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Office Clerks, General Salary in Manchester, NH

Office Clerks, General in the Manchester-Nashua, NH metro area earn a median $49,570 a year — 10% more than the national median. After 2026 taxes, that is $42,009 take-home, or $3,501 a month.

Median salary
$49,570
$23.83 per hour
Typical range
$33,910 – $72,470
10th to 90th percentile
Jobs in Manchester, NH
3,400
1.08× national concentration
▲1.4%
Pay trend: The median for office clerks, general in Manchester, NH rose from $48,870 (May 2024) to $49,570 (May 2025). That trailed inflation (2.4%), so buying power slipped about 1.0%.

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Office Clerks, General in Manchester, NH
Deductions, kids & local tax

2026 tax year. Federal brackets from IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32.

Your take-home pay
$42,009
per year · effective tax rate 15.3%
$3,501Monthly
$1,750Twice a month
$1,616Every 2 weeks
$20.20Hourly
  • Federal income tax$3,768
  • Social Security (6.2%)$3,073
  • Medicare (1.45%)$719
  • New Hampshire income tax$0
  • Take-home pay$42,009

Marginal rate: 12% federal + 0.00% state

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Office Clerks, General pay by experience in Manchester, NH

PercentileSalaryHourlyTake-home / yrPer month
10th percentile (entry level)$33,910$16.30$29,427$2,452
25th percentile$41,000$19.71$35,124$2,927
Median (50th)$49,570$23.83$42,009$3,501
75th percentile$59,790$28.75$50,221$4,185
90th percentile (top earners)$72,470$34.84$59,813$4,984

Wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Take-home: single filer, New Hampshire resident, 2026 tax rules.

What $49,570 buys in Manchester, NH

Prices in Manchester, NH are 5.7% higher than the U.S. average (housing costs are 1.34× the national average). Adjusted for local prices, a median office clerks, general's $42,009 take-home pay has the buying power of $39,760 in a typical American city.

1-bedroom rent
$1,596
46% of monthly take-home
2-bedroom rent
$2,058
59% of monthly take-home
Left after 1-BR rent
$1,905
per month for everything else

Rents: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2026 (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities). Price levels: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.

Office Clerks, General jobs are about as common in Manchester, NH as in the U.S. overall (location quotient 1.08).

Best-paying cities for office clerks, general, adjusted for cost of living

Manchester, NH ranks #17 of 157 metro areas once taxes and local prices are taken into account.

#Metro areaMedian salaryTake-homeReal value*
1Fargo, ND $49,060$41,600$45,779
2Duluth, MN $46,820$38,114$42,936
3San Jose, CA $58,840$47,113$42,666
4Des Moines, IA $46,540$38,458$41,939
5Denver, CO $53,990$43,894$41,495
6Reno, NV $49,230$41,736$41,317
7Santa Maria, CA $55,620$44,761$41,141
8Kansas City, MO $45,640$37,644$40,677
17Manchester, NH$49,570$42,009$39,760

*Take-home pay divided by the BEA price level, so every city is measured in U.S.-average dollars. See all 157 metros →

About the job: office clerks, general

Perform duties too varied and diverse to be classified in any specific office clerical occupation, requiring knowledge of office systems and procedures. Clerical duties may be assigned in accordance with the office procedures of individual establishments and may include a combination of answering telephones, bookkeeping, typing or word processing, office machine operation, and filing.

Typical education
High school diploma or equivalent
Work experience
None required
On-the-job training
Short-term on-the-job training
Job outlook, 2025–35
-6.0% (declining)

Source: BLS Standard Occupational Classification and Employment Projections, 2025–35.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a office clerks, general make in Manchester, NH?

The median office clerks, general salary in the Manchester-Nashua, NH metro area is $49,570 a year, or about $23.83 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025). The middle half earn between $41,000 and $59,790.

What is a office clerks, general’s take-home pay in Manchester, NH?

On the median $49,570 salary, a single filer living in New Hampshire takes home about $42,009 a year ($3,501 a month) after federal tax, Social Security, Medicare in 2026.

Is Manchester, NH a good place to work as a office clerks, general?

Pay here is 10% above the national median of $45,010. Local prices are 5.7% above the U.S. average, so the take-home pay buys what $39,760 would in a typical U.S. city. Manchester, NH ranks #17 of 157 metro areas for cost-of-living-adjusted pay in this job.

Can a office clerks, general afford rent in Manchester, NH?

HUD’s fair market rent for a one-bedroom in Manchester, NH is $1,596 a month ($2,058 for two bedrooms) — 46% of a median office clerks, general’s monthly take-home pay. Financial planners usually suggest keeping rent under about 30%.

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