Average Salary in New Hampshire
Wages, household income and cost-of-living context for New Hampshire. All figures from federal releases, vintage 2024.
- Mean annual wage$68,800Rank #16 of 51
- Median annual wage$52,610Rank #16 of 51
- Median household income$99,782ACS 2024 1-year
- Regional price parity104.2US = 100
- Adjusted mean wage$66,027Rank #24 at national prices
- Total employment683,160Wage & salary workers
What the numbers say
The mean of $68,800 is $16,190 (30.8 %) above the median of $52,610, reflecting a right-skewed wage distribution pulled up by high earners.
Prices in New Hampshire are about 4.2 % above the national average (RPP 104.2, where US = 100). After the adjustment, every dollar earned in New Hampshire buys what $66,027 would buy at national average prices.
Median household income in New Hampshire is $99,782 (Census ACS 2024). That figure counts all income to all people in a household — two-earner couples, Social Security, self-employment earnings — and is not directly comparable to the per-worker wage figures above.
Pay for common occupations in New Hampshire
Annual mean wage, cross-industry. Blank rows indicate BLS suppression for this state/occupation cell.
| Occupation | SOC | Mean wage |
|---|---|---|
| Lawyer | 23-1011 | $170,110 |
| Marketing Manager | 11-2021 | $162,520 |
| Pharmacist | 29-1051 | $140,440 |
| Software Developer | 15-1252 | $139,860 |
| Mechanical Engineer | 17-2141 | $109,960 |
| Data Scientist | 15-2051 | $102,230 |
| Financial and Investment Analyst | 13-2051 | $95,880 |
| Project Management Specialist | 13-1082 | $95,120 |
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