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Salaries in Delaware: pay for 539 occupations, May 2025

Across all occupations, employees in Delaware had a median pay of $52,190 a year ($25.09 an hour) in May 2025, with 484,790 jobs counted. That is 2% above the national median of $50,980.

Highest median pay in Delaware

Occupations with the most jobs

All occupations in Delaware, A to Z

OccupationMedian a yearMedian an hourJobs
Accountants and Auditors$95,020$45.696,570
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers$56,830$27.3270
Administrative Services Managers$139,910$67.27720
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$78,600$37.79200
Advertising Sales Agents$52,480$25.23140
Agricultural Equipment Operators$49,910$24.0040
Agricultural Inspectors$51,590$24.8090
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$126,770not published70
Agricultural Technicians$52,510$25.25not published
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$83,550$40.17240
Aircraft Service Attendants$37,920$18.2340
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians$34,400$16.5450
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$31,200$15.001,360
Animal Caretakers$33,910$16.301,230
Animal Trainers$33,810$16.2590
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$97,030$46.65120
Architectural and Civil Drafters$73,040$35.12290
Architectural and Engineering Managers$181,190$87.11560
Archivists$53,890$25.9150
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$103,320not published150
Athletic Trainers$59,650not published50
Audio and Video Technicians$59,700$28.70130
Audiologists$85,700$41.2070
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$69,990$33.65not published
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$48,780$23.45340
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$58,410$28.081,910
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$36,530$17.56370
Bakers$36,730$17.66290
Bartenders$36,840$17.712,820
Bicycle Repairers$35,650$17.1430
Bill and Account Collectors$46,680$22.44990
Billing and Posting Clerks$52,110$25.051,270
Biochemists and Biophysicists$101,880$48.98490
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$101,380not published130
Biological Scientists, All Other$113,400$54.52not published
Biological Technicians$58,550$28.15180
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$51,780$24.894,600
Brickmasons and Blockmasons$66,550$32.00200
Brokerage Clerks$61,390$29.51not published
Budget Analysts$82,000$39.42260
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other$38,100$18.32not published
Bus Drivers, School$42,390$20.381,350
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$60,510$29.09380
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$63,590$30.57670
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$95,040$45.691,600
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$130,370not published280
Butchers and Meat Cutters$47,040$22.61250
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$82,920$39.861,400
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$60,090$28.8960
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$73,280$35.2350
Cardiologists$239,200 or more$115.00 or more90
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$87,640$42.13290
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$62,400$30.00190
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$79,230not published560
Carpenters$59,200$28.462,250
Carpet Installers$50,350$24.2170
Cashiers$33,490$16.1011,450
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$57,030$27.42400
Chefs and Head Cooks$61,440$29.54590
Chemical Engineers$133,670$64.27370
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$63,200$30.391,160
Chemical Technicians$78,620$37.80540
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$104,610not published80
Chemists$129,860$62.431,200
Chief Executives$199,990$96.15390
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$48,520$23.33910
Childcare Workers$33,210$15.971,230
Chiropractorsnot publishednot published140
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$62,120$29.86350
Civil Engineers$100,220$48.19920
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$72,370$34.79not published
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$37,440$18.001,280
Clergy$63,260$30.41120
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$68,630$33.00690
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$113,050$54.35280
Coaches and Scouts$45,200not published600
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,120$22.17100
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$48,350$23.25not published
Commercial Pilots$163,600not published220
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$100,260not published60
Community Health Workers$55,850$26.85280
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$53,640$25.79320
Compensation and Benefits Managers$166,070$79.8450
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$99,560$47.87290
Compliance Officers$91,050$43.782,150
Computer Hardware Engineers$135,690$65.2430
Computer Network Architects$148,390$71.34760
Computer Network Support Specialists$60,580$29.13330
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$50,010$24.04170
Computer Occupations, All Other$137,470$66.09860
Computer Programmersnot publishednot published450
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$102,080not published120
Computer Systems Analysts$110,560$53.162,140
Computer User Support Specialists$62,160$29.891,890
Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,500$81.012,140
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$51,550$24.78250
Concierges$32,420$15.5940
Conservation Scientists$63,850$30.7080
Construction Laborers$45,550$21.903,240
Construction Managers$132,150$63.53610
Construction and Building Inspectors$72,700$34.95570
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$75,720$36.40150
Cooks, Fast Food$31,840$15.31850
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$44,080$21.192,680
