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All Occupations Salary Information in Portsmouth, New Hampshire

The annual and hourly salary statistics of all occupations in Portsmouth, New Hampshire are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage data of all occupations in Portsmouth is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2012 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of All Occupations in Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
90th Percentile Wage	$92,420
75th Percentile Wage	$63,670
50th Percentile Wage	$38,520
25th Percentile Wage	$25,180
10th Percentile Wage	$18,860

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for all occupations in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $92,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,860.

Table 2. Hourly Salary of All Occupations in Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Percentile Bracket	Average Hourly Salary
90th Percentile Wage	$44.43
75th Percentile Wage	$30.61
50th Percentile Wage	$18.52
25th Percentile Wage	$12.10
10th Percentile Wage	$9.07

Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for all occupations in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $44.43. The median hourly salary is $18.52. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $9.07.

Table 3. Compare All Occupations Salary in Portsmouth with Other New Hampshire Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $38,520, Portsmouth is the second highest paying city for all occupations in state of New Hampshire, following the highest paying city Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford (median annual salary of $45,630). Compared with Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, the median annual salary of all occupations in Portsmouth is 15.6 percent (15.6%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford	$45,630
Portsmouth	$38,520
Nashua	$37,880
Manchester	$37,730
Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$36,280
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury	$36,040
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem	$35,990
Rochester-Dover	$35,700
Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$34,650
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$33,890
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$29,840

Table 4. Comparison of All Occupations Salary in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and the Nation

From Table 4, we note that the median annual salary of all occupations in Portsmouth is higher than that of both state of New Hampshire and the United States. Specifically, the median salary of all occupations in Portsmouth ($38,520) is 7.2 percent (7.2%) higher than that in New Hampshire ($35,740) and 9.8 percent (9.8%) higher than that in the United States ($34,750).

Region	Median annual Salary
Portsmouth	$38,520
New Hampshire	$35,740
USA	$34,750