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New Hampshire, CNAMoving from Pennsylvania to New Hampshire as a certified nursing assistant
What a certified nursing assistant licensed in Pennsylvania has to do to work in New Hampshire, what the move does to your pay, and who in New Hampshire is hiring from out of state.
Transfers by reciprocity. Your Pennsylvania certificate stays on the Pennsylvania Nurse Aide Registry (Pennsylvania Department of Education, administered by Credentia); to work in New Hampshire you apply to the New Hampshire Board of Nursing (Licensed Nursing Assistant) for reciprocity. New Hampshire licenses nursing assistants (LNA) rather than certifying them, so an out-of-state CNA applies for an LNA by endorsement. Most registries list you within two to six weeks.
What the move does to your paycheck
On a $60,000 salary New Hampshire leaves you roughly $1,842 a year more than Pennsylvania does, because New Hampshire has no state income tax on wages.
| Salary | Pennsylvania state tax | New Hampshire state tax | Difference a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $1,228 | $0 | +$1,228 |
| $60,000 | $1,842 | $0 | +$1,842 |
| $90,000 | $2,763 | $0 | +$2,763 |
Rough figures for a single filer: exact in the flat-rate and no-tax states, approximated at 70% of the top bracket in the progressive ones. In New Hampshire: no tax on wages; the tax on interest and dividends ended in 2025. In Pennsylvania: municipalities add an earned income tax, 1% in most places and 3.75% in Philadelphia. Property and sales tax are not in it.
RN and LPN: Pennsylvania to New Hampshire
Works on day one. Both Pennsylvania and New Hampshire are in the Nurse Licensure Compact. A multistate RN or LPN licence from Pennsylvania is valid in New Hampshire the day you arrive. Once New Hampshire is your primary residence, apply there for a New Hampshire multistate licence; most boards allow 30 to 60 days.
Electrician: Pennsylvania to New Hampshire
Exam likely. New Hampshire licenses at state level through the New Hampshire Electricians' Board (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) and reciprocates with other state boards, but Pennsylvania licenses locally through the City and county building departments, which is not a party to those agreements. Expect to document your hours and sit the New Hampshire journeyman exam.
CDL: Pennsylvania to New Hampshire
Transfers at the DMV. A commercial driver's licence transfers like any licence: within 30 days of becoming a New Hampshire resident you surrender the Pennsylvania CDL at a New Hampshire driver licence office, pass the vision test, pay the fee, and your endorsements carry over. A hazmat endorsement needs a fresh TSA threat assessment in New Hampshire. Your driving record follows you through the federal CDLIS system.
Does New Hampshire pay you to come?
No statewide program in New Hampshire pays people to move in. Towns sometimes list an offer through MakeMyMove, and employers in short-staffed trades pay relocation themselves; ask for it in writing before you accept.
Openings filed in New Hampshire
26 open positions filed with the Department of Labor by New Hampshire employers who could not fill them locally.
- Relationship Banker - NH Central MarketBank of America · Concord
- Farmworkers Laborers CropDS Cole Growers Inc · Loudon · $16/hr
- Farmworkers Laborers CropDS Cole Growers Inc · Loudon · $16/hr
- BARISTA SERVERGUSTO FOOD GROUP · MOULTONBUROUGH · $15.19/hr
- Relationship Banker - NH Central MarketBank of America · Concord
- Sr Integration & Test Engineer (Space Optical Systems)L3Harris Technologies · Nashua
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