# New Hampshire — Wage garnishment limits and exempt earnings by state

For New Hampshire, earnings wholly exempt is 50 times the minimum hourly wage as established by the Fair Labor Standards Act; statute is Section 512:21 List of Exemptions, verified against its source on 2026-08-30.

- **State:** New Hampshire _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Earnings wholly exempt:** 50 times the minimum hourly wage as established by the Fair Labor Standards Act _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute:** Section 512:21 List of Exemptions. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> case, the wages of the defendant earned before the service of a writ upon the trustee founded upon a debt on a judgment to the amount of 50 times the minimum hourly wage as established by the Fair Labor Standards Act for each week shall be exempt. The employer shall pay said exempted amount to the employee on the usual

## Source

- https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/LII/512/512-21.htm

Last verified: 2026-08-30. Review by: 2027-02-22.
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