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Women in Tech in New Hampshire

How women in tech fare in New Hampshire — state-adjusted pay gap, state ranking, and the national context that frames the local picture.

79.5%
New Hampshire overall earnings ratio (women/men)
Census ACS S2001
#33
of 51 jurisdictions for pay equity
Derived from ACS state ratios
20.5%
Unadjusted pay gap in New Hampshire
Census ACS
35.5%
Women in New Hampshire’s legislature

The state-adjusted picture

Women in tech nationally face the same structural conditions as women in every other field — but the overall wage environment in New Hampshire modifies the baseline by -5.1% relative to the US average. A state where the overall pay gap is narrower tends to reflect narrower gaps within fields too, though field-specific dynamics dominate for specialized professions.

New Hampshire elected its first woman US Senator in 2009.

National context

Tech has been the most-tracked and least-fixed diversity gap in American industry for 20 years. This page pulls the latest BLS, Pew, and NSF numbers on who actually works in tech, what they're paid, and where the pipeline is leaking.

Full national data Women in Tech: Numbers, Pay, and Trends (2026)

National headline stats (tech)

26%
Women among all US computing/math occupations (BLS 2024)
22.5%
Women among US software developers specifically
$14K
Median annual pay gap — female vs male software developers
~18%
Women among CS bachelor's degrees awarded in 2024 — down from 37% in 1984

Other fields in New Hampshire

Tech in other states

Related pages

Frequently asked

What is the pay gap for women in tech in New Hampshire?

New Hampshire’s overall pay ratio is 79.5% — a 20.5% gap. The gap within tech follows the national pattern modified by New Hampshire’s overall wage environment. See the full national field data for in-field specifics.

How does New Hampshire rank on pay equity?

New Hampshire ranks #33 of 51 US jurisdictions on pay equity, per Census ACS state ratios.

How are women represented in New Hampshire politics?

35.5% of New Hampshire state legislators are women (CAWP 2024). 3 women from New Hampshire serve in the 119th US Congress.

Where does the national tech data come from?

BLS Labor Force Statistics; NSF Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in S&E; Levels.fyi Compensation Database