The annual and hourly salary statistics of all occupations in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage data of all occupations in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2012 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 90th Percentile Wage | |
| 75th Percentile Wage | |
| 50th Percentile Wage | |
| 25th Percentile Wage | |
| 10th Percentile Wage |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for all occupations in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $111,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,430.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Hourly Salary |
|---|---|
| 90th Percentile Wage | |
| 75th Percentile Wage | |
| 50th Percentile Wage | |
| 25th Percentile Wage | |
| 10th Percentile Wage |
Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for all occupations in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $53.44. The median hourly salary is $21.94. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $9.82.
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $45,630, Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford is the highest paying city for all occupations in state of New Hampshire, followed by Portsmouth (median annual salary $38,520). In comparison, the median annual salary of all occupations in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford is 15.6 percent (15.6%) higher than that in Portsmouth.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford | |
| Portsmouth | |
| Nashua | |
| Manchester | |
| Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury | |
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem | |
| Rochester-Dover | |
| Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area |
From Table 4, notice that the median annual salary of all occupations in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford is higher than that of both state of New Hampshire and the United States. Specifically, the median salary of all occupations in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford ($45,630) is 21.7 percent (21.7%) higher than that in New Hampshire ($35,740) and 23.8 percent (23.8%) higher than that in the United States ($34,750).
| Region | Median annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford | |
| New Hampshire | |
| USA |