The highest paying job in New Hampshire is Family Medicine Physicians, with a median salary of $238,370 per year. Below is the complete ranking of the top 25 careers in NH based on 2024 Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
Data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024
Ranked by median annual salary. Click any job to see the full salary breakdown including percentile data and state-by-state comparisons.
| Rank | Occupation | Median Salary | Mean Salary | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Family Medicine Physicians | $238,370 | $248,550 | 410 |
| 2 | Psychiatrists | $211,370 | $224,100 | 110 |
| 3 | Podiatrists | $211,000 | $216,410 | N/A |
| 4 | Physicists | $179,440 | $182,360 | 30 |
| 5 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $177,160 | $182,130 | N/A |
| 6 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $171,630 | $177,690 | 1,910 |
| 7 | Dentists, General | $162,040 | $176,780 | 460 |
| 8 | Economics Teachers, Postsecondary | $154,840 | $173,050 | 90 |
| 9 | Marketing Manager | $153,020 | $162,520 | 1,590 |
| 10 | Purchasing Managers | $153,000 | $153,990 | 510 |
| 11 | Computer Hardware Engineers | $152,840 | $142,240 | 290 |
| 12 | Advertising and Promotions Managers | $147,320 | $143,050 | 60 |
| 13 | Managers, All Other | $142,650 | $150,260 | 1,280 |
| 14 | Financial Manager | $141,520 | $161,010 | 4,090 |
| 15 | Pharmacist | $141,480 | $140,440 | 1,090 |
| 16 | Sales Manager | $139,540 | $151,960 | N/A |
| 17 | Chief Executives | $138,910 | $193,280 | 630 |
| 18 | Industrial Production Managers | $138,090 | $149,960 | 1,400 |
| 19 | Law Teachers, Postsecondary | $137,900 | $155,700 | 130 |
| 20 | Physician Assistants | $137,330 | $141,810 | 1,060 |
| 21 | Materials Scientists | $136,300 | $120,030 | 80 |
| 22 | Natural Sciences Managers | $136,200 | $160,070 | 320 |
| 23 | Nurse Midwives | $135,860 | $116,250 | 50 |
| 24 | Computer Network Architects | $133,100 | $140,330 | 720 |
| 25 | Nurse Practitioners | $132,440 | $133,660 | 1,790 |
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The top-paying careers in New Hampshire are concentrated in Healthcare Practitioners fields. The #1 job, Family Medicine Physicians, pays $168,341 more than the state average of $70,028 per year.
Among the top 25, the minimum median salary is $132,440, meaning all jobs on this list pay significantly above the national average.
See how New Hampshire's top salaries compare to other states.
Rankings are based on median annual salary from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, May 2024 estimates. We use median rather than mean salary because it better represents typical earnings and is less affected by outliers.
Only occupations with state-level data published by BLS are included. Some specialized or rare occupations may not have data for every state. For full methodology details, see our Methodology page.