What Financial Managers earn in Rockingham County, NH
According to the latest federal wage data for the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area, the median pay for Financial Managers in Rockingham County, NH is $209,780 a year, or $100.86 an hour. After federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare (and no state income tax), the paycheck shrinks to $156,318 a year, and rent, food and energy take another bite. The sections below walk through each step with the actual math for Rockingham County, NH.
The mean wage is $221,800, which is 5.7% above the median, a sign that a group of high earners lifts the average. The survey counts about 21,650 people working in this occupation across the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area, so the estimate rests on a substantial pool of workers. Rockingham County, NH has roughly 319,082 residents, according to the population figures used by the rent data.
The salary range, from entry level to top earners
Pay for Financial Managers in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area is not one number. The lowest-paid tenth of workers earn up to $126,450 a year ($60.79 an hour), while the highest-paid tenth earn $335,150 or more ($161.13 an hour). That is a gap of $208,700 between the bottom and the top of the scale. The middle half of workers falls between $164,560 at the 25th percentile and $292,030 at the 75th percentile. A top-tier earner makes 2.7 times what someone at the bottom makes, so experience, certification and employer all matter.
What the hourly rate looks like
Employers quote this occupation by the hour or by the year, so here are both: $100.86 an hour or $209,780 a year at the median for Rockingham County, NH. Before any deductions, that is $17,482 a month, $8,068 every two weeks and $4,034 each week. After taxes the same job pays $75.15 per hour of take-home income, which is the number that actually has to cover rent and groceries.
How pay in Rockingham County, NH compares
Compared with the New Hampshire average
A worker in this occupation in Rockingham County, NH earns $8,051 more than the New Hampshire average of $201,729, a premium of 4.0%. Over a year that premium is worth $8,051 before tax and roughly $5,999 after tax.
Compared with the national average
The national employment-weighted average for Financial Managers is $167,040 across the contiguous United States. At $209,780, Rockingham County, NH pays $42,740 more, which is 25.6% above that benchmark. Keep in mind that a higher salary only helps if living costs do not rise faster, which is why the cost sections below matter as much as the headline number.
Where this job ranks in Rockingham County, NH
Among the 581 occupations with published wages in Rockingham County, NH, Financial Managers ranks number 13 by median pay, ahead of about 98% of them. The best-paying occupation we track here is Natural Sciences Managers at $291,000 a year, which is $81,220 more than the median for Financial Managers.
From gross pay to take-home pay
Three separate tax bills sit between the gross salary and the bank account: federal income tax, FICA, and state income tax. For Financial Managers earning the Rockingham County, NH median of $209,780, they add up to $53,462. The result is $156,318 of take-home pay a year ($13,026 a month), based on a single filer using the standard deduction.
Put another way, of every $100 earned, about $25 goes to taxes and $75 reaches the paycheck. The overall effective tax rate is 25.5%.
Federal income tax
After the $15,750 standard deduction, taxable income is $194,030. Federal brackets are marginal, so only the slice of income above each threshold is taxed at the higher rate; the last dollars of this salary fall in the 24% bracket. The resulting federal income tax is $39,414, an effective 18.8% of gross pay, well below the 24% marginal rate because the lower brackets are cheaper.
Social Security and Medicare (FICA)
Payroll taxes are a flat percentage of wages. Social Security takes 6.2% up to a wage base of $176,100, which costs $10,918 on this salary, the maximum for the year because pay exceeds the cap. Medicare takes 1.45%, or $3,130, plus an additional 0.9% on wages above $200,000. FICA totals $14,048, which is 6.7% of gross pay.
State income tax in New Hampshire
New Hampshire does not tax wage income, so the state income tax line for Financial Managers in Rockingham County, NH is $0. That alone leaves more in the paycheck than the same salary would in a state with an income tax. For scale, a hypothetical flat 5% state tax on this salary would cost about $10,489 a year, so the absence of a state tax is worth roughly $874 a month.
A cross-check with IRS data for Rockingham County, NH
IRS Statistics of Income data for Rockingham County, NH show an average adjusted gross income of $130,341 per return and an average effective federal income tax rate of 16.6% across all filers. Filers in the $200,000 or more bracket, where this salary falls, paid an average of 22.2%, compared with the 18.8% estimated here for a single filer taking the standard deduction. Gaps between the two reflect filing status, dependents, credits and other income, none of which a single-person wage estimate includes.
Cost of living in Rockingham County, NH
Take-home pay only means something next to what life costs. We price four basics for one adult in Rockingham County, NH: a one-bedroom apartment, food, home energy and gasoline. All of them are converted to annual figures first, then compared with the $156,318 of take-home pay.
