BLS metro-level wage data places Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Manchester-Nashua, NH at a median of $59,560 per year ($28.63/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $63,820, Manchester-Nashua pays 7% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 100 career/technical education teachers, postsecondarys are employed across the Manchester-Nashua MSA in SOC 25-1194.

The Manchester-Nashua pay distribution spans from $45,580 at the 10th percentile to $139,850 at the 90th — a 3.1× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $58,130 and the 75th at $125,380, so half of Manchester-Nashua-based career/technical education teachers, postsecondarys earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Manchester-Nashua, NH covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide NH data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.