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New Hampshire state government salary
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$8.4 billion[1] (2024 estimate) |
This page describes the compensation for state government officeholders in New Hampshire.
Legislator salaries
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2024[2] | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $100/year | No per diem is paid. |
State executive salaries
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
| Office and current official | Salary |
|---|---|
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Governor of New Hampshire Kelly Ayotte |
$146,172 |
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Attorney General of New Hampshire John Formella |
$141,390 |
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New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan |
$127,049 |
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New Hampshire Commissioner of Insurance David Bettencourt |
$126,720 |
|
New Hampshire State Comptroller Dana Call |
$140,348 |
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New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission Pradip Chattopadhyay |
$133,606 |
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New Hampshire Commissioner of Education Caitlin Davis |
$123,120 |
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New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission Dan Goldner |
$133,606 |
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New Hampshire Executive Council District 2 Karen Liot Hill |
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New Hampshire Commissioner of Agriculture Shawn Jasper |
$119,258 |
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New Hampshire Executive Council District 1 Joseph Kenney |
$18,699 |
|
New Hampshire Commissioner of Labor Ken Merrifield |
$127,720 |
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New Hampshire Treasurer Monica Mezzapelle |
$126,144 |
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New Hampshire Executive Director of Fish and Game Stephanie Lynn Simek |
$119,820 |
|
New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission Carleton Simpson |
$133,606 |
|
New Hampshire Executive Council District 4 John Stephen |
$18,699 |
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New Hampshire Executive Council District 3 Janet Stevens |
$18,699 |
|
New Hampshire Executive Council District 5 Dave Wheeler |
$18,699 |
Judicial salaries
- See also: New Hampshire court salaries and budgets
| State court salary information | |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court salary | Court of Appeals salary |
| Associates: $197,945[3] | Associates: $N/A |
State profile
| Demographic data for New Hampshire | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 1,330,111 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 8,953 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 93.7% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 1.3% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 2.4% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 1.8% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 3.2% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 92.3% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 34.9% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $66,779 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 9.9% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in New Hampshire. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
New Hampshire voted for the Democratic candidate in six out of the seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, three are located in New Hampshire, accounting for 1.46 percent of the total pivot counties.[4]
Pivot Counties (2020)
In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. New Hampshire had one Retained Pivot County and two Boomerang Pivot Counties, accounting for 0.55 and 8.00 percent of all Retained and Boomerang Pivot Counties, respectively.
More New Hampshire coverage on Ballotpedia
- Elections in New Hampshire
- United States congressional delegations from New Hampshire
- Public policy in New Hampshire
- Endorsers in New Hampshire
- New Hampshire fact checks
- More...
See also
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External links
- 2023 salary table from the Council of State Governments
- 2024 salary table from the National Conference of State Legislatures
- 2024 salary table from the National Center for State Courts
Footnotes
- ↑ National Association of State Budget Officers, "2024 State Expenditure Report," accessed December 18, 2024
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ The salary of the chief justice may be higher than an associate justice.
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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