What are the main factors that influence a Search Engineer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Search Engineer?

The Biotechnology industry offers the highest average compensation for Search Engineer roles, with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.

How does experience change A Search Engineer's salary?

A Search Engineer's salary grows with experience: a Web Software Developer I (0-2 years)earns $73,414, a Search Engineer (2-4 years)earns $102,613, a Web Software Developer III (4-7 years)earns $118,281, a Web Software Developer IV (7+ years)earns $139,254, a Web Software Development Manager (7+ years)earns $151,226,

What are the highest paying states for a Search Engineer?

Search Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Search Engineer roles are District of Columbia $113,136, California $112,707, Massachusetts $111,205. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Search Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Search Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Search Manager: $153,379; Search Consultant: $116,924; Director Of Search: $95,965; Paid Search Specialist: $92,315; Search Coordinator: $92,198.

Search Engineer Salary in New Hampshire

How much does a Search Engineer make in New Hampshire?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Search Engineer in New Hampshire is $103,300 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $50.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $121,134
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $92,989 to $112,635
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $83,601

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Search Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$112,635	$9,386	$2,166	$54
Average	$103,300	$8,608	$1,987	$50
25th Percentile	$92,989	$7,749	$1,788	$45

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Key Factors That Influence Search Engineer Salaries

A Search Engineer'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 Experience Level Affects Search Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Search Engineer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $73,414
Early Career (1-2 years): $102,613
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $118,281
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $139,254
Expert (over 8 years): $151,226

Levels	Salary
Web Softw... Level Search Engineer	$73,414
Search En... Level Search Engineer	$102,613
Web Softw... Level Search Engineer	$118,281
Web Softw... Level Search Engineer	$139,254
Web Softw... Level Search Engineer	$151,226

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How Do Search Engineer 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 Search Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $113,136.
California: $112,707.
Massachusetts: $111,205.

District of Columbia $113,136 California $112,707 Massachusetts $111,205 Washington $110,796 New Jersey $110,755 Alaska $110,612 Connecticut $109,202 New York $108,630

Hawaii $106,801 Rhode Island $105,942 Maryland $105,360 Minnesota $104,563 Colorado $104,256 Illinois $104,154 Oregon $103,766 Delaware $103,480

New Hampshire $103,300 Virginia $102,897 Pennsylvania $101,722 Nevada $101,130 North Dakota $100,935 Michigan $100,629 Wisconsin $100,516 Vermont $100,292

Texas $99,668 Maine $99,627 Arizona $99,566 Ohio $99,495 Georgia $98,555 Indiana $98,085 Wyoming $97,993 Utah $97,849

Iowa $97,788 Kansas $97,298 Louisiana $97,155 North Carolina $97,104 Missouri $97,083 Florida $96,685 Montana $96,470 Nebraska $96,266

Kentucky $96,153 South Carolina $95,745 Tennessee $95,489 Idaho $95,387 New Mexico $94,641 Oklahoma $94,477 Alabama $93,875 South Dakota $92,863

Arkansas $92,311 West Virginia $92,015 Mississippi $91,126

Top Paying Cities for Search Engineers

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: $102,357
Newbury: $103,140
New Hampton: $102,796

Moultonborough, NH $102,357 Newbury, NH $103,140 New Hampton, NH $102,796 New London, NH $102,973 Chichester, NH $101,488 North Sandwich, NH $101,753 North Sutton, NH $102,977 Northwood, NH $103,874

North Woodstock, NH $101,822 Pittsfield, NH $102,536 Plymouth, NH $102,193 Rumney, NH $101,733 Salisbury, NH $102,623 Sanbornton, NH $102,756 South Newbury, NH $103,198 South Sutton, NH $103,104

Stinson Lake, NH $101,857 Suncook, NH $102,198 Tilton, NH $102,239 Warner, NH $103,022 Warren, NH $101,699 Washington, NH $103,504 Weare, NH $104,120 Wentworth, NH $101,705

