Instructor Salary in New Hampshire

How much does an Instructor make in New Hampshire?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for an Instructor in New Hampshire is $65,235 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

However, an Instructor's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $79,029
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $57,738 to $72,455
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $50,912

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Instructor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,455	$6,038	$1,393	$35
Average	$65,235	$5,436	$1,255	$31
25th Percentile	$57,738	$4,811	$1,110	$28

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Key Factors That Influence Instructor Salaries

An Instructor's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Instructor Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Instructors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $71,446.
California: $71,175.
Massachusetts: $70,227.

District of Columbia $71,446 California $71,175 Massachusetts $70,227 Washington $69,969 New Jersey $69,943 Alaska $69,853 Connecticut $68,962 New York $68,601

Hawaii $67,446 Rhode Island $66,904 Maryland $66,536 Minnesota $66,032 Colorado $65,839 Illinois $65,774 Oregon $65,529 Delaware $65,348

New Hampshire $65,235 Virginia $64,981 Pennsylvania $64,239 Nevada $63,864 North Dakota $63,742 Michigan $63,548 Wisconsin $63,477 Vermont $63,335

Texas $62,941 Maine $62,916 Arizona $62,877 Ohio $62,832 Georgia $62,238 Indiana $61,941 Wyoming $61,883 Utah $61,793

Iowa $61,754 Kansas $61,444 Louisiana $61,354 North Carolina $61,322 Missouri $61,309 Florida $61,057 Montana $60,922 Nebraska $60,793

Kentucky $60,722 South Carolina $60,464 Tennessee $60,302 Idaho $60,238 New Mexico $59,767 Oklahoma $59,663 Alabama $59,283 South Dakota $58,644

Arkansas $58,295 West Virginia $58,108 Mississippi $57,547

Top Paying Cities for Instructors

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Moultonborough: $64,639
Newbury: $65,134
New Hampton: $64,917

Moultonborough, NH $64,639 Newbury, NH $65,134 New Hampton, NH $64,917 New London, NH $65,028 Chichester, NH $64,091 North Sandwich, NH $64,258 North Sutton, NH $65,031 Northwood, NH $65,597

North Woodstock, NH $64,302 Pittsfield, NH $64,752 Plymouth, NH $64,536 Rumney, NH $64,246 Salisbury, NH $64,808 Sanbornton, NH $64,892 South Newbury, NH $65,170 South Sutton, NH $65,111

Stinson Lake, NH $64,324 Suncook, NH $64,539 Tilton, NH $64,565 Warner, NH $65,059 Warren, NH $64,224 Washington, NH $65,364 Weare, NH $65,753 Wentworth, NH $64,228

Springfield, NH $64,974 Thornton, NH $64,382 Wilmot, NH $64,994 Winnisquam, NH $64,833 Nottingham, NH $66,209 West Nottingham, NH $66,042 Woodstock, NH $64,366 Concord, NH $63,909

Bow, NH $64,947 Loudon, NH $64,183 Keene, NH $65,057 Antrim, NH $65,760 Ashuelot, NH $65,036 Bennington, NH $66,031 Chesterfield, NH $64,710 Dublin, NH $65,999

Sullivan, NH $65,003 Swanzey, NH $65,103 Fitzwilliam, NH $66,065 Gilsum, NH $64,912 Hancock, NH $65,969 Amherst, NH $67,390 Auburn, NH $66,160 Brookline, NH $68,270

Candia, NH $66,084 Chester, NH $66,624 Deerfield, NH $65,853 Derry, NH $67,320 East Candia, NH $66,269 East Derry, NH $67,530 Epping, NH $66,675 Francestown, NH $66,259

Fremont, NH $66,800 Goffstown, NH $66,077 Dunbarton, NH $65,390 Greenfield, NH $66,392 Greenville, NH $67,786 Hollis, NH $68,850 Hudson, NH $69,130 Litchfield, NH $68,468

Londonderry, NH $67,695 Merrimack, NH $68,217 Milford, NH $67,908 Mont Vernon, NH $66,864 Nashua, NH $69,162 New Boston, NH $66,375 New Ipswich, NH $67,211 North Salem, NH $68,069

Pelham, NH $68,763 Harrisville, NH $65,864 Hinsdale, NH $64,990 Jaffrey, NH $66,235 Marlborough, NH $65,305 Marlow, NH $64,824 Nelson, NH $65,622 Peterborough, NH $66,502

Rindge, NH $66,614 Spofford, NH $64,823 Stoddard, NH $65,465 Troy, NH $65,417 West Chesterfield, NH $64,697 Westmoreland, NH $64,619 West Peterborough, NH $66,523 West Swanzey, NH $65,035

Winchester, NH $65,102 Littleton, NH $64,508 Berlin, NH $64,335 Bethlehem, NH $64,455 Bretton Woods, NH $64,273 Colebrook, NH $64,256 Errol, NH $63,858 Franconia, NH $64,353

Gorham, NH $64,195 Groveton, NH $64,372 Jefferson, NH $64,387 Lancaster, NH $64,450 Lisbon, NH $64,376 Sugar Hill, NH $64,408 Milan, NH $64,223 Mount Washington, NH $64,237

North Stratford, NH $64,251 Pittsburg, NH $64,049 Randolph, NH $64,231 Twin Mountain, NH $64,438 West Stewartstown, NH $64,239 Whitefield, NH $64,473 Acworth, NH $64,538 Alstead, NH $64,617

