RSA 94:1-a. Salaries Established.

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(a) The following salary ranges shall apply to the following grades: GRADE STEP 01 STEP 02 STEP 03 STEP 04 STEP 05 STEP 06 STEP 07 AA 63,655 67,797 71,969 76,111 80,253 84,395 88,567 BB 66,192 70,510 74,827 79,144 83,462 87,780 92,097 CC 69,255 73,777 78,299 82,820 87,342 91,864 96,385 DD 72,930 77,686 82,441 87,225 91,980 96,735 101,490 EE 77,220 82,266 87,342 92,389 97,435 102,482 107,558 FF 82,557 87,984 93,380 98,807 104,204 109,601 115,026 GG 89,121 94,955 100,819 106,654 112,488 118,352 124,187 HH 97,057 103,415 109,775 116,164 122,523 128,912 135,272 II 102,599 109,337 116,076 122,815 129,583 136,321 143,061 JJ 108,170 115,259 122,377 129,496 136,613 143,732 150,849 KK 110,913 118,206 125,528 132,821 140,114 147,407 154,700 LL 0 0 0 0 0 0 159,630 MM 0 0 0 0 0 0 165,027 NN 0 0 0 0 0 0 171,357 OO 0 0 0 0 0 0 178,738 PP 0 0 0 0 0 0 187,606 QQ 0 0 0 0 0 0 198,254 (b) The salary ranges in subparagraph (a) shall be for the positions set forth in the following grades: AA Department of health and human services senior IT asset management specialist AA Executive council executive assistant BB Department of health and human services executive administrative assistant BB Department of health and human services continuity of operations planning specialist BB Department of justice consumer protection investigator BB Department of justice criminal justice investigator BB Department of justice assistant deputy medical examiner CC Department of revenue administration multi-state tax auditor CC Real estate commission executive director CC Division of veterans services director CC Insurance department senior insurance fraud investigator CC Department of justice deputy chief investigator CC Department of justice chief forensic investigator DD Department of health and human services assistant bureau chief for child development and head start DD Department of health and human services director of minority affairs DD Department of health and human services, office of the commissioner executive office manager DD Department of health and human services process improvement specialist DD Department of health and human services attorney DD Department of state assistant secretary of state DD State treasurer assistant treasurer DD Department of health and human services HIPAA privacy officer DD Department of natural and cultural resources mountain manager DD Department of health and human services data systems analyst DD Department of agriculture, markets and food director DD Department of justice chief counsel justice investigator DD Department of revenue administration field audit leader DD Department of revenue administration field audit team leader DD Department of revenue administration manager DD Department of revenue administration taxpayer advocate DD Department of health and human services program management chief DD Department of health and human services business improvement administrator DD Department of health and human services estate recovery counsel DD Insurance department director of health care analytics DD Department of administrative services education and training officer DD Board of tax and land appeals board member DD Board of tax and land appeals chairman DD Department of health and human services general counsel DD Department of health and human services business and industry coordinator DD Department of health and human services project manager DD Department of justice chief forensic investigator DD Housing appeals board member DD Housing appeals board chair DD Department of justice victim/witness specialist DD Department of business and economic affairs director of intergovernmental affairs DD Department of military affairs & veterans services director, division of community based military programs DD Department of military affairs & veterans services director, New Hampshire state veterans cemetery DD Department of health and human services staff attorney, division for children youth and services, bureau of general council EE Department of health and human services, bureau of mental health assistant director EE Department of revenue administration chief of field audits EE Department of health and human services internal auditor EE Department of health and human services New Hampshire hospital director of compliance EE Department of health and human services director of provider relations EE Highway safety coordinator EE Insurance department compliance and enforcement counsel EE Insurance department health reform coordinator EE Department of health and human services senior project manager EE Department of Education director, division of higher education EE Department of revenue administration audit team leaders EE Department of state state archivist EE Department of health and human services general counsel specialist EE Department of health and human services litigation counsel EE Department of health and human services senior policy analyst EE Department of health and human services administrator of child development bureau EE Governor's commission on disability executive director EE Department of state, director and state registrar EE Department of agriculture, markets and