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Electrician Salary in New Hampshire (2026)

The average Electrician in New Hampshire earns around $75,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $61,593/year ($5,133/month).

Take-Home Pay Breakdown

CategoryAmount
Annual Take-Home Pay
$61,593
Monthly Take-Home Pay
$5,133
Biweekly Take-Home Pay
$2,369
Hourly Take-Home Pay

based on 2,080 hrs/year

$30/hr
Federal Tax
$7,670
State Tax
$0
FICA Taxes
$5,738
Effective Tax Rate

total taxes ÷ gross salary

17.88%
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Electrician Salary Ranges in New Hampshire

Entry Level (0–3 yrs)

$52,000

/year

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Mid Level (3–7 yrs)

$75,000

/year

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Senior Level (7+ yrs)

$110,000

/year

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Not all Electricians earn the same — not even close

New Hampshire's electrical market is anchored by IBEW Local 490 Concord + IBEW Local 1837 Manchester + IBEW Local 103 Boston MA-NH cross-border (substantial NH IBEW commercial + industrial electrical), Eversource Energy NH (substantial NH-MA-CT multi-state utility ~3.5M customers + the substantial Eversource NH grid + post-2024 NH transmission upgrades), Unitil NH (substantial smaller NH-ME utility), the substantial post-2024 NH data center growth (post-2020 NH data center development driven by NH tax-haven + cool climate), BAE Systems Nashua + Lonza Portsmouth + Hypertherm Hanover industrial electrical, the substantial post-2020 NH residential + commercial electrical growth, Pease International Tradeport + Portsmouth Naval Shipyard facility electrical, the substantial Boston commute corridor for senior electrical talent.

Senior Journeyman Electrician (IBEW Local 490 / 1837)

$82,000–$125,000+ OT

IBEW Local 490 Concord + 1837 Manchester · commercial + industrial + OBBBA OT

Senior Master Electrician / Foreman

$95,000–$148,000+ OT

Master electrician + foreman · IBEW Local 490 + 1837 leadership + OT

Senior Electrician (Eversource / Unitil)

$95,000–$148,000+ overtime

Eversource Energy NH + Unitil · multi-state utility + post-2024 NH transmission

Senior Electrician (Lonza Portsmouth Biologics)

$88,000–$135,000+ OT

Lonza Portsmouth · post-2017 Swiss pharma biologics manufacturing facility electrical

Senior Electrician (BAE Nashua / Hypertherm)

$88,000–$135,000+ OT

BAE Nashua + Hypertherm Hanover · cleared aerospace + industrial facility electrical

Senior Electrician (NH Data Center)

$92,000–$142,000+ OT

NH data center · post-2024 substantial NH data center development + AI cluster growth

Senior Lineworker (Eversource / IBEW)

$98,000–$148,000+ OT

Eversource lineworker · IBEW Local 104 · the substantial NH grid

Senior Boston Commute Electrician

$108,000–$162,000+ OT

Boston-area commercial + industrial electrical · NH-resident tax-haven arbitrage

Mid-Career Electrician (3-7 yrs)

$62,000–$92,000+ OT

Journeyman 3-7 yrs at NH firms · transitioning to senior band

Apprentice Electrician (Year 1-5)

$42,000–$62,000+ OT

IBEW Local 490 apprentice + NH non-union apprentice · NJATC training · entry band

Worth knowing: Post-2020 NH residential growth + Lonza Portsmouth biologics + BAE Nashua cleared aerospace + the substantial NH-MA Boston commute electrical quad-anchor is one of the country's distinctive concentrated US single-state migration-driven housing + biologics + cleared defense + Boston commute electrical anchor and a feature most national electrician surveys understate for NH. The substantial post-2020 NH residential + commercial electrical growth (the substantial post-2020 NH UHNW + remote work migration leveraging NH 0% wage income tax + post-2025 NH I&D tax repeal + NH 0% sales tax tax-haven + the substantial post-2020 NH housing growth in Manchester + Nashua + Salem + Bedford + Hudson + the substantial NH Lakes Region + White Mountains + Seacoast luxury + the substantial NH Manchester-Boston commuter town residential electrical demand) supports substantial NH residential electrical. Lonza Portsmouth post-2017 Swiss pharma biologics + BAE Systems Nashua cleared EW + Hypertherm Hanover + the substantial post-2024 NH data center growth (post-2020 NH data center development driven by tax-haven + cool climate + the substantial NH-MA Boston-area AI data center demand). IBEW Local 490 Concord + Local 1837 Manchester + Local 103 Boston cross-border + Eversource Energy NH + Unitil + Portsmouth Naval Shipyard + Pease + Manchester-Boston Regional. NH is NOT a RTW state. The 2025 No Tax on Overtime federal deduction applies through 2028. NH 0% wage income tax + post-2025 NH I&D tax repeal + NH 0% sales tax anchor the NH electrical proposition.

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