Charlestown, NH $64,550 Drewsville, NH $64,717 Lempster, NH $64,819 South Acworth, NH $64,635 Walpole, NH $64,670 North Walpole, NH $64,716 Raymond, NH $66,539 Salem, NH $68,224

Lyndeborough, NH $66,826 Temple, NH $66,924 Wilton, NH $67,355 Windham, NH $68,222 Manchester, NH $66,078 Hooksett, NH $65,918 Bedford, NH $66,285 Waterville Valley, NH $64,213

Andover, NH $64,861 Ashland, NH $64,601 Barnstead, NH $65,019 Belmont, NH $64,753 Bradford, NH $65,370 Bristol, NH $64,610 Campton, NH $64,363 Canterbury, NH $64,199

Center Barnstead, NH $65,210 Center Harbor, NH $64,640 Center Sandwich, NH $64,386 Contoocook, NH $64,685 Danbury, NH $64,944 East Andover, NH $64,866 Elkins, NH $65,008 Epsom, NH $64,720

Franklin, NH $64,741 Gilmanton, NH $64,821 Glencliff, NH $64,300 Grafton, NH $64,577 Hebron, NH $64,389 Henniker, NH $65,448 Hill, NH $64,903 Hillsborough, NH $65,662

Holderness, NH $64,502 Laconia, NH $64,998 Gilford, NH $64,992 Lincoln, NH $64,384 Lochmere, NH $64,713 Canaan, NH $64,377 Claremont, NH $64,604 Cornish, NH $64,339

Cornish Flat, NH $64,351 Enfield, NH $64,462 Enfield Center, NH $64,528 Etna, NH $64,286 Georges Mills, NH $64,819 Goshen, NH $65,119 Grantham, NH $64,562 Guild, NH $64,851

Hanover, NH $64,439 Lebanon, NH $64,415 Haverhill, NH $64,379 Lyme, NH $64,244 Lyme Center, NH $64,246 Meriden, NH $64,441 Monroe, NH $64,378 Newport, NH $64,690

North Haverhill, NH $64,373 Orford, NH $64,233 Piermont, NH $64,219 Pike, NH $64,272 Plainfield, NH $64,299 Sunapee, NH $65,006 West Lebanon, NH $64,438 Woodsville, NH $64,315

Portsmouth, NH $67,839 Newington, NH $67,016 Alton, NH $65,363 Alton Bay, NH $65,096 Atkinson, NH $68,013 Bartlett, NH $64,344 Center Conway, NH $64,295 Center Ossipee, NH $64,550

Center Strafford, NH $65,902 Center Tuftonboro, NH $64,659 Chocorua, NH $64,430 Conway, NH $64,390 Danville, NH $67,224 Dover, NH $67,182 Madbury, NH $67,058 Durham, NH $67,394

Barrington, NH $66,342 East Hampstead, NH $67,703 East Kingston, NH $67,512 East Wakefield, NH $64,763 Eaton Center, NH $64,361 Exeter, NH $67,265 Farmington, NH $65,690 South Tamworth, NH $64,397

Strafford, NH $65,656 Stratham, NH $67,537 Tamworth, NH $64,453 Union, NH $65,390 West Ossipee, NH $64,546 Wolfeboro, NH $65,093 Wolfeboro Falls, NH $65,121 Wonalancet, NH $64,359

Freedom, NH $64,450 Gilmanton Iron Works, NH $64,939 Glen, NH $64,420 Rochester, NH $66,318 Greenland, NH $67,759 Hampstead, NH $67,734 Hampton, NH $67,480 Hampton Falls, NH $67,429

Intervale, NH $64,438 Jackson, NH $64,262 Kearsarge, NH $64,551 Kingston, NH $67,517 Madison, NH $64,449 Melvin Village, NH $64,712 Milton, NH $65,480 Milton Mills, NH $64,975

Mirror Lake, NH $65,059 New Castle, NH $67,764 New Durham, NH $65,422 Newfields, NH $67,320 Newmarket, NH $67,388 Newton, NH $67,780 Newton Junction, NH $67,826 North Conway, NH $64,508

Lee, NH $66,973 North Hampton, NH $67,608 Ossipee, NH $64,586 Plaistow, NH $67,948 Rollinsford, NH $67,058 Rye, NH $67,802 Rye Beach, NH $67,641 Sanbornville, NH $64,825

Sandown, NH $67,193 Seabrook, NH $67,429 Silver Lake, NH $64,429 Somersworth, NH $66,747 Effingham, NH $64,522 Meredith, NH $65,029 Bath, NH $64,332

Instructor Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Instructor roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 31% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Financial Services and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 16% above the average. In contrast, Instructor positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Chemicals typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Instructor as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Instructor

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$75,672	$36.0	16%
Biotechnology	$73,063	$35.0	12%
Energy & Utilities	$73,063	$35.0	12%
Pharmaceuticals	$70,454	$34.0	8%
Construction	$68,497	$33.0	5%

Instructor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Instructor's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$57,738

Average $65,235/year

$72,455

$4,811

Average $5,436/month

$6,038

$1,110

Average $1,255/week

$1,393

$28

Average $31/hour

$35

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,455	$6,038	$1,393	$35
Average	$65,235	$5,436	$1,255	$31
25th Percentile	$57,738	$4,811	$1,110	$28

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