Cooks, Restaurant$37,840$18.195,280
Cooks, Short Order$38,500$18.51not published
Correctional Officers and Jailers$65,880$31.671,730
Cost Estimators$79,290$38.12730
Counselors, All Other$48,990$23.55not published
Counter and Rental Clerks$38,600$18.56870
Couriers and Messengers$38,760$18.63170
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners$44,760$21.5240
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$44,600$21.44980
Crane and Tower Operators$60,160$28.92220
Credit Analysts$94,680$45.52720
Credit Counselors$52,840$25.4040
Crematory Operators$50,320$24.1930
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary$80,510not published40
Crossing Guards and Flaggers$36,500$17.55580
Curators$56,800$27.3160
Customer Service Representatives$48,190$23.177,470
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$41,640$20.02240
Data Entry Keyers$37,810$18.18410
Data Scientistsnot publishednot published770
Database Administrators$100,910$48.52670
Database Architects$147,800$71.06not published
Demonstrators and Product Promoters$31,200$15.00not published
Dental Assistants$47,600$22.89990
Dental Hygienists$98,910$47.55750
Dental Laboratory Technicians$38,500$18.51not published
Dentists, Generalnot publishednot published390
Dermatologists$442,120$212.5640
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$122,050$58.68140
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$98,530$47.37220
Dietetic Technicians$41,280$19.85150
Dietitians and Nutritionists$78,060$37.53290
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$31,880$15.331,540
Dishwashers$35,780$17.201,520
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$57,170$27.49670
Driver/Sales Workers$31,200$15.00not published
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$50,170$24.12350
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$57,160$27.48not published
Economists$159,120$76.5070
Editors$75,020$36.07170
Education Administrators, All Other$102,430$49.2580
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$132,710not published1,100
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$128,570$61.81360
Education Teachers, Postsecondarynot publishednot published120
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$58,230$27.99420
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$56,870$27.3460
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$74,070$35.611,700
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers$44,290$21.2930
Electrical Engineers$126,970$61.04660
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$97,180$46.72330
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$67,360$32.39130
Electrical and Electronics Drafters$63,460$30.5160
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$86,290$41.48160
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$47,880$23.02610
Electricians$63,700$30.632,260
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehiclesnot publishednot published50
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$75,920not published2,900
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$42,900$20.63120
Emergency Medical Technicians$46,790$22.49950
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$130,730not published210
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$75,780$36.43not published
Engineers, All Other$103,580$49.80not published
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$97,100not publishednot published
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Techniciansnot publishednot published80
Environmental Engineers$95,720$46.02150
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$45,720$21.98150
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$64,690$31.10290
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$46,900$22.55130
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$78,920$37.941,320
Exercise Physiologists$57,940$27.8590
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$44,340$21.321,210
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,140$22.18470
Facilities Managers$129,260$62.14240
Family Medicine Physicians$228,000$109.62640
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$61,850$29.7370
Farm and Home Management Educators$63,300$30.4380
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$33,090$15.91220
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals$36,940$17.7690
Fast Food and Counter Workers$31,300$15.0513,310
Fence Erectors$50,630$24.34not published
File Clerks$39,940$19.20not published
Financial Clerks, All Other$60,340$29.01590
Financial Examiners$92,390$44.42430
Financial Managers$181,580$87.302,810
Financial Risk Specialists$139,440$67.041,160
Financial Specialists, All Other$80,610$38.761,330
Financial and Investment Analysts$101,800$48.942,290
Firefighters$46,710$22.46560
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$81,100$38.992,590
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$84,760$40.75240
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$59,790$28.75390
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers$66,550$31.9970
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$74,670$35.90not published
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$48,120$23.134,030
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers$60,370$29.02110
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$50,750$24.40790
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$74,340$35.74250
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$83,250$40.031,890
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$86,260$41.47960
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$75,220$36.175,480
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$48,940$23.53340
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$131,080$63.02410
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$79,100$38.031,450
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other$47,640$22.9040
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$55,710$26.794,200
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$62,840$30.21180
