Essential workers whose basic pay is $200,000 or. Please remove any contact information or personal data from your feedback. [CDATA[>]]> Sign up for ValueWalks free newsletter here. 597,274 Granite Staters will receive stimulus checks totaling more than $1.5 billion in direct relief to New Hampshire families. Some of the most stress-inducing and downright thankless jobs that people held down during the pandemic include a few that its so easy to take for granted. The $12,750 income requirement equates to working 20 hours a week for 50 weeks at minimum wage as of 2020 . The state will begin issuing pandemic bonus payments starting Feb. 1 to more than 150,000 essential workers in the private sector, state Comptroller Sean Scanlon announced Tuesday. Before now, neither political party had put forward a stimulus check or hazard pay package specifically designed to address the needs of essential workers.