Springfield, NH $102,886 Thornton, NH $101,950 Wilmot, NH $102,919 Winnisquam, NH $102,664 Nottingham, NH $104,843 West Nottingham, NH $104,578 Woodstock, NH $101,925 Concord, NH $101,201

Bow, NH $102,844 Loudon, NH $101,634 Keene, NH $103,018 Antrim, NH $104,132 Ashuelot, NH $102,985 Bennington, NH $104,561 Chesterfield, NH $102,468 Dublin, NH $104,510

Sullivan, NH $102,933 Swanzey, NH $103,091 Fitzwilliam, NH $104,614 Gilsum, NH $102,788 Hancock, NH $104,462 Amherst, NH $106,713 Auburn, NH $104,765 Brookline, NH $108,105

Candia, NH $104,645 Chester, NH $105,500 Deerfield, NH $104,279 Derry, NH $106,602 East Candia, NH $104,938 East Derry, NH $106,934 Epping, NH $105,581 Francestown, NH $104,921

Fremont, NH $105,779 Goffstown, NH $104,633 Dunbarton, NH $103,545 Greenfield, NH $105,132 Greenville, NH $107,339 Hollis, NH $109,025 Hudson, NH $109,469 Litchfield, NH $108,419

Londonderry, NH $107,196 Merrimack, NH $108,022 Milford, NH $107,532 Mont Vernon, NH $105,880 Nashua, NH $109,519 New Boston, NH $105,105 New Ipswich, NH $106,430 North Salem, NH $107,788

Pelham, NH $108,887 Harrisville, NH $104,296 Hinsdale, NH $102,913 Jaffrey, NH $104,884 Marlborough, NH $103,411 Marlow, NH $102,649 Nelson, NH $103,913 Peterborough, NH $105,306

Rindge, NH $105,484 Spofford, NH $102,647 Stoddard, NH $103,665 Troy, NH $103,589 West Chesterfield, NH $102,449 Westmoreland, NH $102,325 West Peterborough, NH $105,340 West Swanzey, NH $102,984

Winchester, NH $103,089 Littleton, NH $102,148 Berlin, NH $101,875 Bethlehem, NH $102,064 Bretton Woods, NH $101,776 Colebrook, NH $101,750 Errol, NH $101,119 Franconia, NH $101,904

Gorham, NH $101,654 Groveton, NH $101,934 Jefferson, NH $101,957 Lancaster, NH $102,056 Lisbon, NH $101,940 Sugar Hill, NH $101,990 Milan, NH $101,698 Mount Washington, NH $101,719

North Stratford, NH $101,743 Pittsburg, NH $101,423 Randolph, NH $101,710 Twin Mountain, NH $102,038 West Stewartstown, NH $101,723 Whitefield, NH $102,094 Acworth, NH $102,196 Alstead, NH $102,322

Charlestown, NH $102,216 Drewsville, NH $102,480 Lempster, NH $102,642 South Acworth, NH $102,350 Walpole, NH $102,406 North Walpole, NH $102,478 Raymond, NH $105,365 Salem, NH $108,033

Lyndeborough, NH $105,820 Temple, NH $105,975 Wilton, NH $106,658 Windham, NH $108,030 Manchester, NH $104,634 Hooksett, NH $104,381 Bedford, NH $104,962 Waterville Valley, NH $101,682

Andover, NH $102,708 Ashland, NH $102,295 Barnstead, NH $102,959 Belmont, NH $102,537 Bradford, NH $103,514 Bristol, NH $102,311 Campton, NH $101,919 Canterbury, NH $101,660

Center Barnstead, NH $103,261 Center Harbor, NH $102,358 Center Sandwich, NH $101,956 Contoocook, NH $102,429 Danbury, NH $102,839 East Andover, NH $102,715 Elkins, NH $102,940 Epsom, NH $102,484

Franklin, NH $102,518 Gilmanton, NH $102,644 Glencliff, NH $101,820 Grafton, NH $102,259 Hebron, NH $101,960 Henniker, NH $103,638 Hill, NH $102,774 Hillsborough, NH $103,976

