Validation Engineer salary in Manchester, NH

Based on 26 certified H-1B filings in the Manchester-Nashua, NH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Amherst, Nashua, Manchester,.

Median salary$105,750
Middle 50%$95.3k–$124.4k
vs. national median−16%comparison median $126,418
Filings26FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $85,633 and $151,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$88,317
25th$95,250
50th (median)$105,750
75th$124,394
90th$135,636

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $100k $130k FY2020: median $80,000 (12 filings) FY2021: median $78,923 (16 filings) FY2022: median $87,000 (27 filings) FY2023: median $88,470 (14 filings) FY2025: median $105,500 (14 filings) FY2026: median $118,000 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 12 filings FY20 FY2021: 16 filings FY21 FY2022: 27 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 6 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 27
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$80,000$77,250$86,00012
FY2021$78,923$75,000$90,87516
FY2022$87,000$75,000$104,16327
FY2023$88,470$80,500$112,50014
FY2024–––6
FY2025$105,500$90,238$109,88614
FY2026$118,000$98,750$135,31812

Cost of living

Manchester's median Validation Engineer salary of $105,750 is worth about $100,100 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Manchester = 105.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Validation Engineers in the Manchester, NH area earned a median of $131,580 in May 2025 (260 employed). The H-1B median here is $105,750, 20% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Deka Research & Development$95,00011
Hurricane Hill Development Company PLLCtoo few3
Omron Robotics and Safety Technologiestoo few3
AeroVect Technologiestoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $95,000 13
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$85,010$95,00013

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.