Rent
Housing is the largest line in most budgets. For Rockingham County, NH, HUD sets the Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom unit at $1,756 a month ($21,072 a year), and at $2,289 for two bedrooms. For Financial Managers, a one-bedroom absorbs 13.5% of take-home pay and 10.0% of gross pay.
Food
The USDA Thrifty Food Plan (August 2026) puts the cost of a nutritious home-cooked diet for an adult at about $3,436 a year, which is $286 a month or $66.07 a week. That equals 1.6% of gross pay for Financial Managers in Rockingham County, NH. It is a thrifty budget with no restaurant meals, so treat it as a floor.
Energy and gasoline
Using New Hampshire residential prices from the Energy Information Administration and national household averages for consumption, electricity costs about $2,473 a year and other home energy such as natural gas about $737, for $3,210 in total. Gasoline in New Hampshire averages $3.25 per gallon; at about 463 gallons a year (11,106 miles at 24 miles per gallon) fuel adds $1,505.
What is left over
Rent, food, energy and gasoline cost $29,222 a year in Rockingham County, NH. Subtract that from $156,318 of take-home pay and $127,095 remains, which is $10,591 a month of breathing room. That margin equals 60.6% of gross pay, a comfortable cushion by common budgeting rules.
Can Financial Managers afford to live in Rockingham County, NH?
The 30% rent guideline
A common rule of thumb says rent should stay under 30% of gross income. For a gross salary of $209,780 that ceiling is $5,245 a month. The one-bedroom Fair Market Rent of $1,756 is $3,489 under it, so rent fits the guideline. Put as a wage, covering a one-bedroom at the 30% guideline takes $33.77 an hour; the median for Financial Managers is $100.86, which is 199% above that mark. Another way to see it: at $75.15 of take-home pay an hour, a one-bedroom takes about 5.4 working hours every week.
Splitting a two-bedroom
Sharing a two-bedroom at $2,289 a month means $1,145 each. Compared with renting a one-bedroom alone, that saves $7,338 a year. With a roommate, the yearly margin after the basics becomes $134,433.
How fast you can save
At $10,591 a month of margin, building a $10,000 emergency fund would take about 1 month. Setting aside half of the margin stretches the same goal to about 2 months. These figures ignore interest, raises and any spending beyond the four basics.
Frequently asked questions about Financial Managers pay in Rockingham County, NH
How much do Financial Managers make per hour in Rockingham County, NH?
The median is $100.86 per hour, based on $209,780 a year over 2,080 hours. Hourly pay runs from about $60.79 at the 10th percentile to $161.13 at the 90th percentile.
How much do Financial Managers take home after taxes in Rockingham County, NH?
After federal income tax, FICA, the median salary of $209,780 becomes $156,318 a year. That is $13,026 a month, $6,012 every two weeks or $3,006 a week.
How much tax do Financial Managers pay in Rockingham County, NH?
Total taxes are $53,462 a year, an effective rate of 25.5%: $39,414 federal income tax, $14,048 FICA and no New Hampshire income tax.
Do Financial Managers earn more in Rockingham County, NH than elsewhere in New Hampshire?
Yes. The local median of $209,780 is +4.0% versus the New Hampshire average of $201,729, a difference of $8,051 a year.
Can Financial Managers afford a one-bedroom apartment in Rockingham County, NH?
A one-bedroom costs $1,756 a month against take-home pay of $13,026, which is 13.5% of take-home pay. That meets the 30%-of-gross guideline, which allows up to $5,245 a month.
What is the monthly budget margin for Financial Managers in Rockingham County, NH?
About $10,591 a month ($127,095 a year) remains after a one-bedroom apartment, food, home energy and gasoline, which together cost $29,222 a year.
What hourly wage covers a one-bedroom in Rockingham County, NH at the 30% guideline?
$33.77 an hour for a full-time schedule, calculated as the $21,072 annual rent divided by 0.30 and by 2,080 hours. The median for Financial Managers is $100.86.
How we calculated these numbers
Wages are May 2025 medians from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area; hourly-only values are annualized at 2,080 hours. Rents are HUD Fair Market Rents, food costs come from the USDA Thrifty Food Plan, and energy prices come from the Energy Information Administration. County-level tax statistics come from the IRS Statistics of Income.
Taxes use tax-year 2025 federal brackets, FICA rates and the New Hampshire rules for a single filer with wage income only. Figures are estimates for planning and comparison, not tax or financial advice, and they exclude local income taxes, benefits, retirement contributions and individual circumstances.