Engineers, All Other Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $128K, rent takes 18.6% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,528/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new engineers, all others typically earn — is $73K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $4,405/month. At HUD’s $1,528/month FMR, rent would take 35% of that take-home — above the 30% guideline, so a 1-bedroom or shared housing is likely necessary starting out.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $128K locally vs. $123K nationally, a 4% difference.

New Hampshire pays $128K median vs. the U.S. average of $123K — that’s +4%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 105.66), the purchasing-power equivalent is $121K — below the national median.

The median is $128,130 a year, that works out to about $62 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $73,420, and experienced engineers, all others can clear $187,910. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $8,194/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,528/month, which eats 18.6% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

New Hampshire has a Regional Price Parity of 105.66 (100 is the national average). Prices are above average here, so your dollar buys less than the same salary would in a cheaper metro. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median engineers, all other salary is worth about $121,266 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.