Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
Registered Nurses shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
Registered Nurses publishes $94,370 here versus $97,550 nationally (-3.3%; 2,310metro-area jobs). Next is Fast Food and Counter Workers at $30,410 locally versus $31,200 nationally (-2.5%).
- Registered Nurses$94,370 in Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area sits 3.3% below the national Registered Nurses median of $97,550 (2,310 published local jobs).
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$30,410 in Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area sits 2.5% below the national Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $31,200 (2,390 published local jobs).
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides$36,690 in Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area sits 2.5% above the national Home Health and Personal Care Aides median of $35,800 (2,230 published local jobs).
- Stockers and Order Fillers$36,750 in Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area sits 1.6% below the national Stockers and Order Fillers median of $37,330 (2,430 published local jobs).
Registered Nurses and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 3300002 · Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $63K mean
MEAN-HIGH · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-HIGH #132/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 338 occs
- TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $308K
- EMP-MIX Financial Ma…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Binghamton, NY
- BOOK-FULL 333 rows · May 2025
Read with Binghamton, NY (+$7 on published-row mean) · Understanding BLS wage data
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer — not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around Central New Hampshire nonme…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Financial Managers and Software Developers lead published employment inside Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Financial Managers 510 jobs · $128,180
- 2. Software Developers 510 jobs · $111,200
- 3. Sales Managers 280 jobs · $138,150
- 4. Computer and Information Systems Managers 250 jobs · $131,270
- 5. Nurse Practitioners 190 jobs · $130,680
- 6. Managers, All Other 190 jobs · $119,310
- 7. Physicians, All Other 180 jobs · $308,270
- 8. Architectural and Engineering Managers 180 jobs · $151,620
- 9. Chief Executives 150 jobs · $168,590
- 10. Physician Assistants 150 jobs · $138,000
- 11. Pharmacists 150 jobs · $135,110
- 12. Industrial Production Managers 130 jobs · $130,440
- 13. Construction Managers 130 jobs · $110,340
- 14. Veterinarians 120 jobs · $122,400
- 15. Human Resources Managers 110 jobs · $113,560
- 16. Marketing Managers 100 jobs · $132,730
- 17. Electrical Engineers 60 jobs · $118,480
- 18. Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 60 jobs · $118,390
Occupations Tracked
338
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$63,423
employment-weighted, 333 complete rows
Top Salary
$308,270
Physicians, All Other
Top-pay occupations in Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, by employment
Same top-pay sample as the salary ranking, sorted by published local jobs so the title sequence follows the OEWS mix.
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financial Managers | $128,180 |
| 2 | Software Developers | $111,200 |
| 3 | Sales Managers | $138,150 |
| 4 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $131,270 |
| 5 | Nurse Practitioners | $130,680 |
| 6 | Managers, All Other | $119,310 |
| 7 | Physicians, All Other | $308,270 |
| 8 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $151,620 |
| 9 | Chief Executives | $168,590 |
| 10 | Physician Assistants | $138,000 |
| 11 | Pharmacists | $135,110 |
| 12 | Industrial Production Managers | $130,440 |
| 13 | Construction Managers | $110,340 |
| 14 | Veterinarians | $122,400 |
| 15 | Human Resources Managers | $113,560 |
| 16 | Marketing Managers | $132,730 |
| 17 | Electrical Engineers | $118,480 |
| 18 | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | $118,390 |
| 19 | Family Medicine Physicians | $267,730 |
| 20 | Dentists, General | $175,660 |
| 21 | Public Relations Managers | $129,990 |
| 22 | Purchasing Managers | $135,150 |
| 23 | Financial Risk Specialists | $121,810 |
| 24 | Fundraising Managers | $161,670 |
| 25 | Engineers, All Other | $128,470 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $26,450 |
| Bartenders | $27,950 |
| Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other | $30,010 |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand | $30,090 |
| Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists | $30,200 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $30,410 |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | $31,210 |
| Cooks, Short Order | $31,390 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $31,410 |
| Dishwashers | $31,660 |
Other BLS Wage Areas in NH
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside NH. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($63,423 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.
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