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$62,510$30.052,270
Fish and Game Wardensnot publishednot published60
Floral Designers$39,630$19.05100
Food Batchmakers$37,220$17.90380
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$31,240$15.02not published
Food Preparation Workers$35,930$17.282,400
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other$33,840$16.27not published
Food Processing Workers, All Other$39,470$18.98510
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$31,430$15.111,010
Food Service Managers$74,430$35.78770
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$101,100not published70
Fundraisers$71,250$34.26320
Fundraising Managers$131,750$63.34120
Funeral Attendants$46,720$22.46110
Funeral Home Managersnot publishednot published60
Gambling Cage Workers$36,500$17.5550
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers$37,140$17.8640
Gambling Dealers$39,330$18.91270
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators$38,910$18.7150
General and Operations Managers$137,220$65.975,000
Genetic Counselors$106,010$50.9740
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$93,640$45.02110
Graphic Designers$60,130$28.91360
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand$47,780$22.9740
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,390$21.3450
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$34,350$16.511,270
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$44,250$21.28not published
Health Education Specialists$63,300$30.43340
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$68,890$33.12not published
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$105,780not published260
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$78,650$37.81110
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors$118,440$56.9450
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$49,990$24.0490
Healthcare Social Workers$64,620$31.07780
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$57,760$27.77110
Hearing Aid Specialists$59,160$28.44not published
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$62,320$29.961,730
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,590$27.699,040
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters$56,340$27.09130
Helpers--Carpenters$33,920$16.31190
Helpers--Electricians$36,560$17.5860
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$40,530$19.49360
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$36,070$17.34140
Helpers--Production Workers$38,380$18.45230
Highway Maintenance Workers$45,450$21.8590
Home Appliance Repairers$53,390$25.6760
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$34,320$16.5011,820
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$31,200$15.001,680
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$35,730$17.18740
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$50,850$24.45290
Human Resources Managers$153,890$73.99580
Human Resources Specialists$77,700$37.362,720
Industrial Engineers$120,190$57.79820
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$67,320$32.37890
Industrial Production Managers$153,000$73.56370
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$60,350$29.025,230
Information Security Analysts$137,030$65.88720
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$54,240$26.08240
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$57,190$27.501,020
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$48,310$23.23510
Instructional Coordinators$79,290$38.12980
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$53,570$25.75280
Insulation Workers, Mechanical$44,850$21.56340
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$49,990$24.03720
Insurance Sales Agents$46,710$22.461,220
Insurance Underwritersnot publishednot published210
Interior Designers$60,360$29.02190
Interpreters and Translatorsnot publishednot published110
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$49,010$23.56570
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$35,320$16.989,220
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$131,340$63.14120
Judicial Law Clerks$64,720$31.11100
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$74,030not published70
Labor Relations Specialists$97,390$46.82280
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$37,320$17.945,220
Landscape Architectsnot publishednot published30
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$37,350$17.964,130
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$33,730$16.22710
Lawyers$173,510$83.422,920
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$66,130$31.79980
Legal Support Workers, All Other$81,170$39.03290
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$77,700$37.35370
Library Assistants, Clerical$37,090$17.83270
Library Technicians$47,580$22.88210
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$68,710$33.032,240
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Othernot publishednot published90
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$31,930$15.35360
Light Truck Drivers$43,990$21.154,200
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$57,760$27.77950
Loan Officers$83,130$39.971,420
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers$63,640$30.6050
Locomotive Engineersnot publishednot published290
Lodging Managers$73,850$35.51130
Logisticians$96,090$46.20520
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$44,110$21.2130
Machinists$62,650$30.12310
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$103,510$49.77170
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$34,150$16.421,820
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$36,450$17.52630
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$50,150$24.113,310
Management Analysts$99,480$47.834,120
Managers, All Other$168,060$80.801,280
Manicurists and Pedicurists$31,200$15.00780
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$101,270$48.693,570
Marketing Managersnot publishednot published1,060
Marriage and Family Therapists$76,580$36.82400
Massage Therapists$58,870$28.30230
