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Pilot Salary in New Hampshire (2026)

The average Pilot in New Hampshire earns around $219,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $162,831/year ($13,569/month).

Take-Home Pay Breakdown

CategoryAmount
Annual Take-Home Pay
$162,831
Monthly Take-Home Pay
$13,569
Biweekly Take-Home Pay
$6,263
Hourly Take-Home Pay

based on 2,080 hrs/year

$78/hr
Federal Tax
$41,384
State Tax
$0
FICA Taxes
$14,786
Effective Tax Rate

total taxes ÷ gross salary

25.65%
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Pilot Salary Ranges in New Hampshire

Entry Level (0–3 yrs)

$100,000

/year

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Mid Level (3–7 yrs)

$219,000

/year

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Senior Level (7+ yrs)

$380,000

/year

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Not all Pilots earn the same — not even close

New Hampshire's pilot market is anchored by Manchester-Boston Regional Airport MHT (the substantial post-2020 MHT substantial growth + Delta + American + Southwest + United + Spirit + Avelo MHT service), New Hampshire Air National Guard 157th Air Refueling Wing Pease ANGB (KC-46A Pegasus + the substantial 157th ARW post-2019 KC-135R-to-KC-46A transition + the substantial Pease ANGB cleared cyber + ANG), the substantial Boston Logan BOS commute (NH-resident BOS-based mainline + regional commute leveraging NH 0% income tax), the substantial NH medevac (DH Connected Care + the substantial NH-VT-ME tri-state medevac), Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery + the substantial NH-ME Portsmouth + Pease cleared aviation, the substantial NH corporate aviation + the substantial Boston-area private jet, plus UNH Aerospace + Dartmouth Thayer aerospace pipelines.

Senior Captain (Delta / American / Boston Logan commute)

$225,000–$385,000+ bonus

Senior mainline captain commuting from MHT to BOS · narrowbody + widebody

Senior Captain (NH ANG 157th ARW KC-46A)

$118,000–$185,000+ bonus

157th ARW Pease ANGB KC-46A Pegasus · cleared TS/SCI + flight hour pay

Senior Captain (Regional / SkyWest / Envoy)

$135,000–$215,000+ bonus

SkyWest + Envoy + GoJet regional captain · transitioning to mainline + MHT base

Senior First Officer (Delta / Boston BOS)

$175,000–$265,000+ bonus

Senior mainline first officer commuting BOS · narrowbody + widebody

Senior FO (Regional / MHT)

$92,000–$148,000+ bonus

Regional FO at SkyWest + Envoy + GoJet MHT base · transitioning to captain

Senior Corporate Pilot (NH UHNW)

$165,000–$295,000+ benefits

Corporate pilot · the substantial NH UHNW + post-2020 migration + Boston-area private jet

Senior Medevac Pilot

$118,000–$185,000+ flight pay

DH Connected Care + tri-state NH-VT-ME medevac air ambulance

Senior Tactical Aviation / Test Pilot

$118,000–$185,000+ bonus

Pease ANGB + Portsmouth Naval + the substantial NH cleared aviation

Mid-Career Pilot (5-10 yrs)

$98,000–$165,000

Regional or military pilot · transitioning to major carrier

New Pilot (CFI / Flight Instructor)

$45,000–$68,000+ hours

New CFI + flight instructor · building hours at MHT + Nashua + Concord flight schools

Worth knowing: NH ANG 157th Air Refueling Wing Pease ANGB + Boston Logan BOS commute corridor is one of the country's distinctive concentrated US single-state KC-46A tanker + Boston commute pilot anchor and a feature most national pilot surveys understate for NH. NH ANG 157th Air Refueling Wing Pease ANGB (the substantial 157th ARW KC-46A Pegasus + the substantial post-2019 157th ARW KC-135R-to-KC-46A Pegasus transition completing in 2022 + the substantial 157th ARW post-2024 KC-46A operations + the substantial Pease ANGB cleared TS/SCI + ANG + the substantial 157th ARW former 509th ARS + 509th OG + the substantial Pease International Tradeport former Pease AFB redeveloped) supports substantial NH cleared tanker pilot work. Senior 157th ARW KC-46A captains clear $118-185K+ bonus. The substantial Boston Logan BOS commute corridor (the substantial NH-resident BOS-based mainline + regional pilot workforce at Delta + JetBlue + American + Republic Airways + Envoy BOS + the substantial NH-MA commuter pilot leveraging NH 0% wage income tax + post-2025 NH I&D tax repeal + NH 0% sales tax tax-haven arbitrage + the substantial Manchester-Boston Regional Airport MHT post-2020 substantial growth) supports substantial NH commercial pilot. Manchester-Boston Regional MHT + DH Connected Care medevac + Portsmouth Naval Shipyard + the substantial NH UHNW corporate aviation post-2020 migration + UNH Aerospace + Dartmouth Thayer aerospace pipelines. NH 0% wage income tax + post-2025 NH I&D tax repeal + NH 0% sales tax + NH is NOT a RTW state anchor the NH pilot proposition.

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