How New Hampshire taxes your paycheck
New Hampshire does not tax wages. Its interest and dividends tax was repealed starting with tax year 2025, so there is no state income tax withholding.
Local income taxes
New Hampshire Paid Family and Medical Leave is voluntary; employers that offer it may withhold an employee share, but there is no mandatory deduction.
The calculator above does not include local taxes.
Example: $60,000 salary in New Hampshire
A single filer paid every two weeks (26 paychecks) on a $60,000 salary, with no 401(k) or health premiums, takes home about $1,938.07 per paycheck, or $50,390 a year.
| Gross pay | $2,307.69 |
| Federal income tax | -$193.08 |
| Social Security (6.2%) | -$143.08 |
| Medicare (1.45%) | -$33.46 |
| Net pay | $1,938.07 |
New Hampshire pay stub and payday rules
New Hampshire requires a written statement of deductions for every pay period in which deductions are taken. The law does not spell out other earnings fields.
- Each deduction made that pay period
Source: N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 275:42, 275:48, 275:49. Every state compared in our pay stub requirements by state guide.
Pay frequency: Weekly, or biweekly if the employer keeps a regular schedule; other schedules need Labor Commissioner approval.
Minimum wage: $7.25 per hour. New Hampshire follows the federal minimum wage. Tipped employees may be paid 45% of the minimum.
New Hampshire Paycheck FAQs
No. New Hampshire does not tax wages. Its interest and dividends tax was repealed starting with tax year 2025, so there is no state income tax withholding. Your paycheck still has federal income tax, Social Security, and Medicare withheld.
For a single filer paid every two weeks on a $60,000 salary with no pre-tax deductions, our 2026 estimate is $2,307.69 gross and $1,938.07 take-home per paycheck. About 16.0% of gross goes to taxes: $193.08 federal income tax, $143.08 Social Security, $33.46 Medicare.
$7.25 per hour, effective July 24, 2009. New Hampshire follows the federal minimum wage. Tipped employees may be paid 45% of the minimum.
New Hampshire requires a written statement of deductions for every pay period in which deductions are taken. The law does not spell out other earnings fields. (N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 275:42, 275:48, 275:49)
Weekly, or biweekly if the employer keeps a regular schedule; other schedules need Labor Commissioner approval.
New Hampshire Paid Family and Medical Leave is voluntary; employers that offer it may withhold an employee share, but there is no mandatory deduction.