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Psychologist Salary in New Hampshire (2026)

The average Psychologist 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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Psychologist Salary Ranges in New Hampshire

Entry Level (0–3 yrs)

$80,000

/year

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Mid Level (3–7 yrs)

$115,000

/year

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Senior Level (7+ yrs)

$165,000

/year

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Not all Psychologists earn the same — not even close

New Hampshire's psychology market is anchored by Dartmouth College Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences Hanover (the substantial Dartmouth clinical + neuroscience research) + University of New Hampshire Department of Psychology Durham (APA-accredited clinical PhD) + Antioch University New England Keene (substantial NH PsyD), Dartmouth-Hitchcock Behavioral Health Lebanon + Norris Cotton Cancer psycho-oncology + Dartmouth-Hitchcock Children Behavioral, CMC Manchester Behavioral + Elliot Behavioral Health + Wentworth-Douglass post-2017 MGB Behavioral + Concord Hospital Behavioral + Southern NH Health Behavioral, New Hampshire Hospital Concord (the substantial NH state psychiatric + civil commitment), VA Manchester + the substantial NH-MA Boston VA Behavioral Health cross-border, the substantial Boston commute corridor for senior psychology talent, plus PsyPact since 2020 + NH is NOT a RxP state.

Senior Clinical PhD (DH Behavioral / Norris Cotton)

$118,000–$185,000+ bonus

DH Behavioral + Norris Cotton psycho-oncology + DH Children Behavioral · the only NH AMC

Senior Clinical PhD (Dartmouth / UNH / Antioch)

$98,000–$148,000+ bonus

Dartmouth + UNH + Antioch University NE · the substantial NH academic clinical psychology

Senior PhD Independent Practice

$108,000–$195,000+ profit

Independent PhD practice · psychotherapy + assessment + NH tax-haven UHNW cash-pay

Senior Clinical PhD (CMC / Elliot / Wentworth-Douglass)

$92,000–$142,000+ bonus

CMC + Elliot + Wentworth-Douglass MGB · NH multi-system behavioral health

Senior NH Hospital Concord Psychologist

$92,000–$138,000+ benefits

New Hampshire Hospital Concord · state psychiatric + civil commitment + forensic

Senior Neuropsychologist

$118,000–$185,000+ bonus

Neuropsychology at DH + Dartmouth + CMC + private practice

Senior Forensic Psychologist

$98,000–$148,000+ retainer

NH Courts + NH DOC + NH Hospital Concord · forensic + custody + criminal

Senior Federal Civilian (VA Manchester)

$108,000–$165,000

VA Manchester + Portsmouth Naval Hospital + Boston VA · federal civilian

Senior Boston Commute / Telepsychology

$105,000–$158,000+ TC

Boston telepsychology + NH PsyPact telepractice · NH tax-haven arbitrage

Postdoc / Early Career

$62,000–$82,000

APA postdoc · DH + UNH + Dartmouth + VA Manchester postdoc pipeline

Worth knowing: Dartmouth College Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences + Antioch University New England + UNH Department of Psychology Tri-anchor + Dartmouth-Hitchcock Behavioral + Norris Cotton psycho-oncology is one of the country's distinctive concentrated US single-state Ivy League academic clinical psychology + AMC anchor and a feature most national psychology surveys understate for NH. Dartmouth College Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences Hanover (the substantial Dartmouth clinical psychology research + the substantial Dartmouth neuroscience research + the substantial Dartmouth Tuck Behavioral Lab + the substantial Dartmouth-Hitchcock Geisel Department of Psychiatry partnership) supports distinctive NH academic clinical psychology pipeline. University of New Hampshire Durham (APA-accredited clinical PhD) + Antioch University New England Keene (substantial NH PsyD founded 1964) supply NH psychology pipeline. Dartmouth-Hitchcock Behavioral Health Lebanon + Norris Cotton Cancer psycho-oncology + DH Children Behavioral supports substantial NH academic clinical psychology. CMC Manchester + Elliot + Wentworth-Douglass post-2017 MGB Behavioral + Concord Hospital + Southern NH Health + New Hampshire Hospital Concord state psychiatric + VA Manchester federal civilian + the substantial Boston commute corridor + NH PsyPact since 2020 telepractice. NH is NOT a RxP state — NH psychologists do NOT have prescribing authority (compare NM 2002 + LA 2004 + IL 2014 + IA 2016 + ID 2017 + CO 2023). NH 0% wage income tax + post-2025 NH I&D tax repeal + NH 0% sales tax anchor the NH psychology proposition.

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