SOC 17-3029 · Manchester-Nashua, NH metro

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other Salary in Manchester, NH

The average salary for other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) in Manchester, New Hampshire is $80,610 a year ($38.75 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $81,170: half of the 170 people in this job in the Manchester-Nashua, NH metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($80,960).

$80,610average per year

$38.75 / hourMedian $81,170Take-home ≈ $65,539

  • $52K10th
  • $62K25th
  • $81KMedian
  • $97K75th
  • $97K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

170people in this job
-0%vs U.S. average
106cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other pay range in Manchester

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $52,480 a year or less, while the top 10% make $97,270 or more. The middle half of other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) in Manchester earn between $61,620 and $97,150.

  • $52K10th
  • $62K25th
  • $81KMedian
  • $97K75th
  • $97K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$80,610$6,718$38.75
Median$81,170$6,764$39.02
Entry level (25th percentile)$61,620$5,135$29.62
Experienced (75th percentile)$97,150$8,096$46.71

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other pay in Manchester vs. New Hampshire and the U.S.

Other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) in Manchester earn about the same as the New Hampshire average ($78,450) and about the same as the U.S. average ($80,960). At the median the gap is +4% against the U.S. median of $78,350.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Manchester$80,610$81,170$52,480$97,270170
New Hampshire$78,450$76,720$53,160$99,750340
United States$80,960$78,350$47,030$118,33059,930

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary after taxes in Manchester

On the average salary of $80,610, a single filer in Manchester takes home about $65,539 a year, or $5,462 a month and $2,521 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Manchester a good place for other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters)? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Manchester area are 6% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 105.7), so the average $80,610 buys what about $76,294 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Manchester ($56,530). A typical home costs $526,340, or 6.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary in nearby metro areas

Highest-paying cities for other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters)

Bremerton, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($108,690).

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary by city

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Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary in Manchester: questions

How much do other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) make an hour in Manchester?

$38.75 an hour on average, and $39.02 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) salary in Manchester?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $52,480 a year and the 25th percentile is $61,620, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) take-home pay in Manchester?

About $65,539 a year ($5,462 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $80,610. New Hampshire has no state income tax.

Do other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) earn more in Manchester than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($80,960).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 17-3029; area Manchester-Nashua, NH (31700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.9%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.27, this job is 2.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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