SOC 47-2011 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Boilermakers — New Hampshire
New Hampshire
Median pay for this occupation in New Hampshire comes to $85,470 a year, ahead of the national median of $76,410 by 11.9%.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to decline
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- -2.4%
- Openings per year
- 800
- Typical entry-level education
- High school diploma or equivalent
- On-the-job training
- Apprenticeship
Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.
Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for New Hampshire.
Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.
Salary overview
Median pay for this occupation in New Hampshire comes to $85,470 a year, ahead of the national median of $76,410 by 11.9%. The middle half of workers in this occupation earn between $47,950 and $86,410. The lowest tenth earn under $42,210, while the highest tenth earn more than $97,100.
Employment stands at 60, or 0.1 jobs per thousand held locally. Among the 37 states with published data for this occupation, New Hampshire ranks 14th by median wage. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 140th of 631 by median pay.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $42,210 | −44.8% |
| 25th | $47,950 | −37.2% |
| Median (50th) | $85,470 | +11.9% |
| 75th | $86,410 | +13.1% |
| 90th | $97,100 | +27.1% |
| Mean | $76,210 | −0.3% |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in New Hampshire run 4.2% above the national average, so the median of $85,470 buys what $82,025 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way the gap against the national median narrows to 7.3% above the national median in real terms.
Published median
$85,470as reported by BLSLocal price level
104.2US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$82,025US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $85,470 a year, 11.9% above the national median.
- Published pay spans $42,210 to $97,100 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- The area has 60 jobs in this occupation.
- It ranks 14th of 37 states for this occupation.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Boilermakers in New Hampshire?
The median annual wage is $85,470, or $41.09 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.
Is that higher than the national average?
The national median for this occupation is $76,410, so pay in New Hampshire is 11.9% higher. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.
What do the top earners make?
The top tenth of this occupation in New Hampshire earns more than $97,100 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $42,210 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.
How many jobs are there in this occupation here?
The survey estimates 60 jobs in this occupation in New Hampshire. Self-employed workers are not included.
Source and methodology
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.
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