Head Engineer Salary in Manchester, New Hampshire

How much does a Head Engineer make in Manchester, NH?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Head Engineer in Manchester, NH is $216,465. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $197,828 to $236,383, with most professionals earning between $180,860 and $254,517.

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Design and engineering of building power, lighting, and auxiliary systems.

October 11, 2022

Reviews professional engineering practices and policies and publications and develops/modifies engineering policies, procedures, standards and specifications, or other directives, manuals, and publications.

November 11, 2022

Performs repairs listed on work orders and maintains the work orders as a record of work completed.

January 09, 2023

Manages and reviews preliminary and final construction plans, special provisions, and plan quantities to ensure constructability, completeness, accuracy, and conformance to standards and specifications.

April 05, 2023

Developing system integration cases and procedures to be executed on system integration test stations, customer simulators, and on flight test vehicles.

April 07, 2023

Demonstrated organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills required to achieve the goals of the position.

April 12, 2023

Lead, advise, encourage, and facilitate personnel to create and explore innovative technologies and research.

April 25, 2023

Maintains knowledge of new technical developments in the discipline and assists technical leaders in the dispersion of this knowledge.

May 01, 2023

Provides project construction information to contractors, landowners, public officials, and the public.

May 04, 2023

Create designs to optimize weight, volume, cost and manufacturability while meeting structural, thermal and other environmental and functional requirements.

May 20, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Head Engineer in Manchester, NH

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

197828

236383

216465

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

222808

286644

251844

What is the average salary for Head Engineer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Head Engineer in Manchester, NH. The base salary for Head Engineer ranges from $197,828 to $236,383 with the average base salary of $216,465. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $222,808 to $286,644 with the average total cash compensation of $251,844.

View Average Salary for Head Engineer as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$216,465	$197,828 - $236,383
Bonus	$35,379	$24,981 - $50,261
Total Pay	$251,844	$222,808 - $286,644

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Head Engineer Salary Near Manchester, NH

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Manchester, NH
CITY, STATE Bedford, NH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $197,828 - $236,383	COMPARE TO Manchester, NH 0%
CITY, STATE Merrimack, NH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $207,603 - $248,063	COMPARE TO Manchester, NH
CITY, STATE Nashua, NH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $207,603 - $248,063	COMPARE TO Manchester, NH
CITY, STATE Derry, NH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $202,483 - $241,946	COMPARE TO Manchester, NH
CITY, STATE Concord, NH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $190,409 - $227,518	COMPARE TO Manchester, NH
CITY, STATE Salem, NH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $204,647 - $244,531	COMPARE TO Manchester, NH

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About Manchester, New Hampshire

Manchester is a city in the southern part of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. It is the most populous city in northern New England, an area comprising the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. As of the 2010 census the city had a population of 109,565, up slightly to 111,196 in a 2017 estimate. The combined Manchester-Nashua Metropolitan Area had a 2010 population of 400,721. Manchester is, along with Nashua, one of two seats of Hillsborough County, the state's most populous. Manchester lies near the northern end of the Northeast megalopolis and straddles the banks of the Merrimack Rive...

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