Materials Engineers$131,320$63.1440
Materials Scientistsnot publishednot published90
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$101,510not published130
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$35,500$17.075,430
Mechanical Drafters$57,110$27.46160
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$77,820$37.4150
Mechanical Engineers$125,130$60.16610
Medical Assistants$44,490$21.392,880
Medical Equipment Preparers$53,300$25.63190
Medical Equipment Repairers$62,260$29.93300
Medical Records Specialists$56,060$26.95610
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$100,190$48.17270
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$44,500$21.394,510
Medical Transcriptionists$34,070$16.38not published
Medical and Health Services Managers$134,820$64.821,560
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$49,020$23.57400
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$60,060$28.88510
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$37,710$18.13490
Meter Readers, Utilities$58,240$28.0030
Microbiologists$82,770$39.79190
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$67,780not published2,350
Millwrights$58,770$28.2590
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$43,770$21.041,210
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers$43,060$20.70330
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$51,460$24.74130
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$67,010$32.22540
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$47,940$23.0590
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,220$21.74120
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$81,530$39.2080
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$38,790$18.65not published
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$60,230$28.96130
Museum Technicians and Conservators$38,080$18.3160
Natural Sciences Managersnot publishednot published440
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$94,200$45.29850
New Accounts Clerks$47,150$22.67140
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists$55,600$26.7370
Nuclear Medicine Technologists$100,470$48.3070
Nurse Midwives$127,510$61.30not published
Nurse Practitioners$131,040$63.001,430
Nursing Assistants$42,030$20.215,530
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$98,170not published240
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$324,080$155.81190
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$81,120$39.00600
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$62,310$29.96150
Occupational Therapists$102,130$49.10490
Occupational Therapy Assistants$78,640$37.81220
Office Clerks, General$42,740$20.557,230
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$39,200$18.85110
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$49,620$23.86750
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$58,020$27.891,230
Operations Research Analysts$101,070$48.59660
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$44,540$21.42not published
Opticians, Dispensing$46,220$22.22270
Optometrists$161,270$77.54190
Order Clerks$41,430$19.92170
Orderlies$43,800$21.06190
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$54,230$26.0780
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$38,500$18.51680
Packers and Packagers, Hand$37,290$17.932,030
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$58,530$28.14480
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,110$23.13160
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$63,110$30.342,480
Paramedics$64,240$30.88340
Parking Attendants$34,230$16.46200
Parking Enforcement Workers$40,360$19.4070
Parts Salespersons$38,050$18.29980
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$54,020$25.97150
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$56,430$27.13320
Pediatricians, General$219,190$105.38180
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other$36,380$17.49not published
Personal Financial Advisors$125,050$60.12not published
Pest Control Workers$45,300$21.78300
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation$54,190$26.0540
Pharmacists$152,880$73.50790
Pharmacy Aides$38,500$18.51130
Pharmacy Technicians$46,430$22.321,480
Phlebotomists$48,110$23.13430
Photographers$50,100$24.09180
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators$42,220$20.3030
Physical Therapist Aides$34,060$16.38300
Physical Therapist Assistants$74,610$35.87340
Physical Therapists$102,050$49.061,260
Physician Assistants$139,350$67.00860
Physicians, All Other$297,470$143.011,370
Physicists$82,590$39.7150
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary$108,810not published70
Pipelayers$58,240$28.00not published
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$64,720$31.111,590
Podiatrists$170,560$82.0060
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$92,970$44.701,800
Postal Service Clerks$61,710$29.67230
Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,880$28.791,130
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$58,470$28.11410
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents$98,550$47.3840
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$101,070not publishednot published
Power Plant Operators$103,010$49.5380
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other$82,200$39.5290
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$36,360$17.482,000
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$40,080$19.2740
Printing Press Operators$44,600$21.44210
Private Detectives and Investigators$55,710$26.78110
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$81,880$39.37380
Procurement Clerks$47,470$22.82140
Producers and Directors$72,650$34.93150
Production Workers, All Other$39,720$19.1070
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$62,700$30.14450
Project Management Specialists$122,190$58.751,770
Property Appraisers and Assessors$57,610$27.70130
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$67,600$32.50790
Protective Service Workers, All Other$39,520$19.00130
Psychiatric Technicians$38,410$18.47350
Psychiatrists$279,410$134.33100
