Top 100 highest-paying jobs in New Hampshire

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in New Hampshire, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in New Hampshire are those of general pediatrician, with an average annual salary of $234,280. The second highest-paying jobs are those of all other physicians, with an average salary of $232,460.

All of the shown salary and employment information for New Hampshire has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in New Hampshire in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in New Hampshire (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	General Pediatricians	$234,280	$205,010	150
2	All Other Physicians	$232,460	$66,800	1,230
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$225,020	$128,950	650
4	Psychiatrists	$221,980	$155,370	90
5	Nurse Anesthetists	$212,710	$159,950	550
6	General Dentists	$187,200	$43,770	510
7	Physicians, Pathologists	$180,110	$103,590	130
8	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$167,390	$111,220	1,620
9	Air Traffic Controllers	$166,570	$74,110	430
10	Natural Sciences Managers	$160,030	$91,000	210
11	Materials Scientists	$155,660	$91,530	150
12	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$152,990	$98,800	3,500
13	Actuaries	$152,970	$119,430	30
14	Sales Managers	$145,700	$70,600	1,930
15	Marketing Managers	$139,930	$73,120	1,200
16	Chief Executives	$136,950	$62,670	580
17	Optometrists	$135,420	$83,150	170
18	Pharmacists	$135,290	$101,470	1,220
19	Purchasing Managers	$134,670	$91,150	480
20	Economists	$134,530	$59,970	30
21	Information Security Analysts	$133,680	$82,220	680
22	Financial Managers	$133,030	$77,630	4,180
23	Medical and Health Services Managers	$132,970	$78,700	1,870
24	All Other Managers	$132,920	$74,210	790
25	Physician Assistants	$132,280	$100,730	940
26	Nuclear Engineers	$129,960	$103,580	160
27	Engineers, All Other	$128,500	$63,440	690
28	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$128,060	$50,040	350
29	Industrial Production Managers	$126,920	$77,680	1,100
30	Human Resources Managers	$126,730	$77,500	790
31	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$126,360	$49,650	100
32	Nurse Practitioners	$125,450	$100,090	1,510
33	Software Developers	$125,280	$78,300	8,350
34	Database Architects	$123,790	$80,860	290
35	Other Psychologists	$123,260	$46,140	40
36	Training and Development Managers	$121,560	$72,420	240
37	Veterinarians	$120,450	$64,130	490
38	Elevator Installers and Repairers	$119,410	$65,250	80
39	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$115,810	$64,050	430
40	Computer Network Architects	$114,360	$75,950	630
41	Computer Hardware Engineers	$113,810	$66,200	260
42	Physicists	$111,140	$66,490	100
43	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$111,070	$60,570	100
44	Nurse Midwives	$110,450	$104,380	50
45	Public Relations Managers	$110,390	$73,920	270
46	Administrative Services Managers	$109,180	$60,500	650
47	Fundraising Managers	$108,900	$76,810	240
48	Electrical Engineers	$108,340	$79,030	2,000
49	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$108,280	$58,730	1,030
50	Management Analysts	$107,670	$65,250	3,970
51	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$107,400	$59,760	50
52	Fashion Designers	$107,140	$62,350	90
53	Database Administrators	$106,790	$65,750	280
54	Computer Systems Analysts	$105,250	$69,400	2,600
55	Lawyers	$104,660	$66,040	1,810
56	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$102,600	$61,460	820
57	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$101,760	$47,950	420
58	Chemists	$101,460	$51,910	210
59	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$101,190	$73,380	400
60	Funeral Home Managers	$100,770	$55,960	30
61	Postsecondary History Teachers	$100,620	$51,330	120
62	Construction Managers	$99,790	$63,190	820
63	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$99,510	$67,040	1,430
64	Postsecondary Political Science Teachers	$99,340	$76,870	100
65	General and Operations Managers	$99,250	$52,220	16,640
66	Industrial Engineers	$99,200	$64,820	1,820
67	Mechanical Engineers	$98,990	$64,710	2,380
68	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$97,360	$59,780	100
69	Environmental Engineers	$96,680	$65,300	200
70	Radiation Therapists	$96,530	$75,190	80
71	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$96,260	$57,550	120
72	Postsecondary Sociology Teachers	$96,100	$50,420	90
73	Auto Damage Insurance Appraisers	$95,990	$70,090	80
74	Financial Examiners	$93,560	$56,890	130
75	Physical Therapists	$93,520	$72,560	1,560
76	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$92,540	$79,830	60
77	Food Scientists and Technologists	$92,340	$57,680	50
78	Statisticians	$92,090	$60,050	60
79	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$90,130	$36,970	1,880
80	Facilities Managers	$89,980	$57,680	590
81	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$88,860	$64,680	2,180
82	Art Directors	$88,580	$51,130	130
83	Tile and Marble Setters	$88,560	$43,800	60
84	Dental Hygienists	$88,020	$73,130	1,200
85	Operations Research Analysts	$86,190	$51,740	460
86	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$85,870	$38,050	100
87	Hydrologists	$85,450	$74,110	50
88	Postsecondary Chemistry Teachers	$85,270	$54,470	70
89	Project Management Specialists	$84,880	$51,420	3,700
90	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$84,820	$71,150	230
91	Computer Occupations, All Other	$84,620	$45,150	890
92	Chemical Engineers	$84,410	$67,750	90
93	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$84,110	$66,720	640
94	Materials Engineers	$83,730	$77,820	60
95	Labor Relations Specialists	$83,440	$19,010	130
96	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$83,350	$58,530	480
97	Occupational Therapists	$83,200	$58,700	990
98	Biochemists and Biophysicists	$83,110	$57,380	80
99	Civil Engineers	$83,070	$62,440	1,650
100	Audiologists	$82,960	$45,090	60

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in New Hampshire – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Materials Scientists	$167,050
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$163,130
3	Air Traffic Controllers	$163,030
4	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$157,360
5	Podiatrists	$154,130
6	Chief Executives	$152,580
7	Sales Managers	$150,890
8	Economists	$143,400
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$131,560
10	Actuaries	$131,300

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in New Hampshire – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$195,760
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$186,770
3	Podiatrists	$167,760
4	Air Traffic Controllers	$158,880
5	Materials Scientists	$156,260
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$154,740
7	Chief Executives	$150,470
8	Sales Managers	$150,100
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$142,000
10	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$141,310

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in New Hampshire – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$207,660
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$184,640
3	Podiatrists	$163,140
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$152,840
5	Sales Managers	$147,600
6	Air Traffic Controllers	$146,070
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$140,610
8	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$139,380
9	Chief Executives	$138,850
10	Pharmacists	$131,770

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