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Police pay in New Hampshire
Entry pay in New Hampshire runs from $56,888 to $68,016 a year. Verified at 9 agencies, each figure taken from that employer's own published document and dated on its page.
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.
The middle New Hampshire agency starts officers on $63,960, below the national middle of $68,390 — 29th of the 50 states we can rank.
How New Hampshire compares
Every figure below is a starting salary — what an agency pays an officer in their first year, before overtime. Each one is the middle agency of its group: half pay more, half pay less.
| Agencies compared | Middle NH agency | Middle US agency | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| All agencies | $63,960 | $68,390 | −6% |
| City departments | $63,960 | $71,302 | −10% |
The best-paid agency in New Hampshire starts officers on 1.2 times what the lowest-paid one does — $68,016 against $56,888. Overall, New Hampshire ranks 29th of the 50 states we can rank.
By level
Municipal7 agencies
Lowest$56,888
Middle$63,960
Highest$68,016
Across 7 city departments in New Hampshire.
Sheriff1 agency
Merrimack County Sheriff's Office$57,595
Only one verified here, so we name it rather than give a middle figure.
State1 agency
New Hampshire State Police$66,872
Only one verified here, so we name it rather than give a middle figure.
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Every New Hampshire agency we have verified
| # | Agency | Level | Entry pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester Police Department | Municipal | $68,016 |
| 2 | Concord Police Department | Municipal | $67,995 |
| 3 | Greenland Police Department | Municipal | $67,700 |
| 4 | New Hampshire State Police | State | $66,872 |
| 5 | Rochester Police Department | Municipal | $63,960 |
| 6 | Chesterfield Police Department | Municipal | $61,776 |
| 7 | Merrimack County Sheriff's Office | County | $57,595 |
| 8 | Barrington Police Department | Municipal | $56,992 |
| 9 | Dover Police Department | Municipal | $56,888 |
Across the state line
What the middle agency starts on in the states New Hampshire borders.
Also for New Hampshire: What New Hampshire agencies say about off-duty work Taken from each agency's own published policy.
Also: Every agency we have verified The statistics Municipal departments Sheriff's offices
Figures checked between 8 August 2026 and 10 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 the figure shown. Where an agency publishes both an academy rate and a post-academy rate, the post-academy rate is used. A missing agency has not been checked, not found to pay less.
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