Holderness, NH $102,140 Laconia, NH $102,925 Gilford, NH $102,916 Lincoln, NH $101,952 Lochmere, NH $102,474 Canaan, NH $101,942 Claremont, NH $102,302 Cornish, NH $101,882

Cornish Flat, NH $101,901 Enfield, NH $102,076 Enfield Center, NH $102,180 Etna, NH $101,798 Georges Mills, NH $102,642 Goshen, NH $103,117 Grantham, NH $102,234 Guild, NH $102,692

Hanover, NH $102,040 Lebanon, NH $102,001 Haverhill, NH $101,944 Lyme, NH $101,731 Lyme Center, NH $101,733 Meriden, NH $102,043 Monroe, NH $101,943 Newport, NH $102,437

North Haverhill, NH $101,935 Orford, NH $101,714 Piermont, NH $101,692 Pike, NH $101,775 Plainfield, NH $101,817 Sunapee, NH $102,937 West Lebanon, NH $102,038 Woodsville, NH $101,844

Portsmouth, NH $107,424 Newington, NH $106,120 Alton, NH $103,502 Alton Bay, NH $103,080 Atkinson, NH $107,699 Bartlett, NH $101,889 Center Conway, NH $101,812 Center Ossipee, NH $102,216

Center Strafford, NH $104,356 Center Tuftonboro, NH $102,388 Chocorua, NH $102,025 Conway, NH $101,962 Danville, NH $106,449 Dover, NH $106,383 Madbury, NH $106,188 Durham, NH $106,719

Barrington, NH $105,053 East Hampstead, NH $107,208 East Kingston, NH $106,906 East Wakefield, NH $102,553 Eaton Center, NH $101,916 Exeter, NH $106,515 Farmington, NH $104,020 South Tamworth, NH $101,973

Strafford, NH $103,967 Stratham, NH $106,946 Tamworth, NH $102,061 Union, NH $103,546 West Ossipee, NH $102,209 Wolfeboro, NH $103,075 Wolfeboro Falls, NH $103,119 Wonalancet, NH $101,912

Freedom, NH $102,056 Gilmanton Iron Works, NH $102,832 Glen, NH $102,010 Rochester, NH $105,016 Greenland, NH $107,297 Hampstead, NH $107,257 Hampton, NH $106,855 Hampton Falls, NH $106,774

Intervale, NH $102,038 Jackson, NH $101,759 Kearsarge, NH $102,218 Kingston, NH $106,914 Madison, NH $102,055 Melvin Village, NH $102,472 Milton, NH $103,688 Milton Mills, NH $102,888

Mirror Lake, NH $103,022 New Castle, NH $107,305 New Durham, NH $103,596 Newfields, NH $106,601 Newmarket, NH $106,709 Newton, NH $107,330 Newton Junction, NH $107,404 North Conway, NH $102,149

Lee, NH $106,053 North Hampton, NH $107,057 Ossipee, NH $102,272 Plaistow, NH $107,596 Rollinsford, NH $106,187 Rye, NH $107,366 Rye Beach, NH $107,110 Sanbornville, NH $102,651

Sandown, NH $106,400 Seabrook, NH $106,774 Silver Lake, NH $102,024 Somersworth, NH $105,694 Effingham, NH $102,171 Meredith, NH $102,974 Bath, NH $101,870

Search Engineer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Search Engineer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 50% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Search Engineer positions in Retail & Wholesale or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Search Engineer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Search Engineer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$129,125	$62.0	25%
Pharmaceuticals	$123,960	$60.0	20%
Software & Networking	$123,960	$60.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$118,795	$57.0	15%
Financial Services	$118,795	$57.0	15%

Search Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Search Engineer'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

$92,989

Average $103,300/year

$112,635

$7,749

Average $8,608/month

$9,386

$1,788

Average $1,987/week

$2,166

$45

Average $50/hour

$54

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$112,635	$9,386	$2,166	$54
Average	$103,300	$8,608	$1,987	$50
25th Percentile	$92,989	$7,749	$1,788	$45

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