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$102,340not publishednot published
Public Relations Managers$153,010$73.56170
Public Relations Specialists$76,120$36.59930
Public Safety Telecommunicators$53,140$25.55260
Purchasing Managersnot publishednot published150
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers$60,740$29.2040
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$84,210$40.49650
Radiologists$239,200 or more$115.00 or more160
Rail Car Repairers$78,900$37.93130
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators$80,610$38.75130
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters$80,410$38.66not published
Real Estate Brokers$68,690$33.02100
Real Estate Sales Agents$47,180$22.68900
Receptionists and Information Clerks$36,310$17.462,880
Recreation Workers$33,790$16.251,230
Recreational Therapists$51,110$24.5770
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$61,290$29.47600
Registered Nurses$99,520$47.8514,290
Rehabilitation Counselors$48,840$23.48340
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$43,140$20.7470
Residential Advisors$34,530$16.60350
Respiratory Therapists$91,080$43.79500
Retail Salespersons$35,360$17.0013,400
Roofers$59,440$28.58230
Sailors and Marine Oilers$60,040$28.8680
Sales Engineers$167,200$80.3880
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$67,540$32.472,910
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$62,280$29.942,920
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$107,830$51.84960
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$64,590$31.0590
School Bus Monitors$36,560$17.58280
School Psychologists$95,990$46.15280
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$77,960not published5,360
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,970$23.066,320
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$83,750$40.272,300
Security Guards$36,360$17.483,430
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$59,680$28.69160
Self-Enrichment Teachers$34,730$16.70260
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,520$22.85110
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$48,440$23.2930
Sewing Machine Operators$37,690$18.1260
Shampooers$32,150$15.46200
Sheet Metal Workers$61,460$29.55440
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$44,120$21.212,630
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$37,880$18.21880
Skincare Specialists$50,820$24.44130
Slaughterers and Meat Packers$31,200$15.0050
Social Science Research Assistants$68,230$32.8040
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other$92,330$44.39100
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary$100,550not published50
Social Workers, All Other$93,250$44.83130
Social and Community Service Managers$75,950$36.52930
Social and Human Service Assistants$40,710$19.571,050
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary$123,710not publishednot published
Software Developers$133,020$63.953,380
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$106,060$50.99520
Soil and Plant Scientists$65,310$31.4060
Special Education Teachers, All Other$85,040not published50
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$65,990not published1,070
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$77,420not publishednot published
Special Education Teachers, Preschool$59,250not published100
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$78,490not published1,160
Speech-Language Pathologists$102,760$49.40690
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$77,630$37.3240
Statisticians$109,570$52.6870
Stockers and Order Fillers$37,420$17.997,080
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$59,820$28.7690
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$46,940$22.57110
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$56,020$26.931,700
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$36,510$17.55not published
Surgeons, All Other$239,200 or more$115.00 or more70
Surgical Technologists$62,250$29.93340
Survey Researchersnot publishednot published80
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$57,130$27.47180
Surveyors$82,890$39.85120
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$35,980$17.30180
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers$44,450$21.37not published
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$72,900$35.05110
Tax Preparers$51,960$24.98240
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$67,230not published90
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$37,830not published5,040
Technical Writers$90,370$43.4580
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$66,670$32.05440
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$93,850$45.12310
Tellers$45,340$21.801,400
Therapists, All Other$90,120$43.3330
Tire Repairers and Changers$46,630$22.42230
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$65,270$31.38140
Tour and Travel Guides$33,210$15.97330
Training and Development Managers$172,340$82.8670
Training and Development Specialists$88,570$42.581,590
Transportation Inspectorsnot publishednot published90
Transportation Workers, All Other$33,420$16.0740
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$145,000$69.71310
Travel Agentsnot publishednot published210
Tree Trimmers and Pruners$49,330$23.72not published
Tutors$33,240$15.98590
Upholsterers$49,860$23.9740
Urban and Regional Planners$67,110$32.27290
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$31,200$15.00200
Veterinariansnot publishednot published230
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$38,610$18.56not published
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$48,370$23.25530
Waiters and Waitresses$36,880$17.737,580
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$64,940$31.22340
Web Developers$76,020$36.55not published
Web and Digital Interface Designers$93,880$45.14130
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$46,120$22.18280
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$57,270$27.54600
Word Processors and Typists$45,480$21.8750

