Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
Highest-Paying Occupations in Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (1 such occupations here).
Top 25 of 224 occupations
| # | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dentists, General | $175,290 | $84.28 | 40 |
| 2 | Chief Executives | $166,380 | $79.99 | 50 |
| 3 | Marketing Managers | $164,310 | $79.00 | 50 |
| 4 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $150,960 | $72.58 | 70 |
| 5 | Managers, All Other | $150,200 | $72.21 | 30 |
| 6 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $149,210 | $71.74 | 90 |
| 7 | Sales Managers | $140,410 | $67.51 | 80 |
| 8 | Nurse Practitioners | $138,320 | $66.50 | 100 |
| 9 | Physician Assistants | $135,370 | $65.08 | 50 |
| 10 | Pharmacists | $135,080 | $64.94 | 60 |
| 11 | Financial Managers | $133,270 | $64.07 | 180 |
| 12 | Construction Managers | $127,130 | $61.12 | 50 |
| 13 | Industrial Production Managers | $126,210 | $60.68 | 130 |
| 14 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $125,060 | $60.12 | 120 |
| 15 | Software Developers | $124,160 | $59.69 | 170 |
| 16 | Human Resources Managers | $123,930 | $59.58 | 60 |
| 17 | Administrative Services Managers | $117,930 | $56.70 | 40 |
| 18 | Engineers, All Other | $112,010 | $53.85 | 30 |
| 19 | Electrical Engineers | $110,630 | $53.19 | 80 |
| 20 | First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers | $107,730 | $51.79 | 70 |
| 21 | General and Operations Managers | $106,690 | $51.29 | 1,110 |
| 22 | Computer Systems Analysts | $106,360 | $51.13 | 50 |
| 23 | Management Analysts | $104,680 | $50.33 | 100 |
| 24 | Veterinarians | $103,500 | $49.76 | 40 |
| 25 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | $101,450 | Not published | 130 |
The full list of every published occupation here is on the Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area overview.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.