Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
Registered Nurses shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
Registered Nurses publishes $104,860 here versus $97,550 nationally (+7.5%; 3,070metro-area jobs). Next is General and Operations Managers at $101,970 locally versus $105,770 nationally (-3.6%).
- Registered Nurses$104,860 in Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area sits 7.5% above the national Registered Nurses median of $97,550 (3,070 published local jobs).
- General and Operations Managers$101,970 in Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area sits 3.6% below the national General and Operations Managers median of $105,770 (2,030 published local jobs).
- Retail Salespersons$35,980 in Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area sits 1.6% above the national Retail Salespersons median of $35,410 (3,050 published local jobs).
- Cashiers$33,280 in Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area sits 1.2% above the national Cashiers median of $32,880 (2,190 published local jobs).
Registered Nurses and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 3300001 · Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $63K mean
MEAN-MID · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-MID #133/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 309 occs
- TOP-LEAD Orthopedic Sur… · $543K
- EMP-MIX Medical and…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Central New Hamp…
- BOOK-FULL 306 rows · May 2025
Read with Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area (+$38 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 Northern New Hampshire nonm…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Medical and Health Services Managers and Financial Managers lead published employment inside Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Medical and Health Services Managers 520 jobs · $137,220
- 2. Financial Managers 420 jobs · $133,070
- 3. Nurse Practitioners 390 jobs · $138,350
- 4. Software Developers 350 jobs · $128,530
- 5. Pharmacists 280 jobs · $143,020
- 6. Computer and Information Systems Managers 210 jobs · $166,120
- 7. Physician Assistants 210 jobs · $138,450
- 8. Human Resources Managers 120 jobs · $134,760
- 9. Sales Managers 120 jobs · $127,580
- 10. Electrical Engineers 110 jobs · $125,010
- 11. Architectural and Engineering Managers 100 jobs · $165,740
- 12. Chief Executives 100 jobs · $156,980
- 13. Managers, All Other 100 jobs · $124,780
- 14. Emergency Medicine Physicians 90 jobs · $348,980
- 15. Industrial Production Managers 90 jobs · $127,990
- 16. Family Medicine Physicians 70 jobs · $269,360
- 17. Dentists, General 70 jobs · $155,580
- 18. Marketing Managers 70 jobs · $136,150
Occupations Tracked
309
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$63,385
employment-weighted, 306 complete rows
Top Salary
$543,410
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
Top-pay occupations in Northern 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 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $137,220 |
| 2 | Financial Managers | $133,070 |
| 3 | Nurse Practitioners | $138,350 |
| 4 | Software Developers | $128,530 |
| 5 | Pharmacists | $143,020 |
| 6 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $166,120 |
| 7 | Physician Assistants | $138,450 |
| 8 | Human Resources Managers | $134,760 |
| 9 | Sales Managers | $127,580 |
| 10 | Electrical Engineers | $125,010 |
| 11 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $165,740 |
| 12 | Chief Executives | $156,980 |
| 13 | Managers, All Other | $124,780 |
| 14 | Emergency Medicine Physicians | $348,980 |
| 15 | Industrial Production Managers | $127,990 |
| 16 | Family Medicine Physicians | $269,360 |
| 17 | Dentists, General | $155,580 |
| 18 | Marketing Managers | $136,150 |
| 19 | Obstetricians and Gynecologists | $372,260 |
| 20 | Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric | $543,410 |
| 21 | Financial Risk Specialists | $158,320 |
| 22 | Natural Sciences Managers | $136,990 |
| 23 | Public Relations Managers | $134,370 |
| 24 | Training and Development Managers | $119,100 |
| 25 | Purchasing Managers | $131,900 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $26,240 |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand | $27,140 |
| Bartenders | $27,460 |
| Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other | $27,570 |
| Cooks, Short Order | $29,710 |
| Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists | $30,180 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $30,260 |
| Substitute Teachers, Short-Term | $32,740 |
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | $32,760 |
| Cashiers | $33,280 |
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 ($63,385 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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