foods assistant state veterinarian EE Insurance department communications director EE Department of natural and cultural resources director and state historic preservation officer EE Department of health and human services process improvement manager EE Department of health and human services substance use disorder planning and evaluation manager EE Department of health and human services manager, contracts quality and management EE Department of health and human services senior attorney FF New Hampshire port authority director FF McAuliffe-Shepard discovery center director FF Department of executive administrative services executive director, bureau of emergency communications FF Department of health and human services director of facilities and maintenance FF Department of transportation director of aeronautics, rail, and transit FF Department of justice director, office of victim/witness advocate FF Department of revenue administration assistant director, audit division FF Department of health and human services deputy chief counsel FF Department of health and human services senior general counsel FF Department of health and human services senior project manager FF Department of health and human services senior general counsel specialist FF Department of employment security counsel FF Insurance department property and casualty actuary FF Insurance department director of health economics FF Insurance department insurance fraud director FF Public utilities commission consumer advocate FF Department of revenue administration revenue counsel FF Department of health and human services director of mental health services FF Department of health and human services, division for children, youth and families director of legal services FF Department of revenue administration tax policy analyst FF Department of employment security insurance fraud investigator FF Banking department general counsel FF Department of health and human services director of the office of health equity FF Department of health and human services director of communications FF Department of health and human services senior project manager FF Department of justice director of communications FF Department of health and human services adult protective services administrator FF Department of health and human services bureau chief, drug & alcohol services FF Department of health and human services director, Medicaid policy & clinical programs FF Department of health and human services supervising regional attorney, division for children, youth, and families, bureau of general council FF Department of health and human services deputy director, project management office FF Adult parole board director of operations GG Liquor commission director of administration GG Liquor commission director of finance and audit GG Liquor commission director of enforcement and licensing GG Liquor commission director of marketing, merchandising, and warehousing GG Adjutant general deputy adjutant general GG Department of education director, workforce innovation GG Department of education director, standards and certification GG Department of education director of instruction GG Department of health and human services director of developmental services GG Department of justice director GG Department of natural and cultural resources director, division of parks GG Department of health and human services director of legislative affairs GG Department of corrections director, division of administration GG Department of corrections director of personnel and information GG Department of corrections psychiatrist GG Department of corrections senior physician GG Department of environmental services chief operations officer GG Department of health and human services director of child support services GG Department of employment security general counsel GG Department of natural and cultural resources state librarian GG Department of business and economic affairs director of economic development GG State treasurer deputy treasurer GG Banking department deputy bank commissioner GG Department of corrections director, division of field services GG Department of safety deputy director of motor vehicles GG Department of safety director of information technology GG Department of safety chief of policy and planning GG Police standards and training council director GG Department of business and economic affairs director of travel and tourism GG Department of natural and cultural resources director, forests and lands GG Department of health and human services director of quality assurance GG Department of health and human services director of Medicaid enterprise development GG Department of state deputy secretary of state GG State treasurer chief deputy treasurer GG Department of transportation director of policy and administration GG Department of information technology director, user services division GG Department of information technology director, user experience division GG Department of information technology assistant director of enterprise applications GG Insurance department chief financial examiner GG Department of corrections warden, New Hampshire correctional facility for women GG Department of revenue administration director of collections