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HR Manager Salary in New Hampshire (2026)

The average HR Manager in New Hampshire earns around $136,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $104,222/year ($8,685/month).

Take-Home Pay Breakdown

CategoryAmount
Annual Take-Home Pay
$104,222
Monthly Take-Home Pay
$8,685
Biweekly Take-Home Pay
$4,009
Hourly Take-Home Pay

based on 2,080 hrs/year

$50/hr
Federal Tax
$21,374
State Tax
$0
FICA Taxes
$10,404
Effective Tax Rate

total taxes ÷ gross salary

23.37%
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HR Manager Salary Ranges in New Hampshire

Entry Level (0–3 yrs)

$96,000

/year

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Mid Level (3–7 yrs)

$136,000

/year

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Senior Level (7+ yrs)

$200,000

/year

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Not all HR Managers earn the same — not even close

New Hampshire's HR manager market is anchored by Fidelity Investments Merrimack (~5K + the substantial Fidelity Workplace Investing HR + Fidelity Merrimack-Smithfield RI-Boston tri-campus), BAE Systems Nashua (~5K + post-2018 BAE Sanmina integration HR + cleared aerospace HR), Liberty Mutual Portsmouth + Dover (~3K + the substantial Liberty Mutual + Safeco insurance HR), Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Lebanon (~13K + post-2017 DH-Mass General Brigham affiliation HR), Bottomline Technologies Portsmouth (post-2024 Thoma Bravo private + financial automation HR), C&S Wholesale Grocers Keene (~$30B private grocery distribution + UFCW + Teamsters collective bargaining), Southern NH University SNHU Manchester (the substantial SNHU traditional + online platform HR), Catholic Medical Center + Elliot + Wentworth-Douglass + Concord Hospital HR, plus NH is NOT a RTW state + the substantial NH public + private sector collective bargaining + Dartmouth Tuck + UNH Whittemore HR pipelines.

CHRO / VP HR (Major NH Enterprise)

$215,000–$425,000+ TC

CHRO at Fidelity + Liberty Mutual + DH + BAE + Bottomline + C&S

Senior HR Manager (Fidelity Merrimack)

$118,000–$182,000+ TC

Fidelity Merrimack · ~5K + the substantial Fidelity tri-campus HR

Senior HR Manager (BAE Nashua)

$108,000–$168,000+ TC

BAE Systems Nashua · ~5K cleared aerospace HR + post-2018 Sanmina + TS/SCI hiring

Senior HR Manager (Liberty Mutual / Safeco)

$105,000–$165,000+ bonus

Liberty Mutual Portsmouth + Dover + Safeco · ~3K insurance HR

Senior HR Manager (Dartmouth-Hitchcock)

$108,000–$165,000+ bonus

DH Lebanon · ~13K + post-2017 DH-MGB affiliation HR + the only NH AMC HR

Senior HR Manager (Bottomline / SNHU)

$98,000–$152,000+ TC

Bottomline + Southern NH University · the substantial NH tech + EdTech HR

Senior HR Manager (C&S Wholesale Grocers)

$108,000–$165,000+ bonus

C&S Keene · ~$30B private grocery distribution + UFCW + Teamsters collective bargaining

Senior HR Manager (Boston Commute / Remote)

$118,000–$172,000+ TC

Boston HR remote-anchored in NH · tax-haven arbitrage

Mid-Level HR Manager (3-6 yrs)

$72,000–$108,000

Functional HR manager at NH major employers · transitioning to senior band

Junior HR Manager (0-3 yrs)

$55,000–$78,000

Dartmouth + UNH Whittemore + SNHU + Plymouth State HR pipeline · entry band

Worth knowing: C&S Wholesale Grocers Keene + post-2024 Albertsons-Kroger deal collapse aftermath is one of the country's distinctive concentrated US single-state private grocery distribution HR anchor and a feature most national HR surveys understate for NH. C&S Wholesale Grocers Keene (substantial private grocery distribution + ~$30B+ private revenue + Cohen family-owned + ~16K+ employees nationwide + the substantial C&S Keene NH headquarters + the substantial C&S Wholesale-Kroger pre-2024 $1.9B divestiture deal to facilitate Kroger-Albertsons merger + the substantial post-December 2024 Kroger-Albertsons merger blocked by FTC + the substantial post-2024 C&S deal collapse + the substantial C&S UFCW + Teamsters collective bargaining + the substantial C&S Symbotic automation partnership) supports distinctive NH grocery distribution HR. Senior C&S HR managers clear $108-165K+ bonus. Fidelity Investments Merrimack ~5K + BAE Systems Nashua ~5K cleared aerospace + Liberty Mutual + Safeco ~3K + Dartmouth-Hitchcock ~13K + post-2017 DH-Mass General Brigham affiliation + Bottomline Technologies + SNHU online education ~135K students + the substantial NH-MA Boston commute corridor HR. NH is NOT a RTW state — substantial NH public + private sector collective bargaining preserved. NH 0% wage income tax + post-2025 NH I&D tax repeal + NH 0% sales tax + NH property tax ~2.09% anchor the NH HR proposition.

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