"Not published" means BLS did not release that figure for this state. "$239,200 or more" and "$115.00 or more" are the highest values BLS reports in state tables.

How pay is spread in Delaware

By median pay, Delaware is number 19 of the 54 states and territories in the figures. The lowest-paid tenth of employees earned less than $31,650 a year and the highest-paid tenth more than $127,690. The middle half, between the 25% and 75% lines, earned from $37,300 to $81,560. For the whole country those outer lines were $31,200 and $128,560. The average (mean) pay was $69,880, 34% above the median, because high earners lift an average more than a median. The 484,790 jobs counted here are 0.3% of all jobs in the national figures.

The kinds of work

Adding up the occupations with a published job count, the largest fields of work in Delaware are Office and Administrative Support (59,200 jobs, 13%), Food Preparation and Serving Related (45,290 jobs, 10%), Sales and Related (43,730 jobs, 9%) and Transportation and Material Moving (41,240 jobs, 9%). Some occupations are far more common here than elsewhere. Set against their share of all jobs in the country, the most concentrated are Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers (12.0 times the national share), Financial Risk Specialists (5.8 times the national share) and Financial Clerks, All Other (5.2 times the national share). The table on this page lists 539 occupations; for 25 of them the Bureau released a job count but no pay figure.

Same job, different pay

Among the 110 occupations with at least 1,000 jobs and a yearly median in the state, 51 pay more than the same occupation does nationally, 33 pay less and 26 are within 2%. The widest gaps above the national median are for Chemists ($129,860 here, $91,240 nationally), Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators ($60,350 here, $46,420 nationally) and General and Operations Managers ($137,220 here, $105,770 nationally). The widest gaps below it are for Insurance Sales Agents ($46,710 here, $62,280 nationally), Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products ($62,280 here, $72,080 nationally) and Bus Drivers, School ($42,390 here, $47,920 nationally). A gap in pay is not a gap in living standard: prices, housing costs and taxes differ between states, and these statistics do not adjust for them.

Questions about pay in Delaware

What is the median salary in Delaware?

The median pay of all employees in Delaware was $52,190 a year ($25.09 an hour) in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national median was $50,980.

What is the most common job in Delaware?

Registered Nurses, with 14,290 jobs and a median pay of $99,520 a year.

What are the highest-paying jobs in Delaware?

The three highest medians published as a figure are Dermatologists ($442,120), Obstetricians and Gynecologists ($324,080) and Physicians, All Other ($297,470). Occupations shown as "$239,200 or more" are paid above the highest value the Bureau reports.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked in November 2026. Figures are for employees, before tax, and leave out overtime pay and benefits. They are official statistics, not advice or a pay offer; see bls.gov/oes for the original tables.

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