GG Department of agriculture, markets, and food assistant commissioner GG Department of corrections deputy director of rehabilitative services GG Department of corrections deputy director of medical services GG Public utilities commission administrator, site evaluation committee GG Department of safety assistant director, division of homeland security and emergency management GG Department of administrative services manager of employee relations GG Department of information technology assistant director, business relationship management division GG Department of health and human services deputy director, division of public health services GG Department of health and human services director, project management GG Department of health and human services bureau chief of elderly and adult services GG Department of administrative services deputy director, risk and benefits GG Department of corrections director, professional standards GG Department of health and human services information security officer GG Department of health and human services deputy director, division of economic and housing stability GG Department of safety deputy director, division of administration GG Department of corrections adult parole board chairman GG Department of health and human services director of contracts and procurement GG Department of administrative services deputy director, division of financial data management GG Department of administrative services deputy director, division of public works design and construction GG Department of administrative services superintendent of buildings and grounds, division of plant and property GG Department of administrative services superintendent of court facilities, division of plant and property GG Department of administrative services deputy director, division of plant and property GG Department of administrative services deputy director, division of personnel GG Insurance department general counsel GG Department of agriculture, markets and food assistant commissioner GG Department of state right-to-know ombudsperson GG Department of health and human services director, Sununu youth services center GG Department of health and human services chief quality improvement and compliance officer GG Department of health and human services contract manager, Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility GG Department of health and human services deputy director, information services GG Department of health and human services deputy director, division of behavioral health GG Department of health and human services deputy chief financial officer, inpatient mental health GG Department of administrative services advocate for special education GG Department of administrative services chief financial officer GG Office of professional licensure and certification director, licensing and board administration GG Office of professional licensure and certification director, enforcement division GG Public utilities commission senior advisor GG Department of administrative services deputy director, division of procurement and support services HH Department of administrative services director (comptroller) HH Department of administrative services director of information technology management HH Department of administrative services director of procurement and support services HH Department of administrative services director, division of personnel HH Department of administrative services director of enterprise applications management HH Department of agriculture, markets and food commissioner HH Department of corrections warden, Northern New Hampshire corrections facility HH Department of environmental services director HH Department of health and human services chief legal counsel HH Department of information technology director, business relationship management division HH Department of revenue administration director, division of municipal and property HH Department of revenue administration director of audit division HH Department of safety state fire marshal HH Department of transportation director of finance HH Department of health and human services director of data analytics and research HH Department of health and human services director of bureau of drug and alcohol services HH Fish and game department executive director HH Insurance department chief property and casualty actuary HH Insurance department deputy commissioner HH Judicial council executive director HH Labor department deputy commissioner HH Department of health and human services director, intergovernmental affairs HH Department of administrative services director (administrator), division of plant and property management HH Department of health and human services director, employee assistance program HH Liquor commission deputy commissioner HH New Hampshire hospital chief operating officer HH New Hampshire veterans' home commandant HH Public utilities commission general counsel HH Public utilities commission director of safety and security HH Public utilities commission executive director HH Department of information technology director, infrastructure and operations division HH Department of administrative services director of risk and benefits HH Department of employment security