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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

CategoryAmount
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

Entry Level (0–3 yrs)

$78,000

/year

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Mid Level (3–7 yrs)

$115,000

/year

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Senior Level (7+ yrs)

$175,000

/year

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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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