Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians in New Hampshire
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$53,990
after federal, FICA and New Hampshire tax
Tax takes
$10,490
16.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$51,250
New Hampshire costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in New Hampshire — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$64,480
Kept after tax
$53,990
Worth in national money
$51,250
State rank
22
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. New Hampshire is 22 of 50 states for this job, with a middle wage of $64,480. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 488 occupations New Hampshire reports figures for, this is number 218.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $64,480 the take-home is $53,990. But New Hampshire costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $51,250 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $66,290, because the best-paid pull it up.
- New Hampshire ranks 22 of 50 for civil engineering technologists and technicians at $64,480. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- In New Hampshire's occupational distribution, civil engineering technologists and technicians sits at 218 of 488 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and New Hampshire income tax is $53,990 for civil engineering technologists and technicians, from $64,480. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $51,250. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $66,290 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $45,760 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $64,480 |
| Top tenth earn over | $88,610 |
| This salary | $64,480 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in New Hampshire | $53,990 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $53,990 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,309 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $64,480 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$5,211 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 105 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in New Hampshire earn less than $64,480. The published range is $45,760 up to $88,610, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $53,990 take-home in New Hampshire comes from $64,480. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 218 of 488.
- One number stands for prices across all of New Hampshire, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $51,250, the adjusted value of that $64,480 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 218 of 488 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for civil engineering technologists and technicians in New Hampshire the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $45,760 to $88,610. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $53,990, from $64,480, assumes a single New Hampshire filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 218 of 488 locally, and the state ranks 22 of 50 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for New Hampshire, so $51,250 — the adjusted value of that $64,480 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 218 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $45,760 and the top tenth $88,610, so most people doing this work in New Hampshire sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in New Hampshire run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $51,250 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
No. $53,990 survives, because New Hampshire levies no wage income tax. The federal share does not change with the state you work in.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($45,760 to $88,610) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to New Hampshire rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
New Hampshire's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $51,250 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
Why is the take-home ratio comparatively high in this state?
New Hampshire levies no personal income tax on wages, so take-home of $53,990 reflects the federal layer and FICA alone. Federal income tax and FICA are unchanged; states without a wage income tax generally recover revenue through consumption and property bases instead.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.