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title: "Average Salary in New Hampshire"
description: "Mean $71,360, median $55,880 in New Hampshire (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices, pay by field and top jobs."
canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/new-hampshire"
last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in New Hampshire

Mean annual wage $71,360, median $55,880 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025. Median at national-average prices: $53,650 (rank 19 of 51 by that measure; rank 16 nominal).

| Percentile | New Hampshire | US |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 10th | $33,030 | $31,200 |
| 25th | $39,860 | $37,590 |
| 50th | $55,880 | $50,980 |
| 75th | $81,780 | $80,520 |
| 90th | $126,930 | $128,560 |

## Price levels (BEA Regional Price Parities, US = 100)

| Category | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 104.2 |
| Housing (rents) | 114.9 |
| Goods | 98.6 |
| Utilities | 133.7 |
| Other services | 103.9 |

## By occupation group

| Group | Median | Workers |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Management | $131,870 | 54,530 |
| Computer and Mathematical | $107,240 | 25,440 |
| Architecture and Engineering | $96,850 | 14,300 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical | $96,400 | 45,550 |
| Legal | $88,610 | 4,090 |
| Business and Financial Operations | $81,490 | 41,580 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science | $79,590 | 5,990 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair | $62,190 | 27,540 |
| Educational Instruction and Library | $60,490 | 40,450 |
| Protective Service | $60,420 | 12,010 |
| Construction and Extraction | $60,080 | 25,770 |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media | $59,350 | 6,950 |
| Community and Social Service | $58,210 | 12,600 |
| Production | $49,610 | 38,970 |
| Office and Administrative Support | $49,330 | 85,090 |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | $46,800 | 700 |
| Healthcare Support | $45,960 | 25,360 |
| Transportation and Material Moving | $43,880 | 51,160 |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance | $43,040 | 21,050 |
| Sales | $38,410 | 70,490 |
| Personal Care and Service | $37,420 | 16,130 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related | $36,490 | 57,550 |

## Most common jobs

- [Retail Salesperson](https://nuecareer.com/careers/retail-salesperson): 23,880 workers
- [General and Operations Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/general-and-operations-manager): 22,110 workers
- [Cashier](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cashier): 17,250 workers
- [Registered Nurse](https://nuecareer.com/careers/registered-nurse): 15,390 workers
- [Fast Food and Counter Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/fast-food-and-counter-worker): 14,540 workers
- [Stocker and Order Filler](https://nuecareer.com/careers/stocker-and-order-filler): 14,400 workers
- [Customer Service Representative](https://nuecareer.com/careers/customer-service-representative): 12,750 workers
- [Office Clerk, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/office-clerk-general): 12,740 workers
- [Software Developer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/software-developer): 10,840 workers
- [Server](https://nuecareer.com/careers/server): 10,030 workers

## Highest-paying jobs (500+ workers)

- [Allergist and Immunologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/allergist-and-immunologist): $361,300 median
- [Dentist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dentist): $177,480 median
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $176,540 median
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): $172,240 median
- [Purchasing Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/purchasing-manager): $162,900 median
- [Physician Assistant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/physician-assistant): $150,960 median
- [Industrial Production Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/industrial-production-manager): $146,590 median
- [Regulatory Affairs Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/regulatory-affairs-manager): $145,630 median
- [Financial Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-manager): $144,730 median
- [Marketing Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/marketing-manager): $143,280 median

## Most over-represented jobs (location quotient)

- [Cook, Short Order](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cook-short-order): 3.81x the national share
- [Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator](https://nuecareer.com/careers/computer-numerically-controlled-tool-operator): 2.37x the national share
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): 2.24x the national share
- [Interviewer, Except Eligibility and Loan](https://nuecareer.com/careers/interviewer): 2.13x the national share
- [Mechanical Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/mechanical-engineer): 2.12x the national share
- [Sales Representative, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Product](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sales-representative-wholesale-and-manufacturing-technical-and-scientific-product): 2.12x the national share
- [Librarian](https://nuecareer.com/careers/librarian): 1.95x the national share
- [Electrical Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/electrical-engineer): 1.83x the national share
- [Highway Maintenance Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/highway-maintenance-worker): 1.81x the national share
- [Firefighter](https://nuecareer.com/careers/firefighter): 1.77x the national share

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This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

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