SOC 53-3099 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · May 2025
How much do Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other make in Manchester-Nashua, NH?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other in Manchester-Nashua, NH is $31,760. The 10th percentile is $26,520 and the 90th percentile is $58,740. Employment is 50.
Median annual wage
$31,760
- 10th percentile
- $26,520
- 25th percentile
- $26,520
- Median
- $31,760
- 75th percentile
- $39,610
- 90th percentile
- $58,740
- Mean
- $34,680
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $26,520 and the 90th percentile is $58,740. The difference is $32,220, which is 101.4% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $26,520 to the 75th at $39,610, covers $13,090.
The mean annual wage is $34,680, which sits above the median of $31,760. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Manchester-Nashua, NH median is 14.6% lower than the national median of $37,180 for Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $30,060, which is 19.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is about the same as the New Hampshire median of $31,770.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Manchester-Nashua, NH is 105.657, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $31,760 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other at $30,060 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other. Manchester-Nashua, NH ranks 12th of 12 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 45 miles away, with a median of $33,110 and employment of 980. That median is 4.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $30,582, against $30,060 here.
- Portland-South Portland, ME is 83 miles away, with a median of $34,570 and employment of 140. That median is 8.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,939, against $30,060 here.
- Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 86 miles away, with a median of $42,530 and employment of 100. That median is 33.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,789, against $30,060 here.
Employment share
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Manchester-Nashua, NH (50 of 199,560). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (46,880 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.83 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Manchester-Nashua, NH · Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other make in Manchester-Nashua, NH?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other in Manchester-Nashua, NH is $31,760. The 10th percentile is $26,520 and the 90th percentile is $58,740. Employment is 50.
How does that compare with the national median for Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other?
The local median is 14.6% lower than the national median of $37,180.
What is Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other pay in Manchester-Nashua, NH after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Manchester-Nashua, NH is 105.657, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $31,760 is $30,060. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Manchester-Nashua, NH compare with nearby metros for Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other?
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 45 miles away, at $33,110. Manchester-Nashua, NH ranks 12th of 12 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.