Nursing Assistants in New Hampshire
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$40,644
after federal, FICA and New Hampshire tax
Tax takes
$7,226
15.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$38,581
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
$47,870
Kept after tax
$40,644
Worth in national money
$38,581
State rank
4
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- New Hampshire is one of the better-paying states for nursing assistants. The middle earner takes $47,870, which ranks 4 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 13.27% above the national middle.
- Measured against other jobs in New Hampshire, this one sits low: 375 of 488 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $47,870 the take-home is $40,644. But New Hampshire costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $38,581 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $49,290, because the best-paid pull it up.
- New Hampshire ranks 4 of 51 states publishing a median for nursing assistants, at $47,870 — about 13.27% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Nursing assistants occupies position 375 of 488 in New Hampshire's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and New Hampshire income tax is $40,644 for nursing assistants, from $47,870. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $38,581. ⚠️ 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 $49,290 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Nursing Assistants
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $39,140 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,870 |
| Top tenth earn over | $59,660 |
| This salary | $47,870 |
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 | $40,644 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,644 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,244 |
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 | $47,870 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,923 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 105 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of nursing assistants in New Hampshire earn under $47,870 and half over. The published range runs $39,140 at the tenth percentile to $59,660 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In New Hampshire the take-home figure of $40,644, from $47,870, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 375 of 488 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of New Hampshire, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $38,581, the adjusted value of that $47,870 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 375 of 488 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for nursing assistants in New Hampshire, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $39,140 to $59,660; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for New Hampshire is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $40,644 from $47,870. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 375 of 488 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for New Hampshire, so $38,581 — the adjusted value of that $47,870 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 375 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $39,140 and the top tenth $59,660, 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?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $38,581 of national purchasing power.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
Less than people assume. $40,644 of this wage reaches your account, because New Hampshire takes no income tax from wages — but federal tax, Social Security and Medicare still apply exactly as they do everywhere else.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($39,140 to $59,660) 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 $38,581 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 $40,644 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.