Average Salary in Delaware
Wages, household income and cost-of-living context for Delaware. All figures from federal releases, vintage 2024.
- Mean annual wage$67,640Rank #18 of 51
- Median annual wage$51,030Rank #18 of 51
- Median household income$87,534ACS 2024 1-year
- Regional price parity99.8US = 100
- Adjusted mean wage$67,776Rank #16 at national prices
- Total employment476,450Wage & salary workers
What the numbers say
The mean of $67,640 is $16,610 (32.5 %) above the median of $51,030, reflecting a right-skewed wage distribution pulled up by high earners.
Prices in Delaware sit close to the national average (RPP 99.8, where US = 100). After the adjustment, every dollar earned in Delaware buys what $67,776 would buy at national average prices.
Median household income in Delaware is $87,534 (Census ACS 2024). That figure counts all income to all people in a household — two-earner couples, Social Security, self-employment earnings — and is not directly comparable to the per-worker wage figures above.
Pay for common occupations in Delaware
Annual mean wage, cross-industry. Blank rows indicate BLS suppression for this state/occupation cell.
| Occupation | SOC | Mean wage |
|---|---|---|
| Lawyer | 23-1011 | $196,880 |
| Pharmacist | 29-1051 | $138,860 |
| Software Developer | 15-1252 | $136,170 |
| Project Management Specialist | 13-1082 | $118,430 |
| Mechanical Engineer | 17-2141 | $114,420 |
| Financial and Investment Analyst | 13-2051 | $114,200 |
| Civil Engineer | 17-2051 | $105,080 |
| Dental Hygienist | 29-1292 | $102,530 |
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