SOC 41-9031 · Manchester-Nashua, NH metro

Sales Engineers Salary in Manchester, NH

The average salary for sales engineers in Manchester, New Hampshire is $105,130 a year ($50.54 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $99,890: half of the 90 people in this job in the Manchester-Nashua, NH metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 19% less than the U.S. average for this job ($130,140).

$105,130average per year

$50.54 / hourMedian $99,890Take-home ≈ $82,789

  • $71K10th
  • $78K25th
  • $100KMedian
  • $141K75th
  • $146K90th

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

90people in this job
-19%vs U.S. average
106cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Sales Engineers pay range in Manchester

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $71,030 a year or less, while the top 10% make $145,740 or more. The middle half of sales engineers in Manchester earn between $78,330 and $141,210.

  • $71K10th
  • $78K25th
  • $100KMedian
  • $141K75th
  • $146K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$105,130$8,761$50.54
Median$99,890$8,324$48.02
Entry level (25th percentile)$78,330$6,528$37.66
Experienced (75th percentile)$141,210$11,768$67.89

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

Sales Engineers pay in Manchester vs. New Hampshire and the U.S.

Sales engineers in Manchester earn 10% less than the New Hampshire average ($117,310) and 19% less than the U.S. average ($130,140). At the median the gap is -20% against the U.S. median of $124,900.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Manchester$105,130$99,890$71,030$145,74090
New Hampshire$117,310$107,850$72,150$171,820300
United States$130,140$124,900$73,870$195,27051,790

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

Sales Engineers salary after taxes in Manchester

On the average salary of $105,130, a single filer in Manchester takes home about $82,789 a year, or $6,899 a month and $3,184 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% 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 sales engineers? 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 $105,130 buys what about $99,501 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Manchester ($56,530). A typical home costs $526,340, or 5.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Sales Engineers salary in nearby metro areas

Highest-paying cities for sales engineers

Durham, NC pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($183,510).

Sales Engineers salary by city

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Sales Engineers salary in Manchester: questions

How much do sales engineers make an hour in Manchester?

$50.54 an hour on average, and $48.02 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level sales engineers salary in Manchester?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $71,030 a year and the 25th percentile is $78,330, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the sales engineers take-home pay in Manchester?

About $82,789 a year ($6,899 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $105,130. New Hampshire has no state income tax.

Do sales engineers earn more in Manchester than elsewhere?

The average here is 19% less than the U.S. average for this job ($130,140).

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 41-9031; area Manchester-Nashua, NH (31700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.3%.
  • 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 1.38, this job is 1.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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