New Hampshire · BLS May 2025

Light Truck Driver Salary in New Hampshire

Also called delivery driver, van driver. SOC 53-3033.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 4,670 light truck drivers working in New Hampshire. Here is what they are paid, what the median leaves after federal and FICA tax, and what that is worth against local prices.

Median pay · New Hampshire

$46,260A year, or $22.24 an hour.
Take-home a month$3,279After federal and FICA tax at 14.9%
Worth at national prices$44,410Prices here sit at 104.2 against 100
Against the nation3.1% aboveNational median $44,860
What light truck drivers earn in New Hampshire, May 2025
PercentileAnnualHourly
10th percentileEntry and lowest-paid$30,640$14.73
25th percentile$38,730$18.62
MedianHalf earn more, half less$46,260$22.24
75th percentile$53,540$25.74
90th percentileMost experienced and senior$63,770$30.66
MeanThe average, pulled up by the top$48,040$23.10
How we got this
  1. Median wage in New HampshireBLS OEWS May 2025. Half of light truck drivers earned more than this, half less.$46,260
  2. Median hourly wagePublished separately by BLS, not divided out of the annual figure.$22.24
  3. Take-home after federal and FICA tax$3,279 a month at an effective rate of 14.9%.$39,350 a year
  4. Worth at national average pricesPrices in New Hampshire sit at 104.2 against a national 100 (BEA, 2024).$44,410
  5. Against the national medianThe national median is $44,860.3.1% above
  6. Jobs countedA concentration of 1.08 against the nation's 1.00.4,670
What we assumed
  • Wages are BLS OEWS survey estimates for May 2025, not job postings or offers.
  • OEWS surveys wage and salary workers. The self-employed and business owners are outside it.
  • Take-home assumes one 2026 filer, filing single, taking the standard deduction, with no dependents, pre-tax retirement contributions or local income tax.
  • Regional price parities compare price levels between places in one year. They are not inflation, and they do not adjust for what a household actually buys.
Technical details

Method occupation-wage-v1Data bls-oews-2025-05-v1, us-tax-2026-v1, bea-rpp-2024-v1, census-acs5-2024-v1

What lands in the bank

A $46,260 salary in New Hampshire, for one single filer taking the standard deduction in 2026.

  • Federal income tax. $3,371 a year.
  • State income tax. New Hampshire levies no state income tax on wages.
  • Social Security and Medicare. $3,539 a year.
  • Left over. $39,350 a year, $3,279 a month, an effective rate of 14.9%.

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What $46,260 is worth in New Hampshire

Prices in New Hampshire sit at 104.2 against a national average of 100, so $46,260 earned here buys what $44,410 buys at national average prices.

  • Rents. 114.9 against 100, the component that moves most between states.
  • Against local households. The median household in New Hampshire takes in $99,031, so this occupation's median is 0.47 times that, on one income.
  • How common the job is here. 8% more concentrated in New Hampshire than in the country as a whole.

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Common questions

Light Truck Driver pay in New Hampshire, answered

How much does a light truck driver make in New Hampshire?

The median wage for light truck drivers in New Hampshire is $46,260 a year, or $22.24 an hour.

Half earn more than that and half earn less. The figure comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational wage survey for May 2025.

What is the take-home pay for a light truck driver in New Hampshire?

On the median wage of $46,260, one filer taking the standard deduction keeps about $39,350 a year, or roughly $3,279 a month.

That is after federal and FICA tax, an effective rate of 14.9%.

New Hampshire levies no state income tax on wages, so nothing is withheld for it.

Do light truck drivers earn more in New Hampshire than in the rest of the country?

Yes. The median in New Hampshire is 3.1% above the national median of $44,860.

Nominal pay is only half the comparison: prices in New Hampshire sit at 104.2 against a national 100, so the gap in what the money buys is different from the gap in the salary.

Is $46,260 a good salary in New Hampshire?

It is 0.47 times the median household income of $99,031. A household often has more than one earner, so a single salary at this level goes further than the ratio alone suggests.

Prices in New Hampshire run at 104.2 against a national average of 100, with rents at 114.9, so $46,260 here buys about what $44,410 buys at national average prices.

What do the highest-paid light truck drivers earn in New Hampshire?

The top tenth earn $63,770 a year or more, against $30,640 at the bottom tenth.

Experience, specialism, employer and the part of New Hampshire someone works in all move a wage inside that range; the survey reports the spread, not the reason for it.

How many light truck drivers are there in New Hampshire?

The survey counted 4,670 of these jobs in New Hampshire for May 2025.

That makes the occupation 8% more concentrated here than in the country as a whole. It counts wage and salary jobs, so the self-employed are outside it.

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