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New Hampshire engineer salary

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Updated March 2025

What engineers earn across New Hampshire, from published wage data — explore it city by city and discipline by discipline.

Typical pay

$118,878

New Hampshire

Top earners

$178,135

Higher end

vs national

-1% vs national

U.S. $120,395

Cities

4

in this state

Engineers in New Hampshire earn a blended median of $118,878 per year, -1% vs national, with top earners near $178,135. That blends 8 engineering occupations across 16,370 published jobs in New Hampshire. Per-discipline figures below are published wage data, not modeled.

Engineering pay by role in New Hampshire

Published wage data for each discipline in New Hampshire. Disciplines without published data for this state are not listed.

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Engineering salaries by city in New Hampshire

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Top-paying

Manchester

$128,303

+7% vs national

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More cities in New Hampshire

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What affects engineering pay in New Hampshire

  • ▹Local market. New Hampshire pay runs -1% vs national for the typical engineer, driven by local demand and living costs.
  • ▹Discipline mix. Software, petroleum, and engineering-management roles pull averages up; civil and environmental roles sit lower. Use the role table above for specifics.
  • ▹Metro concentration. Pay clusters in Manchester, which run above the statewide estimate.
  • ▹Remote & experience.Remote roles often anchor to a company's HQ market rather than New Hampshire; seniority can swing pay ±35% around the median.

Engineer salaries in New Hampshire — FAQ

How much do engineers make in New Hampshire?
Engineers in New Hampshire earn a blended median of $118,878 per year — 1% below the national average — across 8 engineering occupations and 16,370 jobs. There is no single BLS "engineer" occupation, so this blends the published medians of the engineering occupations reported for the area, weighted by local employment (BLS OEWS May 2024).
What is the highest-paying engineering job in New Hampshire?
Engineering Managers have the highest published median in New Hampshire, at $171,630 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024.
Is New Hampshire a good state for engineers?
Engineering pay in New Hampshire runs 1% below the national average, across 16,370 engineering jobs. Cost of living is often lower to match, so real take-home can still be strong.
Which cities in New Hampshire pay engineers the most?
Engineering pay is highest in Boston ($137,589), and Manchester ($128,303), based on published BLS metro-area wages.
Source details

BLS publishes no single "engineer" occupation. This blends the published medians of 8 engineering occupations in New Hampshire, weighted by local employment (16,370 jobs).

Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →

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