What jobs pay in Delaware

$69,880avg. a year, all jobs
$33.60 an hour · 484,790 employed

Average and median pay for 64 jobs in Delaware, with pay by metro area. All figures are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025.

Top-paying jobs in Delaware

Average annual pay, May 2025 (jobs on this site)

Average pay by state, all jobs

May 2025 · Delaware highlighted · tap a state
Under $61k$61k–$65k$65k–$72k$72k+Delaware

Why people trust JobPayFacts

Official government dataEvery number comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey of employers, not self-reported salaries.
Every state and city830 jobs across all 50 states, D.C. and 199 large metro areas.
Updated every yearNew figures each spring when BLS releases them. This site uses May 2025 data.
Browse all jobs

Pay for 64 jobs in Delaware

Sorted by number of jobs. Jobs with too few workers or too little survey data in Delaware aren't listed.

JobAvg. payJobs
Registered Nurses$99,46014,290
Retail Salespersons$37,39013,400
Fast Food and Counter Workers$33,65013,310
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$35,30011,820
Cashiers$33,88011,450
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$37,8709,220
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,3809,040
Waiters and Waitresses$43,0707,580
Customer Service Representatives$51,7007,470
Office Clerks, General$44,2107,230
Stockers and Order Fillers$40,6807,080
Accountants and Auditors$97,9306,570
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$49,1406,320
Nursing Assistants$42,2905,530
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$77,7905,480
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$35,7405,430
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$74,2405,360
Cooks, Restaurant$39,1905,280
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$53,4805,230
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$39,7405,220
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$40,3505,040
General and Operations Managers$163,8205,000
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$53,8804,600
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$44,8404,510
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$56,5404,200
Light Truck Drivers$46,4804,200
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$39,6804,130
Management Analysts$106,1704,120
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$52,1604,030
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$105,9403,570
Security Guards$43,7503,430
Software Developers$138,1103,380
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$54,5603,310
Construction Laborers$48,0203,240
Lawyers$199,9702,920
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$74,7202,920
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$76,2902,910
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$73,2302,900
Medical Assistants$44,3002,880
Receptionists and Information Clerks$38,1602,880
Bartenders$42,8902,820
Financial Managers$203,8902,810
Human Resources Specialists$85,2302,720
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$42,7202,680
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$45,1502,630
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$84,5202,590
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$69,8602,480
Food Preparation Workers$36,3602,400
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$71,2702,350
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$105,4702,300
Financial and Investment Analysts$116,2402,290
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$67,5102,270
Electricians$70,7502,260
Carpenters$62,6902,250
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$69,5002,240
Compliance Officers$92,0202,150
Computer and Information Systems Managers$190,9502,140
Computer Systems Analysts$115,0402,140
Packers and Packagers, Hand$40,7502,030
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$37,2402,000
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$58,5001,910
Computer User Support Specialists$66,0401,890
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$88,1401,890
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$34,2901,820
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.