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Product manager · NH

Product manager equity comp in New Hampshire

How product managers earning rsu, sometimes + espp should plan around New Hampshire's no-income-tax regime.

Typical comp shape

Product managers usually earn rsu, sometimes + espp. Common employers include Alphabet, Meta, Stripe.

What New Hampshire changes

New Hampshire has no wage income tax, which is structurally favorable for product managers with meaningful RSU comp. The savings vs a CA-resident colleague can be $30-60k per year at senior IC levels. That math is why Austin and Seattle are the two top relocation destinations for Bay Area tech workers.

Planning cadence

For a product manager in New Hampshire, the three planning windows are: after each RSU vest (withholding check and sell-vs-hold), before any ISO exercise (AMT model at federal only), and in Q4 (estimated tax top-up to clear the safe harbor). A move-out question — if you're considering leaving New Hampshire for a high-tax state, time it around vesting.

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