Take-home pay in New Hampshire by business structure

At $100,000 of profit, an owner in New Hampshire keeps $78,701 as an LLC taxed as an S corp and $76,332 as a sole proprietor, after 2026 taxes and fees. Change the profit to see your own numbers.

$78,701 a year

kept from $100,000 of profit as an LLC taxed as an S corp in New Hampshire, after every tax and fee counted here. That is $6,659 more than as a C corporation.

New Hampshire, 2026: $100,000 profit, single filer

Structure	Taxes and fees	You keep	Share
Sole proprietorship	$23,668	$76,332	76%
Single-member LLC	$23,737	$76,263	76%
LLC taxed as an S corp most	$21,299	$78,701	79%
S corporation	$21,299	$78,701	79%
C corporation	$27,958	$72,042	72%

What New Hampshire takes from a business owner

New Hampshire has no personal income tax on wages or business income.revenue.nh.gov, checked Oct 23, 2026
An LLC pays the state Annual Report, $100 a yearquickstart.sos.nh.gov, checked Oct 23, 2026.
New Hampshire business profits tax (sole proprietors and LLCs) applies to Sole prop, LLCrevenue.nh.gov, checked Oct 23, 2026.
New Hampshire business profits tax (S corporations and LLCs taxed as S corps) applies to LLC as S corp, S corprevenue.nh.gov, checked Oct 23, 2026.
New Hampshire business enterprise tax applies to Sole prop, LLC, LLC as S corp, S corp, C corprevenue.nh.gov, checked Oct 23, 2026.
New Hampshire taxes an S corp like a C corp, so the S election saves only federal tax hererevenue.nh.gov, checked Oct 23, 2026.
An S corp owner on payroll pays New Hampshire unemployment tax at 1.7% on the first $14,000 of salary in the first yearnhes.nh.gov, checked Oct 23, 2026.

What you keep at each profit

Profit	Sole prop	LLC	LLC as S corp	S corp	C corp
$50,000	$40,268	$40,191	$39,260	$39,260	$37,484
$100,000	$76,332	$76,263	$78,701	$78,701	$72,042
$150,000	$108,482	$108,413	$114,471	$114,471	$102,795
$250,000	$175,302	$175,225	$184,373	$184,373	$166,034
$500,000	$308,135	$308,073	$341,319	$341,319	$317,018

Single filer, no other income, revenue 1.5 times profit, the default salary for S and C corps. The most kept at each profit is green.

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