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Rhode Island state government salary
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$14.03 billion[1] (2024 estimate) |
This page describes the compensation for state government officeholders in Rhode Island.
Legislator salaries
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2024[2] | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $19,037/year | No per diem is paid. |
State executive salaries
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
| Office and current official | Salary |
|---|---|
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Governor of Rhode Island Daniel McKee |
$163,295 |
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Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island Sabina Matos |
$137,510 |
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Attorney General of Rhode Island Peter Neronha |
$146,107 |
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Rhode Island Secretary of State Gregg Amore |
$137,510 |
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Rhode Island Director Department of Transportation Peter Alviti Jr. |
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Rhode Island Public Utilities Commissioner Abigail Anthony |
$147,249 |
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Rhode Island Commissioner of Agriculture Kenneth Ayars |
$192,131 |
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Rhode Island Auditor General David Bergantino |
$184,710 |
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Rhode Island Public Utilities Commissioner Karen Bradbury |
$147,249 |
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Rhode Island Director Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals Richard Charest |
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Rhode Island Director Department of Children, Youth, and Families Ashley Deckert |
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Rhode Island Director Department of Administration Michael DiBiase |
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Rhode Island General Treasurer James Diossa |
$137,510 |
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Rhode Island Director of Business Regulation Elizabeth Kelleher Dwyer |
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Rhode Island Public Utilities Commissioner Ronald Gerwatowksi |
$147,249 |
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Rhode Island Director Department of Housing Deborah Goddard |
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Rhode Island Commissioner of Education Angélica Infante-Green |
$260,809 |
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Rhode Island Director Department of Health Jerry Larkin |
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Rhode Island Director Department of Human Services Kimberly Merolla-Brito |
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Rhode Island Director Department of Revenue Thomas Verdi |
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Rhode Island Superintendent Department of Public Safety, Superintendent Rhode Island State Police Darnell Weaver |
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Rhode Island Director of Labor Matthew Weldon |
$185,305 |
Judicial salaries
- See also: Rhode Island court salaries and budgets
| State court salary information | |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court salary | Court of Appeals salary |
| Associates: $230,343[3] | Associates: $N/A |
State profile
| Demographic data for Rhode Island | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 1,055,607 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 1,034 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 81.1% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 6.5% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 3.2% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.8% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 13.6% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 86.2% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 31.9% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $56,852 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 17.3% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Rhode Island. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
Rhode Island voted for the Democratic candidate in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, one is located in Rhode Island, accounting for 0.5 percent of the total pivot counties.[4]
Pivot Counties (2020)
In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Rhode Island had one Boomerang Pivot County, 4.00 percent of all Boomerang Pivot Counties.
More Rhode Island coverage on Ballotpedia
- Elections in Rhode Island
- United States congressional delegations from Rhode Island
- Public policy in Rhode Island
- Endorsers in Rhode Island
- Rhode Island fact checks
- More...
See also
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External links
- 2023 salary table from the Council of State Governments
- 2024 salary table from the National Conference of State Legislatures
- 2024 salary table from the National Center for State Courts
Footnotes
- ↑ National Association of State Budget Officers, "2024 State Expenditure Report," accessed December 18, 2024
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ The salary of the chief justice may be higher than an associate justice.
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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