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Plumber Salary in New Hampshire (2026)

The average Plumber in New Hampshire earns around $72,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $59,482/year ($4,957/month).

Take-Home Pay Breakdown

CategoryAmount
Annual Take-Home Pay
$59,482
Monthly Take-Home Pay
$4,957
Biweekly Take-Home Pay
$2,288
Hourly Take-Home Pay

based on 2,080 hrs/year

$29/hr
Federal Tax
$7,010
State Tax
$0
FICA Taxes
$5,508
Effective Tax Rate

total taxes ÷ gross salary

17.39%
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Plumber Salary Ranges in New Hampshire

Entry Level (0–3 yrs)

$52,000

/year

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Mid Level (3–7 yrs)

$72,000

/year

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Senior Level (7+ yrs)

$115,000

/year

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Not all Plumbers earn the same — not even close

New Hampshire's plumbing market is anchored by United Association Plumbers + Pipefitters Local 131 Manchester + Local 537 Boston MA-NH cross-border (UA-affiliated commercial + industrial plumbing across NH), the substantial post-2020 NH residential construction (the substantial post-2020 NH UHNW + remote work migration driving substantial NH housing growth + Manchester + Nashua + Salem + Bedford + Lakes Region growth), Dartmouth-Hitchcock + CMC + Elliot + Wentworth-Douglass + Concord Hospital facility plumbing, Lonza Portsmouth (post-2017 Swiss pharma biologics manufacturing facility) + BAE Nashua + Hypertherm Hanover industrial plumbing, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery + Pease International Tradeport + Manchester-Boston Regional Airport facility plumbing, the substantial Boston commute corridor for senior plumbing talent, NH is NOT a RTW state.

Senior Journeyman Plumber (UA Local 131)

$78,000–$118,000+ OT

UA Local 131 Manchester journeyman · commercial + industrial + OBBBA OT applies

Senior Master Plumber / Foreman

$92,000–$138,000+ OT

Master plumber + foreman · UA Local 131 + 537 leadership + OT

Senior Plumber (Lonza Portsmouth Biologics)

$85,000–$132,000+ OT

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

Senior Plumber (BAE Nashua / Hypertherm)

$82,000–$125,000+ OT

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

Senior Plumber (DH / CMC / Elliot)

$72,000–$108,000+ OT

Dartmouth-Hitchcock + CMC + Elliot + Wentworth-Douglass + Concord facility plumbing

Senior Plumber (Post-2020 NH Residential)

$85,000–$155,000+ profit

Independent residential plumber · the substantial post-2020 NH housing growth

Senior Plumber (Portsmouth Naval / Pease)

$82,000–$125,000+ OT

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard + Pease International Tradeport · cleared facility + premium

Senior Boston Commute Plumber

$95,000–$148,000+ OT

Boston-area commercial plumbing · NH-resident leveraging tax-haven arbitrage

Mid-Career Plumber (3-7 yrs)

$58,000–$85,000+ OT

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

Apprentice Plumber (Year 1-4)

$42,000–$58,000+ OT

Local 131 apprentice + NH non-union apprentice · UA training fund · entry band

Worth knowing: Post-2020 NH residential construction + Lonza Portsmouth biologics dual-anchor is one of the country's distinctive concentrated US single-state migration-driven housing + biologics plumbing anchor and a feature most national plumbing surveys understate for NH. The substantial post-2020 NH residential construction (the substantial post-2020 NH UHNW + remote work migration leveraging NH 0% wage income tax + post-2025 NH I&D tax repeal making NH fully income-tax-free + 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 UHNW second-home + the substantial post-2020 NH luxury home construction + the substantial NH Manchester-Boston commuter town residential plumbing) supports substantial NH residential plumbing. Lonza Portsmouth (post-2017 Swiss pharma biologics manufacturing + ~700+ employees + the substantial Lonza Portsmouth cell + gene therapy biologics facility plumbing including substantial GMP-grade cleanroom + bioreactor + the substantial Lonza-Moderna mRNA facility plumbing). UA Plumbers + Pipefitters Local 131 Manchester + Local 537 cross-border + BAE Nashua + Hypertherm Hanover + Dartmouth-Hitchcock + CMC + Elliot + Wentworth-Douglass + Concord facility + Portsmouth Naval Shipyard + Pease + Manchester-Boston Regional. NH is NOT a RTW state — substantial NH public + private sector collective bargaining preserved. 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 plumbing proposition.

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