deputy commissioner HH Department of revenue administration director, division of municipal and property HH Insurance department director of financial regulation HH Department of safety director, division of fire standards and training and emergency medical services HH Insurance department chief life, accident and health actuary HH Department of administrative services, project management, innovation and operational analysis unit director HH New Hampshire hospital chief operating officer HH Department of information technology assistant chief information security officer HH Department of information technology director, business relationship management division HH Department of information technology director, infrastructure and operations division HH Department of revenue administration director of taxpayer services HH Office of the child advocate director HH Department of health and human services executive director, Glencliff home HH Department of administrative services director, division of public works, design and construction HH Department of administrative services state budget officer HH Insurance department property and casualty director HH Insurance department life and health director HH Department of health and human services compliance officer, Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility HH Department of health and human services general counsel, Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility HH Department of health and human services deputy director, division of Medicaid services HH Department of energy director of regulatory support HH Department of energy director of policy and programs HH Department of energy director of enforcement HH Department of energy director of administration HH Department of corrections director of rehabilitative services II Department of agriculture, markets and food state veterinarian II Department of health and human services Medicaid director II State treasurer treasurer II Adjutant general adjutant general II Department of corrections warden, New Hampshire state prison - men II Department of safety director of state police II Department of safety director of motor vehicles II Department of employment security commissioner II Banking department commissioner II Department of health and human services director of the division for children, youth and families II Department of education deputy commissioner II Department of transportation director of project development II Labor department commissioner II Insurance department insurance commissioner II Department of environmental services assistant commissioner II Department of health and human services director of public health II Department of state secretary of state II Department of corrections senior dentist II Liquor commission chairman II Office of professional licensure and certification executive director II Department of transportation director of operations II Department of safety director of homeland security and emergency management II Department of safety director of division of emergency services and communications II Lottery commission executive director II Department of health and human services chief financial officer II Department of health and human services director of behavioral health II Department of information technology chief information security officer II Department of safety director of administration II Department of health and human services director of economic and housing stability II Department of health and human services director of performance evaluation and innovation II Department of health and human services chief legal officer II Department of health and human services chief financial officer, inpatient mental health II Department of health and human services chief operating officer, Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility II Department of health and human services chief financial officer, Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility II Department of information technology chief technology officer II Department of energy deputy commissioner II Department of health and human services director, division of long term supports & services II Department of health and human services director of information services II Department of corrections director of medical and forensic services, unit director-non medical JJ Department of administrative services deputy commissioner JJ Department of health and human services associate commissioner JJ Department of health and human services associate commissioner JJ Department of health and human services associate commissioner JJ Public utilities commission chairman JJ Public utilities commission commissioner JJ Department of safety assistant commissioner JJ Department of justice deputy attorney general JJ Department of corrections assistant commissioner JJ Department of transportation deputy commissioner JJ Department of administrative services assistant commissioner JJ Department of revenue administration assistant commissioner JJ Department of energy commissioner JJ Department of health and human services chief operations officer KK Department of education commissioner KK Department of health and human services deputy commissioner KK Department of