H1B Salary/By Location/Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area

Prevailing Wage · 2025-26

H1B Prevailing Wage in Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area

The U.S. Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for every occupation in each wage area. These are the legal minimum H1B salaries in Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area across 65 occupations, from entry (Level I) to senior (Level IV), covering 2 counties.

For example, the H1B prevailing wage for Software Developers in Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area is $86,278 at Level I (entry), rising to $147,056 at Level IV (senior), for the 2025-26 wage year.

Counties in this wage area

2 counties

Every county below uses the Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area prevailing wage shown on this page.

Belknap County, NHMerrimack County, NH
OccupationLevel IEntryLevel IIQualifiedLevel IIIExperiencedLevel IVSenior
Software Developers$86,278$106,538$126,797$147,056
Data Scientists$73,278$89,710$106,142$122,574
Computer and Information Systems Managers$107,474$135,283$163,114$190,923
Computer Programmers$60,757$75,462$90,189$104,894
Computer Systems Analysts$75,629$93,288$110,968$128,627
Mechanical Engineers$72,613$85,883$99,174$112,445
Financial and Investment Analysts$59,114$74,714$90,314$105,914
Accountants and Auditors$59,176$72,197$85,238$98,259
Electrical Engineers$81,723$97,469$113,194$128,939
Management Analysts$70,262$89,190$108,098$127,026
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$66,373$78,811$91,270$103,709
Industrial Engineers$74,381$86,736$99,112$111,467
Civil Engineers$60,653$77,126$93,579$110,053
Project Management Specialists$60,154$73,902$87,651$101,400
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$40,352$59,280$78,187$97,115
Architectural and Engineering Managers$114,546$136,136$157,747$179,338
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$112,611,200$129,007,840$145,406,560$161,803,200
Computer Network Architects$89,066$104,624$120,182$135,741
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$99,777,600$120,625,440$141,475,360$162,323,200
Lawyers$74,547$113,214$151,861$190,528
Marketing Managers$97,219$122,949$148,699$174,429
Physical Therapists$76,565$85,613$94,682$103,730
Financial Managers$86,528$117,499$148,450$179,421
Computer Occupations, All Other$57,990$76,440$94,890$113,339
Construction Managers$88,046$102,835$117,645$132,434
Logisticians$57,366$69,597$81,806$94,037
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$63,710$77,646$91,603$105,539
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$102,710,400$120,196,960$137,681,440$155,168,000
Registered Nurses$68,931$78,686$88,462$98,218
Dentists, General$128,856$158,621$188,365$218,130
Graphic Designers$40,622$48,277$55,952$63,606
General and Operations Managers$62,546$95,992$129,438$162,885
Occupational Therapists$60,237$71,490$82,722$93,974
Industrial Production Managers$81,557$100,214$118,893$137,550
Rehabilitation Counselors$37,211$41,246$45,282$49,317
Family Medicine Physicians$170,061$200,054$230,069$260,062
Cost Estimators$47,278$61,693$76,107$90,522
Human Resources Specialists$47,715$61,630$75,546$89,461
Mental Health Counselors$44,491$53,934$63,378$72,821
Special Education Teachers, Elementary School$98,259,200$120,030,560$141,799,840$163,571,200
Pharmacists$114,691$125,403$136,115$146,827
Sales Managers$87,776$117,582$147,389$177,195
Medical and Health Services Managers$82,909$111,634$140,338$169,062
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$53,061$64,688$76,336$87,963
Chief Executives$93,787$135,574$177,382$219,170
Purchasing Managers$104,291$130,062$155,834$181,605
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$71,635$94,474$117,333$140,171
Instructional Coordinators$50,128$65,083$80,038$94,994
Veterinarians$76,024$102,211$128,398$154,586
Public Relations Specialists$46,134$60,445$74,755$89,066
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$54,829$67,912$80,995$94,078
Coaches and Scouts$59,966,400$80,281,760$100,595,040$120,910,400
Speech-Language Pathologists$71,261$81,390$91,541$101,670
Interior Designers$41,517$49,026$56,514$64,022
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$93,308,800$118,622,400$143,936,000$169,249,600
Training and Development Specialists$47,965$60,902$73,840$86,778
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$78,333$98,904$119,454$140,026
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products$54,246$66,310$78,395$90,459
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$61,214$77,979$94,744$111,509
Social and Community Service Managers$56,493$69,306$82,118$94,931
Compliance Officers$54,288$67,725$81,141$94,578
Human Resources Managers$84,906$109,866$134,846$159,806
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$92,081,600$107,758,560$123,433,440$139,110,400
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$103,168,000$118,518,400$133,868,800$149,219,200
Architectural and Civil Drafters$50,045$57,970$65,894$73,819

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Methodology

Prevailing wages are published by the U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC for the 2025-26 wage year, based on BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (OEWS) for the Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area area. Hourly rates are annualized at 2,080 hours. These are the legal minimum an employer must pay; actual offers are often higher.

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