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Registered Nurses Salary in Portsmouth, New Hampshire

The annual salary statistics of registered nurses in Portsmouth, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage information of registered nurses in Portsmouth is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Registered Nurses in Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$64,330
25th Percentile Wage
$67,080
50th Percentile Wage
$81,400
75th Percentile Wage
$101,210
90th Percentile Wage
$104,110

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for registered nurses 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 $104,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,330.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of registered nurses from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$81,400
4.09% 24.05%
2021
$78,070
-1.54% -
2020
$79,270
6.33% -
2019
$74,250
2.99% -
2018
$72,030
5.55% -
2017
$68,030
-0.96% -
2016
$68,680
1.49% -
2015
$67,660
5.08% -
2014
$64,220
1.51% -
2013
$63,250
2.26% -
2012
$61,820
- -

Table 2. Compare Registered Nurses Salary in Portsmouth with Other New Hampshire Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $81,400 in Portsmouth is in the middle of salary range for registered nurses in state of New Hampshire. In comparison, the annual salary of registered nurses in Portsmouth is 3.5 percent (3.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury and 27.3 percent (27.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Rochester-Dover.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury
$84,340
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$83,870
Portsmouth
$81,400
Manchester
$80,560
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem
$79,660
Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$79,600
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford
$78,670
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$78,270
Dover-Durham
$77,700
Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$73,620
Nashua
$67,000
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$65,400
Rochester-Dover
$59,170

See also: Top paying jobs in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.