Registered Nurse Salary in New Hampshire
Median annual pay in New Hampshire
$99,700
$47.93/hour
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Adjusted for cost of living in New Hampshire
$95,714
Regional Price Parity: 104.165 (U.S. = 100)
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Difference from the U.S. median ($97,550): +$2,150 (+2.2%)
New Hampshire ranks 16th of 51 states by median pay, and 25th of 51 after adjusting for cost of living.
Pay
| Annual | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $75,610 | $36.35 |
| 25th percentile | $82,880 | $39.85 |
| Median | $99,700 | $47.93 |
| 75th percentile | $108,400 | $52.12 |
| 90th percentile | $123,190 | $59.23 |
Employment
- Employment in New Hampshire
- 15,390
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Comparison
Compared with the U.S.
- Median annual pay in New Hampshire
- $99,700
- Median annual pay in the U.S.
- $97,550
- Difference
- +$2,150 (+2.2%)
Cost of living
$99,700 ÷ 104.165 × 100 = $95,714
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Ranking
| Rank | Median annual pay | Adjusted for cost of living (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado | ||
| 14th | $100,260 | $97,291 21st |
| Maryland | ||
| 15th | $99,790 | $95,075 26th |
| New Hampshire This page | ||
| 16th | $99,700 | $95,714 25th |
| Delaware | ||
| 17th | $99,520 | $99,711 11th |
| Arizona | ||
| 18th | $99,500 | $98,831 16th |
Similar occupations
Related occupations from O*NET, in O*NET's order, with their BLS median pay. Each figure shows the place it is for.
- Nurse Practitioner salary in New Hampshire
$137,550/year New Hampshire
- Nurse Anesthetist salary in New Hampshire
$275,980/year New Hampshire
- Physician Assistant salary in New Hampshire
$150,960/year New Hampshire
- Nursing Assistant salary in New Hampshire
$47,870/year New Hampshire
- Paramedic salary in New Hampshire
$64,210/year New Hampshire
- Emergency Medicine Physician salary in the U.S.
$335,550/year U.S.
Outlook
- Projected employment change, 2025–35 (U.S.)
- +5.6%
- Typical education needed for entry (U.S.)
- Bachelor's degree
BLS publishes employment projections only for the U.S. as a whole. BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35
Specialties included in this occupation
- Acute Care Nurses
- Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
- Critical Care Nurses
- Clinical Nurse Specialists
BLS publishes one wage figure for all Registered Nurses; it does not publish separate data for these specialties.
O*NET 31.0
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Registered Nurse salary in nearby places
- Registered Nurse salary in Maine
$86,990/year Maine
- Registered Nurse salary in Massachusetts
$104,550/year Massachusetts
- Registered Nurse salary in Vermont
$97,460/year Vermont
- Registered Nurse salary in the U.S.
$97,550/year U.S.
Sources and update
- Wages and employment: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.
- Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Related occupations and specialties: O*NET® 31.0 Database, CC BY 4.0. Attributions
- Employment projections and typical education: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35.
- Neighboring states: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2024.
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