health and human services pharmacist KK Department of health and human services pharmacist KK Department of health and human services pharmacist KK Department of health and human services pharmacist KK Department of health and human services pharmacist KK Department of health and human services pharmacist KK Department of information technology deputy commissioner KK Department of transportation assistant commissioner KK Department of environmental services commissioner KK Department of business and economic affairs commissioner KK Department of corrections pharmacist KK Department of health and human services pharmaceutical services specialist KK Department of health and human services medicaid pharmacy director LL Department of safety commissioner LL Department of transportation commissioner LL Department of justice attorney general LL Department of administrative services commissioner LL Department of corrections commissioner LL Department of revenue administration commissioner LL Department of information technology commissioner/CIO MM Department of health and human services commissioner MM Governor governor NN Department of justice deputy chief medical examiner NN Department of health and human services chief pharmacist NN Department of corrections chief pharmacist PP Department of health and human services Medicaid dental director PP New Hampshire hospital chief executive officer PP Department of health and human services chief executive officer, Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility QQ Department of justice chief medical examiner (c) For attorney positions in the department of justice, except for the attorney general and deputy attorney general, the following shall apply commencing on July 14, 2023: Minimum Market anchor Maximum $60,778 $140,802 Attorney $73,264 Assistant attorney general $99,796 Senior assistant attorney general $123,208 Associate attorney general $135,695 II. The salary wages for the positions set forth below shall be as follows commencing July 12, 2024: Maximum Governor's councilors $20,129 Racing and charitable gaming commissioners $15,608 Sweepstakes commission, chairman $22,697 Sweepstakes commission, members $12,778 III. Officials named in this section shall be placed in the corresponding steps in the new salary ranges as their length of service justifies and in accordance with RSA 94:3. Lottery commissioners who are members of a multi-state lottery commission and who are authorized to be compensated for such services shall be compensated in addition to their salary under RSA 94:1-a, II, provided, that such additional salary equals no more than $50 per actual day worked plus reasonable expenses for duties performed as a multi-state lottery commissioner. Racing commissioners, lottery commissioners, and the state entomologist only excepted, any official whose salary upon placement in the new salary range is less than that of a subordinate classified employee shall be placed at the next higher step in range above said classified employee and shall be entitled to any increase provided for herein until the maximum provided herein is reached. However, in the event that the maximum of the unclassified position is less than the salary of said subordinate classified employee, the governor and council is authorized to increase the maximum of the unclassified position in an amount to provide a differential of not more than $1,000. III-a. [Repealed.] IV. Part-Time Unclassified Employees. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all part-time unclassified employees whose annual salary as established in RSA 94:1-a is in excess of $15,000 shall be paid on a per diem basis. For the purpose of this section, the commissioner of administrative services shall determine which unclassified employees are part-time. Said determination shall include, but not be limited to, certifiable daily recordation of such employee's actual presence at his place of work as well as such recordation of annual and sick leave actually taken by said employees. The per diem rate for such employees shall be determined by dividing the number of state working days excluding holidays into the salary established in RSA 94:1-a. Such part-time unclassified employees shall be entitled to such annual leave and sick leave as determined by the director of personnel based on the number of days actually worked. Such part-time unclassified employees shall be entitled to the same fringe benefits as other classified employees. V. (a) Executive councilors may participate at their own expense in a group health and dental insurance arrangement during their tenure in office. Such group health and dental insurance arrangement shall be the state employees group insurance plan afforded full-time state employees. (b) Notwithstanding the terms of any state employee group insurance contract or other state law to the contrary, executive councilors who have participated in a group health and dental insurance arrangement during their tenure in office, shall elect, within 30 days after they leave the executive council, either to continue to participate fully in that arrangement for as long as they choose to do so at their own expense, or to discontinue their participation. (c) The