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New Hampshire State Police entry pay
What this agency pays a new officer to start, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Entry pay onlyEvery salary here is what an officer is paid on day one, out of the academy — base pay on a 40-hour week, with no overtime, shift differential, specialty or education pay counted. Nobody stays on it.
New Hampshire State Police starts at $66,872 a year — about $32.15 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $1,518 below the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $1,874 above the median for state agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in New Hampshire run about 4% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $64,198 somewhere at average prices — $2,674 less than the headline figure. Most of that is utilities, at 134 against a national average of 100, where goods are 99. Based on state-wide price levels, because this agency is not tied to a single metro area, from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2024. The salary above is what the employer publishes; this line is our arithmetic on it, and nothing on this site is ranked on it.
How big the department isNew Hampshire State Police reported 350 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025.No rate is shown: this agency does not police a single population the FBI publishes a figure for. Reporting to the FBI is voluntary, so a count can reflect a partial return as easily as a small agency, and the FBI asks that agencies not be compared on staffing. Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Full-time Law Enforcement Employees, 2025.
What New Hampshire State says about itself
The Division of State Police operates from seven Troop Stations around the State, in addition to a Marine Patrol facility and State Office Complex Police Force.
What New Hampshire State does
The New Hampshire State Police enforces motor vehicle, criminal, boating and motor carrier law from seven troop stations, plus a Marine Patrol facility and a police force at New Hampshire Hospital. It has 362 troopers, around 40 other state officers and 300 non-sworn staff, and holds primary jurisdiction on turnpikes, limited-access highways and in towns without full-time police coverage.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 8 August 2026. New Hampshire Department of Safety official — State Police recruitment — open the source document
$66,872. Current official NH State Police recruiting information; verified 8 August 2026
Entry-level base salary only. Overtime, bonuses, education incentives, shift
differentials, locality pay and lateral rates are excluded, so most officers earn more
than this.
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How this level compares
Where New Hampshire State sits is partly about the agency and partly about which level of policing it belongs to. The three levels do not pay the same.
| Level | Lowest | Median | Highest | Agencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal | $35,006 | $71,287 | $163,619 | 1046 |
| County | $36,492 | $65,374 | $132,263 | 416 |
| Special jurisdiction | $31,200 | $60,195 | $107,954 | 69 |
| State | $33,994 | $64,998 | $102,692 | 143 |
| Federal | $70,477 | $73,502 | $86,530 | 5 |
| Territory | $16,640 | $28,236 | $43,354 | 9 |
Federal agencies pay the most to start
The middle federal agency starts at $73,502 — about $2,200 more than the middle municipal agency and about $8,100 more than the middle county agency and about $13,300 more than the middle special jurisdiction agency and about $8,500 more than the middle state agency and about $45,300 more than the middle territory agency. New Hampshire State starts at $66,872, so $1,874 above the state middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a New Hampshire State Police officer make?
New Hampshire State Police starts a new officer on $66,872 a year, about $32.15 an hour on a 2,080-hour year. That is base salary before overtime, bonuses, education incentives, shift differentials and locality pay, so most serving officers earn more. The figure comes from New Hampshire Department of Safety official — State Police recruitment.
Is that good pay for a police officer in New Hampshire?
It ranks #4 of 9 agencies we have verified in New Hampshire — 5 pay less, 3 pay more in the state — and #924 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $1,518 below, and against other state agencies $1,874 above.
Compare with another department
Put New Hampshire State Police side by side with any other agency on the site — the two salaries, what each is worth once local prices are counted, and which comes out ahead.
The agencies either side of it
Other agencies in NH
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs New | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester Police Department | Municipal | 250 | $68,016 | +$1,144 | #860 |
| 2 | Concord Police Department | Municipal | 79 | $67,995 | +$1,123 | #862 |
| 3 | Greenland Police Department | Municipal | 8 | $67,700 | +$828 | #877 |
| 5 | Rochester Police Department | Municipal | 59 | $63,960 | −$2,912 | #1,061 |
| 6 | Chesterfield Police Department | Municipal | 4 | $61,776 | −$5,096 | #1,164 |
| 7 | Merrimack County Sheriff's Office | County | 16 | $57,595 | −$9,277 | #1,357 |
| 8 | Barrington Police Department | Municipal | 12 | $56,992 | −$9,880 | #1,368 |
| 9 | Dover Police Department | Municipal | 49 | $56,888 | −$9,984 | #1,370 |
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