Project Manager Salary in New Hampshire (2026)
The average Project Manager in New Hampshire earns around $115,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $89,733/year ($7,478/month).
Take-Home Pay Breakdown
| Category | Amount |
|---|---|
Annual Take-Home Pay | $89,733 |
Monthly Take-Home Pay | $7,478 |
Biweekly Take-Home Pay | $3,451 |
Hourly Take-Home Pay based on 2,080 hrs/year | $43/hr |
Federal Tax | $16,470 |
State Tax | $0 |
FICA Taxes | $8,798 |
Effective Tax Rate total taxes ÷ gross salary | 21.97% |
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Project Manager Salary Ranges in New Hampshire
Not all Project Managers earn the same — not even close
New Hampshire's project management market is anchored by Fidelity Investments Merrimack (the substantial Fidelity Merrimack technology + retirement platform PM), BAE Systems Nashua (cleared program management for EW + ECS + the substantial BAE F-35 EW Block 4 + post-2024 DoD JADC2), Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Lebanon (the substantial DH-Mass General Brigham post-2017 affiliation + Norris Cotton Cancer NCI program + the substantial post-2024 DH-Geisel School of Medicine program), Bottomline Technologies Portsmouth (post-2024 Thoma Bravo private + financial automation program), Liberty Mutual Portsmouth + Dover + Safeco insurance program, Lonza Portsmouth (post-2017 Swiss pharma biologics manufacturing scale-up program), Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery (~7K+ submarine maintenance + nuclear submarine MTOE), Southern NH University SNHU Manchester (online education platform program + the substantial post-2020 SNHU growth), plus Dartmouth Tuck + UNH PM pipelines.
Senior Program Manager (Cleared / BAE Nashua)
$128,000–$198,000+ TC
BAE Nashua + Hudson · cleared EW + F-35 Block 4 + JADC2 · TS/SCI premium
Senior PM (Fidelity Merrimack)
$115,000–$175,000+ bonus
Fidelity Merrimack · retirement platform + asset management program
Senior PM (Dartmouth-Hitchcock / Mass General Brigham)
$108,000–$162,000+ bonus
DH Lebanon + post-2017 MGB affiliation + Norris Cotton Cancer · healthcare program
Senior PM (Bottomline Technologies)
$108,000–$165,000+ TC
Bottomline Portsmouth · post-2024 Thoma Bravo private + financial automation program
Senior PM (Liberty Mutual / Safeco)
$105,000–$162,000+ bonus
Liberty Mutual Portsmouth + Dover + Safeco · insurance technology + claims program
Senior PM (Lonza Portsmouth Biologics)
$115,000–$172,000+ TC
Lonza Portsmouth · post-2017 Swiss pharma biologics manufacturing scale-up program
Senior PM (Cleared / Portsmouth Naval Shipyard)
$108,000–$165,000+ TC
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery · cleared nuclear submarine + TS/SCI premium
Senior PM (SNHU EdTech)
$98,000–$152,000+ TC
Southern NH University Manchester · online education platform program + post-2020 growth
Mid-Level PM (3-6 yrs)
$72,000–$108,000
Functional PM at NH major employers · transitioning to senior band
Junior PM (0-3 yrs)
$58,000–$82,000
Dartmouth Tuck + UNH Whittemore + SNHU + Plymouth State PM pipeline · entry band
Worth knowing: Lonza Portsmouth post-2017 Swiss pharma biologics manufacturing + BAE Systems Nashua cleared EW + post-2017 Dartmouth-Hitchcock Mass General Brigham affiliation tri-anchor is one of the country's distinctive concentrated US single-state biologics + cleared defense + healthcare program management anchor and a feature most national PM surveys understate for NH. Lonza Portsmouth (the substantial post-2017 Lonza Swiss pharma biologics manufacturing Portsmouth + the substantial Lonza Portsmouth ~700+ employees + the substantial Lonza Portsmouth cell + gene therapy biologics + the substantial Lonza-Moderna mRNA partnership + the substantial Lonza Portsmouth post-2024 substantial biologics scale-up + the substantial Lonza Portsmouth Pease International Tradeport campus) supports substantial NH biologics PM. Senior Lonza Portsmouth PMs clear $115-172K+ TC. BAE Systems Nashua cleared EW + ECS + the substantial BAE F-35 EW Block 4 program + post-2024 DoD JADC2 cleared program + Dartmouth-Hitchcock Lebanon + post-2017 Mass General Brigham affiliation + Norris Cotton Cancer NCI program + Fidelity Merrimack retirement platform + Bottomline Technologies post-2024 Thoma Bravo + Liberty Mutual + Safeco insurance program + Portsmouth Naval Shipyard cleared nuclear submarine + SNHU EdTech online platform program. 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 PM proposition.
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