Salaries in New Hampshire.
1 metro area. 3445 roles.
Average cost-of-living index: 1.06x national average. Last updated April 2026.
1 city tracked3445 roles
Highest Paying
$386,000
Principal Quantitative Researcher
Median Role
$332,000
SVP of Product
Entry Level
$320,000
SVP of Marketing
Salary data sourced from SEC filings, H-1B Labor Condition Applications (DOL), Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and aggregated job postings across 50+ platforms. Ranges reflect 25th to 75th percentile for full-time positions. Cost-of-living adjustments use Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (2025 index). Last updated April 2026.
New Hampshire has 1 major metro area tracked in our salary database, with an average cost-of-living index of 1.06x the national average. The highest-paying role across the state is Principal Quantitative Researcher at $386,000 in Manchester. The median role pays $332,000.
Metro areas in New Hampshire
Top 30 salaries in New Hampshire
| # | Role | Median | Top City | Range |
|---|
| 1 | Principal Quantitative Researcher | $386,000 | Manchester | $301,000 – $502,000 |
| 2 | Principal AI Research Scientist | $367,000 | Manchester | $286,000 – $477,000 |
| 3 | Chief Security Officer | $364,000 | Manchester | $283,000 – $473,000 |
| 4 | Technical Fellow | $356,000 | Manchester | $278,000 – $463,000 |
| 5 | Principal AI Safety Engineer | $354,000 | Manchester | $276,000 – $460,000 |
| 6 | Distinguished Engineer | $346,000 | Manchester | $262,000 – $441,000 |
| 7 | Senior VP of Security | $346,000 | Manchester | $270,000 – $450,000 |
| 8 | Senior VP of Product | $342,000 | Manchester | $267,000 – $445,000 |
| 9 | Principal AI Compiler Engineer | $341,000 | Manchester | $266,000 – $443,000 |
| 10 | Principal Deep Learning Engineer | $337,000 | Manchester | $263,000 – $439,000 |
| 11 | Principal AI Agent Architect | $337,000 | Manchester | $263,000 – $437,000 |
| 12 | Chief Strategy Officer | $335,000 | Manchester | $262,000 – $436,000 |
| 13 | Staff AI Research Scientist | $332,000 | Manchester | $259,000 – $431,000 |
| 14 | Staff Quantitative Researcher | $332,000 | Manchester | $259,000 – $431,000 |
| 15 | Chief Science Officer | $332,000 | Manchester | $259,000 – $431,000 |
| 16 | SVP of Product | $332,000 | Manchester | $259,000 – $431,000 |
| 17 | Principal Applied Scientist | $331,000 | Manchester | $258,000 – $430,000 |
| 18 | Principal AI Agent Engineer | $331,000 | Manchester | $258,000 – $430,000 |
| 19 | Principal Cryptographer | $331,000 | Manchester | $258,000 – $430,000 |
| 20 | Principal LLM Engineer | $329,000 | Manchester | $256,000 – $427,000 |
| 21 | SVP of Technology | $327,000 | Manchester | $256,000 – $426,000 |
| 22 | Chief AI Officer | $325,000 | Manchester | $241,000 – $420,000 |
| 23 | Principal Computer Vision Engineer | $325,000 | Manchester | $253,000 – $423,000 |
| 24 | SVP of Engineering | $325,000 | Manchester | $254,000 – $423,000 |
| 25 | Senior Head of Security | $325,000 | Manchester | $254,000 – $423,000 |
| 26 | L7 Software Engineer | $325,000 | Manchester | $254,000 – $423,000 |
| 27 | Senior VP of Design | $322,000 | Manchester | $252,000 – $419,000 |
| 28 | Chief Machine Learning Officer | $321,000 | Manchester | $251,000 – $418,000 |
| 29 | Principal Quantitative Developer | $321,000 | Manchester | $250,000 – $417,000 |
| 30 | SVP of Marketing | $320,000 | Manchester | $249,000 – $416,000 |
Tax considerations in New Hampshire
New Hampshire has no state income tax on wages and no sales tax. Manchester has no city income tax. This makes it one of the lowest taxed metros in the Northeast.
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