Receptionists and Information Clerks in New Hampshire
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$32,842
after federal, FICA and New Hampshire tax
Tax takes
$5,318
13.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$31,175
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
$38,160
Kept after tax
$32,842
Worth in national money
$31,175
State rank
19
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. New Hampshire is 19 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $38,160. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within New Hampshire this is lower-paid work. Of 488 occupations the state publishes figures for, this job ranks 447. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $38,160 the take-home is $32,842. But New Hampshire costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $31,175 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $39,210, because the best-paid pull it up.
- New Hampshire ranks 19 of 51 for receptionists and information clerks at $38,160. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Against every occupation New Hampshire reports, receptionists and information clerks ranks 447 of 488, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and New Hampshire income tax is $32,842 for receptionists and information clerks, from $38,160. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $31,175. ⚠️ 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 $39,210 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Receptionists and Information Clerks
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $26,800 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $38,160 |
| Top tenth earn over | $53,370 |
| This salary | $38,160 |
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 | $32,842 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $32,842 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,621 |
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 | $38,160 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,170 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 105 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $38,160 as a midpoint for New Hampshire, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $26,800 and the ninetieth is $53,370 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $32,842 take-home in New Hampshire comes from $38,160. 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 447 of 488.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $31,175 uses one figure for the whole of New Hampshire. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 488 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 447.
- The New Hampshire median of $38,160 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $26,800 to $53,370. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $32,842, from $38,160, 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 447 of 488 locally, and the state ranks 19 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $31,175, worked from $38,160, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular New Hampshire address, on work sitting at 447 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $26,800 and the top tenth $53,370, 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 $31,175 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
Most of it arrives. $32,842 lands after tax, since there is no state income tax on wages here — though the federal floor is identical in every state.
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 ($26,800 to $53,370) 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 $31,175 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 $32,842 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.