commissioner of the department of administrative services shall invoice and collect amounts due from executive councilors and former executive council members. Collected amounts shall be deposited in the employee and retiree benefit risk management fund, established in RSA 21-I:30-e. (d) Failure to remit payment for participation pursuant to subparagraph (a) in full within 30 days of billing shall be grounds for terminating benefits, effective with the beginning of the billing period. Reenrollment shall be dependent upon payment of outstanding participation or other amounts. (e) Failure to remit payment in full for participation pursuant to subparagraph (b) within 60 days of billing shall be grounds for permanently terminating benefits effective upon the beginning of the billing period. Either in the billing notice or in a separate notice to the person billed, the department of administrative services shall advise that failure to pay the specified amount in full within the required time shall be grounds for permanent termination of benefits. VI. The commissioner of the department of administrative services is authorized to establish a temporary salary grade and step for an employee in a newly legislatively authorized unclassified position. This temporary classification remains in effect until the final position classification ranking by the state's contractor is determined and approved by the joint committee on employment compensation (JCEC). Source: Source. 1953, 265:1. RSA 94:1. 1955, 153:2; 321:1; 323:4, 6; 335:8. 1957, 90:1; 223:2; 274:4, 7; 315:2. 1959, 199:4; 268:12. 1961, 166:5; 221:4; 222:5; 223:4; 266:12. 1963, 39:2; 132:2; 209:2; 303:14; 328:17. 1965, 267:7; 365:1. 1967, 95:6; 253:6; 333:2; 379:10; 413:3; 445:1. 1969, 108:2; 453:2; 466:2; 500:11, 12. 1970, 19:3, I, II; 29:8; 38:8, 9; 55:3; 57:3, 4. 1971, 130:3; 325:1; 346:1; 526:2; 541:19. 1972, 36:4; 60:45, 46. 1973, 6:5; 10:4; 182:2; 369:2; 377:5, 6; 400:2; 544:5; 582:3; 594:3. 1974, 40:79; 47:13. 1975, 146:7; 208:4; 239:1; 439:22; 505:11, 28, 29, 48. 1976, 21:1; 44:3. 1977, 365:2; 470:1; 485:5; 488:4; 499:5; 568:2; 600:59, I-III, IV, 114. 1978, 55:4. 1979, 246:2; 256:9; 359:7; 378:45; 388:1; 408:3; 434:60, 86, 102, 115; 471:8; 494:7; 495:4. 1981, 466:6; 568:37, I-III, 60, I, 136, I, 140, I, 163, I. 1982, 42:16, I, 53, 84, 85. 1983, 140:4; 170:2; 379:8; 383:13; 416:5, 52; 419:12; 436:7; 461:15, 18; 469:34-36, 119, II. 1985, 268:42; 337:11; 399:3, I, 23; 402:34; 405:4, 5; 410:9. 1986, 12:9, 10; 116:1, 2; 128:7; 135:4; 141:3; 202:25; 223:11; 231:5, 6, 8, 9. 1987, 124:4; 149:5; 340:2; 380:36, 37; 401:4-6; 406:8-10; 411:10. 1988, 107:5; 232:6; 269:9. 1989, 124:2; 231:4; 240:7, I, II; 246:1; 303:1; 323:7; 330:1, I, II, 2; 362:2; 388:5; 396:6, I-VI, 7, I-VI; 419:3, 4. 1990, 70:1; 73:1; 140:1; 211:2; 235:9; 246:3, 4, I, II. 1991, 173:3; 269:10, 11; 339:3, 4; 346:14, 15; 355:7, I, 11, 13, I, 92, I-V. 1992, 13:7; 165:5; 221:5; 289:4. 1993, 240:1; 321:3, I; 358:10, 22, 32-37, 87. 1994, 158:20; 212:2; 379:3; 385:1-4; 389:16, 17; 410:8. 1995, 10:3; 181:18; 182:1, 2; 190:13; 308:17, 52, 92; 310:42, 43. 1996, 159:4; 210:4; 228:16, 17. 1997, 82:1; 329:15; 351:13, 19, 20, 24-26. 1998, 81:1; 363:3; 385:3, 4; 386:17. 1999, 167:1; 225:10, 24, 29-34; 296:5; 317:5; 345:2, 5. 2000, 166:8, 246:1. 2001, 158:32, 89, 90, 101, 102; 225:3; 237:1, 12; 286:20; 290:7. 2002, 150:1, 2; 257:13. 2003, 319:86, 114, 115, 166. 2004, 97:8; 171:9, 28; 187:9; 257:31. 2005, 177:71-73, 83-88, 103; 218:5; 222:7. 2006, 120:1; 290:1, 6, 13, I, II. 2007, 263:12, 85, 87, 137-145; 361:33, 34. 2008, 25:2, 3; 61:5; 102:1; 361:12; 387:2, 3. 2009, 13:5, I, II; 52:2; 144:70, 107, 189; 222:5. 2010, 119:7; 236:1-8. 2011, 224:128, 197, 237, 322-325, II. 2012, 226:1, I-IV, 2, I, II, 3, I, eff. June 16, 2012. 2013, 144:155, 158, 161, eff. July 12, 2013; 144:156, 159, 162, eff. July 11, 2014; 144:157, 160, 163, eff. Jan. 9, 2015; 247:11, eff. July 24, 2013. 2015, 254:5, eff. Sept. 11, 2015; 274:5, 7, 9, eff. Jan. 8, 2016; 274:6, 8, 10, eff. Jan. 6, 2017; 276:8, eff. July 1, 2015; 276:166-171, eff. Nov. 15, 2015. 2016, 263:1, 2, I, II, eff. Aug. 14, 2016. 2017, 150:1-4, eff. Aug. 15, 2017; 154:4-8, eff. Aug. 15, 2017; 156:38, 47, I-III, 193, eff. July 1, 2017. 2018, 81:7, I, II, eff. May 25, 2018; 140:3, eff. May 30, 2018; 162:9, 11, 13, eff. June 8, 2018; 162:10, 12, 14, eff. Jan. 4, 2019; 200:9, III, eff. July 1, 2018; 233:1, I-V, 2, I-IX, eff. Aug. 7, 2018; 315:10, eff. Aug. 24, 2018; 335:1, I-XI, eff. June 25, 2018. 2019, 157:1, 2, eff. July 1, 2019; 185:1, I-V, eff. July 10, 2019; 273:7, eff. Sept. 17, 2019; 346:25, eff. July 1, 2019; 346:261, eff. July 1, 2020. 2020, 37:66, 67, 79, eff. Sept. 27, 2020. 2021, 91:336, 337 and 340, eff. July 2, 2021; 91:338, 339 and 341, eff. July 1, 2022; 122:3, 4, eff. Sept. 7, 2021; 202:2, Pt. 1, Secs. 1 and 2, eff. Oct. 9, 2021. 2022, 101:1, 2, eff. July 1, 2022; 138:3, eff. Aug. 6, 2022; 146:4, eff. June 7, 2022; 260:1, eff. June 24, 2022; 272:31, eff. June 30, 2022. 2023, 79:176, 177, 180, eff. July 14, 2023; 79:178, 179, eff. July 12, 2024. 2024, 7:2, eff. Apr. 12, 2024; 247:1, 2, eff. Sept. 17, 2024. 2025, 20:1, 2, eff. July 13, 2025; 67:2, 3, eff. Aug. 1, 2025; 101:4, eff. Aug. 16, 2025; 141:72, 313, eff. July 1, 2025.