + child psychiatric + only RI MD-granting physician anchor and a feature most national physician surveys understate for RI. Lifespan (the substantial Lifespan as the largest RI health system + Rhode Island Hospital Level 1 trauma + Hasbro Children's Hospital as one of country's substantial US children's hospitals + The Miriam Hospital + Newport Hospital + the substantial Lifespan post-2024 substantial growth). Care New England (the substantial Care New England + Kent Hospital Warwick + Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island Providence as one of country's substantial US women's hospitals + Butler Hospital adult psychiatric + the substantial Care New England system + the substantial post-2024 Care New England substantial growth). Bradley Hospital East Providence (one of country's substantial US child psychiatric hospitals + Bradley Hospital pediatric BH). Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University (the only RI MD-granting institution + ~145 MDs/yr + post-1972 founding + the substantial Brown Alpert-Lifespan + Care New England partnership). Brown Medicine. Providence VA Medical Center federal civilian. RI IMLC since 2017 + RI progressive top 5.99% + RI NLC since 2024 anchor the RI physician proposition.

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