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Political Scientists Salary in NH

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Political Scientists in NH have a median annual salary of $74,560. Recorded earnings range from $34,960 at the 10th percentile to $174,670 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$74,560

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$35.84

Employment

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Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$34,960
10th
$51,370
25th
$74,560
Median
$159,730
75th
$174,670
90th

Local compared with national

NH

$74,560

Median annual · 2025

United States

$142,080

Median annual · 2025

The NH median is 47.5% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $67,520).

Top skills

  1. 1.Reading ComprehensionImportance 4.3
  2. 2.Active ListeningImportance 4.1
  3. 3.SpeakingImportance 4.1
  4. 4.Active LearningImportance 4.1
  5. 5.WritingImportance 4.0
  6. 6.Critical ThinkingImportance 4.0
  7. 7.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.8
  8. 8.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.6
  9. 9.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.6
  10. 10.Learning StrategiesImportance 3.5
  11. 11.InstructingImportance 3.5
  12. 12.Systems EvaluationImportance 3.1

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Doctoral Degree
Experience
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
Job zone
5

Technology used

  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Bare Bones Software BBEdit
  • CQ Press Political Reference Suite
  • Data visualization software
  • DataMystic TextPipe Pro
  • EBSCO Publishing Academic Search Premier
  • EBSCO Publishing Political Science Complete
  • Email software
  • Europa World Plus
  • FedStats
  • Gale Expanded Academic ASAP PLUS
  • IBM SPSS Statistics
  • IDM Computer Solutions UltraEdit
  • Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) database
  • JSTOR database

Common tasks

  • Teach political science.
  • Maintain current knowledge of government policy decisions.
  • Develop and test theories, using information from interviews, newspapers, periodicals, case law, historical papers, polls, or statistical sources.
  • Disseminate research results through academic publications, written reports, or public presentations.
  • Advise political science students.
  • Collect, analyze, and interpret data, such as election results and public opinion surveys, reporting on findings, recommendations, and conclusions.
  • Interpret and analyze policies, public issues, legislation, or the operations of governments, businesses, and organizations.
  • Identify issues for research and analysis.
  • Serve on committees.
  • Forecast political, economic, and social trends.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

Political Scientists salary in other locations

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