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Highest Paying Jobs in New Hampshire

Ranked by the average of the local median wages BLS publishes for New Hampshire, among 101 occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Highest paying occupations in New Hampshire
#OccupationAverage median wageWorkers in state
1Natural Sciences Managers$288,3659,730
2Marketing Managers$211,16112,520
3Computer and Information Systems Managers$210,74522,550
4Financial Managers$201,72924,290
5Sales Managers$201,51712,700
6Lawyers$178,98721,490
7Software Developers$164,71247,710
8Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$163,1317,960
9Construction Managers$155,0717,910
10Medical and Health Services Managers$135,80114,750
11Management Analysts$133,78528,020
12Biochemists and Biophysicists$131,37513,450
13General and Operations Managers$131,14681,980
14Data Scientists$130,0848,470
15Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$129,27316,210
16Education Administrators, Postsecondary$129,2697,190
17Computer Systems Analysts$127,62618,760
18Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$127,4428,300
19Administrative Services Managers$120,5147,460
20Industrial Engineers$116,55810,280
21Financial and Investment Analysts$116,49313,360
22Mechanical Engineers$116,3828,610
23Project Management Specialists$112,08421,020
24Civil Engineers$106,6798,840
25Registered Nurses$105,16475,650

Highest-paying jobs in New Hampshire

This ranking covers 101 occupations that employ at least 1,000 people in New Hampshire. The figure used is the employment-weighted average of the local median wages published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, May 2025) for the state's wage areas. Natural Sciences Managers comes first at $288,365 a year; number 25 on the list, Registered Nurses, averages $105,164.

Each occupation links to its New Hampshire page with the wage areas, the counties and what is left after taxes and living costs. Pay is only part of the picture, so compare it with local rents and taxes before choosing where to work.