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Providence: $2,094/mo left

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Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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From your Chicago paycheck, you'd keep −$332/mo versus Chicago.

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$2,094

Versus Chicago

−$332/mo

−$3,984 a year

Local pay

$91,933

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$7,661
Tax$1,828
Rent$1,740
Other bills$1,999
Left$2,094

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$2,094 / mo left

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthChicagoProvidence
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One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,828
  • Rent$1,740
  • Other living costs$1,999
  • Left over$2,094

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$91,933
Federal income tax
−$11,839
Social Security and Medicare
−$7,033
State income tax (RI)
−$3,067
Take-home pay
$69,994
Effective tax rate
23.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,740
Groceries
$416
Getting around
$491
Healthcare
$468
Utilities and internet
$260
Everything else
$364
Total spending
$3,739

Left over each month

$7,661 gross, minus $1,828 in tax and $3,739 in living costs.

$2,094

County by county

6 counties. Rent is what residents pay, not asking rent.

Population, rent, home value, income and commute by county in Providence, RI
CountyPeopleMedian rent2-bed rentHome valueIncomeCommute
Providence CountyRI659k39%$1,242$1,305$339,100$78,20426 min
Bristol CountyMA578k35%$1,181$1,247$421,800$84,19828 min
Kent CountyRI171k10%$1,264$1,441$333,900$91,27825 min
Washington CountyRI130k8%$1,303$1,432$469,800$102,47827 min
Newport CountyRI85k5%$1,652$1,741$559,700$100,85923 min
Bristol CountyRI51k3%$1,348$1,472$468,000$110,92626 min

Census ACS 2023. “—” is not published.

Working remotely

If the paycheck stays the same

One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $3,625 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,740.

Work from home
11.1% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
77.6% of households
Cable, fiber optic, or DSL
Paid to move, remote job
No open remote grant on this metro

Worked-from-home share is Census B08006_017E divided by all workers (ACS 2024 1-year, or ACS 2023 5-year when the 1-year table has no metro). Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.

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Federal jobs that pay relocation here

5 open postings marked relocation-eligible. Fetched October 10, 2026.

  • Heavy Mobile Equipment Repairer Supervisor

    99th Readiness Division (U.S. Army Reserve Command) · $39.56–$46.16 an hour

    Taunton, MA · Providence, RI · Closes October 22, 2026

  • Heavy Mobile Equipment Repairer Supervisor

    99th Readiness Division (U.S. Army Reserve Command) · $39.56–$46.16 an hour

    Taunton, MA · Providence, RI · Closes October 22, 2026

  • SECURITY GUARD

    Commander, Navy Installations Command · $45,409–$69,565 a year

    Groton Submarine Base, CT · Great Lakes Naval Training Center, IL · Crane, IN · +9 more · Norwich, CT, Kenosha, WI, Bloomington, IN +4 · Closes December 30, 2026

  • PUBLIC NOTICE- DEA Criminal Investigators

    Special Agent Recruitment (Drug Enforcement Administration) · $48,854–$82,938 a year

    Ponce, Puerto Rico · San Juan, Puerto Rico · Tyler, TX · +254 more · Tyler, TX, Waco, TX, St. George, UT +184 · Closes March 16, 2027

  • Police Officer

    Commander, Navy Installations Command · $54,314–$81,257 a year

    Groton Submarine Base, CT · Great Lakes Naval Training Center, IL · Crane, IN · +10 more · Norwich, CT, Kenosha, WI, Bloomington, IN +6 · Closes April 7, 2027

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The place

201 sunny days. July high 82°F. January nights 22°F. 27 min commute. One car.

Weather
201 sunny days, 82°F in July, 22°F January nights
Getting around
One car
Average commute
27 minutes each way
Size
1.7M people
Buying instead
Median home $385,900. About $2,723/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
Rhode Island income tax. Sales tax 7.0%, property tax 1.30%.

Fit

Money left over
49
Sun and mild weather
61
Being in a big city
66
Public school districts in Providence

12 largest districts, NCES 2024-2025. This is districts, not every school. Students, school count, and pupils per teacher.

Public school districts in Providence
DistrictCityStudentsSchoolsPupils / teacher
ProvidenceProvidence20,2503714.9
New BedfordNew Bedford12,5052411.7
Fall RiverFall River11,0891912.4
CranstonCranston10,0372312.6
TauntonTaunton8,3111315
WarwickWarwick7,8531911.6
PawtucketPawtucket7,8161613.5
AttleboroAttleboro6,2391215.1
WoonsocketWoonsocket5,5411013.4
East ProvidenceEast Providence5,2251213.4
CumberlandCumberland4,881913.5
WestfordWestford4,575913.2

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How is take-home pay in Providence calculated?

Providence is in Rhode Island, which taxes wage income. Take-home is a local salary minus federal tax, payroll tax, and that state tax. Leftover is what remains after rent.

What does rent cost in Providence?

About $1,740 for a one-bedroom and $2,072 for a two-bedroom in Providence, RI.

How do I compare Providence with another city?

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