Rhode Island Paystub Generator

Three Brackets and a $1,000 Exemption

For 2026 Rhode Island taxes income at 3.75% up to $82,050, 4.75% up to $186,450 and 5.99% above that. Employers withhold from the 2026 Employer's Income Tax Withholding Tables, effective January 1, using the percentage method on pages 9 and 10.

Certificate

RI W-4, filed with the federal W-4

One exemption

$1,000 of annual wages

Exemptions phase out

At annual wages above $290,800

Standard deduction (return)

$11,200 single

An employee who claims no exemptions on the RI W-4 has withholding figured on the full annualized wage, which is what the sample below shows.

TDI: The Deduction Every Rhode Island Worker Pays

TDI is paid entirely by the employee and appears as its own deduction on a Rhode Island pay stub, often labelled TDI or RI TDI. The Department of Labor and Training 2026 rate notice lists the rate and base. Unemployment insurance, by contrast, is an employer tax and does not belong among employee deductions.

Narragansett Bay Bakery Sample

Scenario: Sofia Costa bakes for Narragansett Bay Bakery at 75 Westminster St in Providence. She earns $20.00 an hour and works 80 hours in the biweekly period from September 7 to September 20, 2026, paid September 25. Biweekly pay for hourly staff requires DLT approval under § 28-14-2.2, which the example assumes. She files single, claims no RI W-4 exemptions and this is her 21st paycheck.

The state line follows the percentage method: $1,600 × 26 = $41,600 of annual wages, all in the 3.75% bracket, which is $1,560.00 a year or $60.00 per check. The figures above are the tax lines the preview calculates. With TDI of $17.60 added as the next deduction, take-home pay for the period is $1,291.85. For the meaning of each column, see what a paystub is and what it shows.

Hours and Reasons: § 28-14-2.1 in Plain Words

Year-to-date columns are not named in the statute, yet lenders expect them and they make TDI's $100,000 cap easy to track. The guide to year-to-date figures on a pay stub explains how those totals build.

Weekly Paydays and the Nine-Day Window

1. End of the pay period

   Section 28-14-2 makes weekly pay the default for hourly employees.

2. Within 9 days

   Wages for the period must be paid within nine days after it ends.

3. Exceptions

   Salaried staff paid biweekly, semimonthly or monthly, certain nonprofit and public employers or DLT approval for twice-monthly pay.

4. Separation

   Final wages are due on the next regular payday, with earned vacation after one year of service.

A Rhode Island check stub should match whichever schedule applies. If a check bounces or arrives late, this guide on whether paychecks expire covers what happens to uncashed wages.

$16.00 in 2026, $17.00 in 2027

The state minimum wage rose to $16.00 on January 1, 2026 and is scheduled to reach $17.00 on January 1, 2027. Tipped employees may be paid a $3.89 cash wage when tips cover the rest. Overtime at time and a half applies after 40 hours in a week. A Rhode Island pay stub for tipped staff is clearest when the cash wage and reported tips sit on separate lines.

Reading the Statement Column by Column

• Current is this paycheck only. It is the column a landlord compares with the deposit in a bank statement.
• Year to date adds every check since January 1. It is what shows how close an employee is to the $100,000 TDI cap.
• Hours must appear for each period, which is why a salaried template without an hours field is not enough here.
• Deduction labels should name the purpose, such as federal income tax, RI income tax, TDI or a health premium.

When a field is blank or a label is vague, the fix is a corrected statement for the same pay period rather than a handwritten note. Reissuing keeps the year-to-date columns on later checks accurate.

Before You Download

1. 1

   Pick the schedule

   Weekly for most hourly staff; biweekly only for salaried staff or with DLT approval.

2. 2

   Enter pay and exemptions

   Rate, hours and the RI W-4 exemptions the employee claimed.

3. 3

   Review and download

   Confirm the state line, add TDI to your payroll and download the PDF for $4.99.

Comparing offers or a raise first? The Rhode Island paycheck calculator estimates take-home pay and the rhode island paystub generator turns the final numbers into a statement. Each rhode island pay stub it creates keeps the year-to-date columns running from check to check.

Legitimate Payroll Only

Pay stubs must reflect wages that were actually paid. Altering amounts or inventing an employer to qualify for credit or housing is fraud. Use the rhode island paystub generator for real payroll and keep every rhode island paystub consistent with bank deposits and the W-2.