The annual salary statistics of legislators in Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage data of legislators in Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $15,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $16,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $17,520 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $18,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $19,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators in Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $19,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $17,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $15,820.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legislators from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $17,520 | -1.48% | -4.79% |
| 2018 | $17,780 | 0.06% | - |
| 2017 | $17,770 | -3.32% | - |
| 2016 | $18,360 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $18,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $17,520, Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area is the lowest paying city for legislators in state of New Hampshire, following city of Dover-Durham (median annual salary of $18,230). Compared with the highest paying city Dover-Durham, the median annual salary of legislators in Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area is 3.9 percent (3.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Dover-Durham | |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury | |
| West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | |
| Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | |
| Portsmouth | |
| Rochester-Dover | |
| Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | |
| Manchester | |
| Nashua | |
| Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area |