Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Delaware

612 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Delaware for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$44,250	—	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$44,120	2,630	View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$44,110	30	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$44,080	2,680	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$43,990	4,200	View salary detail
Orderlies	$43,800	190	View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$43,140	70	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$42,900	120	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$42,740	7,230	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$42,390	1,350	View salary detail
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	$42,220	30	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$42,030	5,530	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$41,640	240	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$41,430	170	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$41,280	150	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$40,710	1,050	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$40,530	360	View salary detail
Parking Enforcement Workers	$40,360	70	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$40,080	40	View salary detail
File Clerks	$39,940	—	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$39,720	70	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$39,630	100	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$39,520	130	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$39,520	130	View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$39,470	510	View salary detail
Gambling Dealers	$39,330	270	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$39,200	110	View salary detail
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	$38,910	50	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$38,760	170	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$38,610	—	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$38,600	870	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$38,500	680	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$38,500	130	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$38,500	—	View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$38,500	—	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$38,410	350	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$38,380	230	View salary detail
Museum Technicians and Conservators	$38,080	60	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$38,050	980	View salary detail
Aircraft Service Attendants	$37,920	40	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$37,880	880	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$37,840	5,280	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$37,810	410	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$37,710	490	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$37,690	60	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$37,440	1,280	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$37,420	7,080	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$37,350	4,130	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$37,320	5,220	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$37,320	5,220	View salary detail

Metropolitan areas in this state

Dover, DE

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.