Physicians, All Other Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $361K, rent takes 7.2% 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 physicians, all others typically earn — is $132K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $7,903/month. At HUD’s $1,528/month FMR, rent would take 19% of that take-home — manageable on an entry-level income.

Local pay is 36% above the national median — $361K here vs. $266K nationally. Keep in mind cost of living here is 6% above the national average, which offsets some of that premium.

New Hampshire pays $361K median vs. the U.S. average of $266K — that’s +36%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 105.66), the purchasing-power equivalent is $342K — still ahead of the national median.

The median is $361,300 a year, that works out to about $174 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $131,710, and experienced physicians, all others can clear $412,590. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $21,078/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,528/month, which eats 7.2% 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 physicians, all other salary is worth about $341,946 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.