How much does a Data Scientist make in New Hampshire?

BLS reports a median annual wage of $98,970 for Data Scientists in New Hampshire as of the latest OES release. That is the 50th-percentile figure — half earn more, half earn less. The 25th-percentile is $78,550 and the 75th-percentile is $124,520.

How are New Hampshire Data Scientist salaries calculated on this page?

Nominal wages come from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES) — annual employer surveys, May 2026 reference period. Real-wage figures use BEA Regional Price Parities (2023 vintage) to adjust for state-level cost of living. No self-report or jobs-board data is mixed in.

How many Data Scientists does New Hampshire employ?

BLS OES counts 870 Data Scientists employed in New Hampshire in the most recent release. Employment density relative to population determines whether wage tiers reflect a robust competitive market or a thinner labor pool.

Why is the BEA RPP for New Hampshire different from a single CPI number?

BEA splits regional price parity into three components — goods, services, and rents — reweighted to the BEA's national consumption basket. New Hampshire's overall index of 105.4 reflects rents 114.5, services 156.2, and goods 100.0.

Where does New Hampshire rank for Data Scientist pay?

On nominal BLS wages alone, New Hampshire ranks among the 51 states and DC by median pay. After the BEA cost-of-living adjustment the ordering changes — high-cost states fall, low-cost states rise. Both rankings are shown in the data table on this page.

What are the limits of these Data Scientist salary numbers?

BLS OES is an employer survey of W-2 wages — it excludes contractor pay, bonuses outside the base wage definition, equity compensation, and tip income. Self-employed practitioners and gig workers are not represented. For occupations with significant non-W-2 income, the BLS figure is a floor, not a complete picture.

Should I negotiate based on the BLS median for New Hampshire?

The BLS median is a calibration anchor, not a ceiling. Use it to validate that an offer is in-band — anything well below the P25 in this state is a flag, anything above the P75 typically requires demonstrable specialty depth, niche credentials, or a high-COL metro within New Hampshire.

New Hampshire Data Scientist Salary: BLS $99K Median, Real $94K (2026)

TL;DR

Data Scientists in New Hampshire earn a BLS median of $98,970, with real take-home of $93,906 after BEA RPP adjustment.
Mid-band cost of living: real and nominal wage are within a few percent of each other.
BLS percentile breakdown: P10 $64,410 · P25 $78,550 · P75 $124,520 · P90 $145,740.
On a real-wage basis, this state sits at #44 of 51; nominal rank is #32.

Wage breakdown — New Hampshire

Percentile	Nominal (BLS)	Real (BEA RPP-adjusted)
P10 (entry tier)	$64,410	$61,114
P25 (lower quartile)	$78,550	$74,531
P50 (median)	$98,970	$93,906
P75 (upper quartile)	$124,520	$118,148
P90 (top tier)	$145,740	$138,282
Mean	$102,230	$96,999
Employment	870 Data Scientists in New Hampshire

Cost of living — BEA Regional Price Parity

Component	New Hampshire index (US = 100)
All-items RPP	105.4
Goods	100.0
Services	156.2
Rents	114.5

New Hampshire is a high-cost state — RPP 105.4 above the national 100 baseline. Most of the cost premium routes through rents (114.5) and services (156.2).

After-tax take-home — New Hampshire (2024 BLS · 2024 tax year, single filer)

Layer-by-layer take-home math at the BLS median

Layer	Amount	Note
Gross BLS P50 (Data Scientist)	$98,970	nominal median
Federal income tax	−$13,020	13.2% effective; std deduction $15,750 applied
State income tax	$0	no tax on wage income (interest/dividends only, repealed 2027)
FICA (SS 6.2% + Medicare 1.45%)	−$7,571	SS capped at $183,600 wage base
Take-home (after-tax)	$78,378	79.2% of gross
Real take-home (RPP-adjusted)	$74,368	÷ (105.4 / 100) BEA cost-of-living

What the New Hampshire state-tax burden means for Data Scientist take-home

New Hampshire levies no state income tax on wages, which is worth roughly $4,949 a year for a Data Scientist at the BLS median compared with the national-average state burden (≈5%). After cost of living, real take-home is $74,368 — lower than the nominal after-tax figure because RPP exceeds 100.

Computed from 2026 IRS federal brackets (Rev. Proc. 2025-32), 2026 state DOR brackets, and 2026 FICA rates. Single filer, standard deduction, no other adjustments. See methodology · tax for limitations (married filers, ITM/SALT itemizers, retirement deferrals, HSA, dependent credits, etc.).

National context

Across the United States, BLS reports a national median of $112,590 for Data Scientists with mean pay of $124,590 and total employment of 233,440. New Hampshire sits at #32 on nominal pay and #44 on real (cost-adjusted) pay among the 51 states and DC. After cost adjustment, New Hampshire falls 12 positions — the cost premium eats into the headline wage.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a Data Scientist make in New Hampshire?: BLS reports a median annual wage of $98,970 for Data Scientists in New Hampshire as of the latest OES release. That is the 50th-percentile figure — half earn more, half earn less. The 25th-percentile is $78,550 and the 75th-percentile is $124,520.
How are New Hampshire Data Scientist salaries calculated on this page?: Nominal wages come from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES) — annual employer surveys, May 2026 reference period. Real-wage figures use BEA Regional Price Parities (2023 vintage) to adjust for state-level cost of living. No self-report or jobs-board data is mixed in.
How many Data Scientists does New Hampshire employ?: BLS OES counts 870 Data Scientists employed in New Hampshire in the most recent release. Employment density relative to population determines whether wage tiers reflect a robust competitive market or a thinner labor pool.
Why is the BEA RPP for New Hampshire different from a single CPI number?: BEA splits regional price parity into three components — goods, services, and rents — reweighted to the BEA's national consumption basket. New Hampshire's overall index of 105.4 reflects rents 114.5, services 156.2, and goods 100.0.
Where does New Hampshire rank for Data Scientist pay?: On nominal BLS wages alone, New Hampshire ranks among the 51 states and DC by median pay. After the BEA cost-of-living adjustment the ordering changes — high-cost states fall, low-cost states rise. Both rankings are shown in the data table on this page.
What are the limits of these Data Scientist salary numbers?: BLS OES is an employer survey of W-2 wages — it excludes contractor pay, bonuses outside the base wage definition, equity compensation, and tip income. Self-employed practitioners and gig workers are not represented. For occupations with significant non-W-2 income, the BLS figure is a floor, not a complete picture.
Should I negotiate based on the BLS median for New Hampshire?: The BLS median is a calibration anchor, not a ceiling. Use it to validate that an offer is in-band — anything well below the P25 in this state is a flag, anything above the P75 typically requires demonstrable specialty depth, niche credentials, or a high-COL metro within New Hampshire.

Sources & methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES), SOC 15-2051, 2024 reference period.
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis — Regional Price Parities, 2023 vintage (all-items, goods, services, rents).
Real-wage figures = nominal BLS wage ÷ (state RPP / 100).
See the methodology page for full computation details and limitations.

By Marcus Liang · Founder & Editor · Last synced 2026-05-05.

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