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
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$60,350	5,230	View salary detail
Financial Clerks, All Other	$60,340	590	View salary detail
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$60,230	130	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$60,160	220	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$60,130	360	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$60,090	60	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$60,060	510	View salary detail
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$60,040	80	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$59,880	1,130	View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$59,820	90	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$59,790	390	View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians	$59,700	130	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$59,680	160	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$59,650	50	View salary detail
Roofers	$59,440	230	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$59,250	100	View salary detail
Carpenters	$59,200	2,250	View salary detail
Hearing Aid Specialists	$59,160	—	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$58,870	230	View salary detail
Millwrights	$58,770	90	View salary detail
Biological Technicians	$58,550	180	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$58,530	480	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$58,470	410	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$58,410	1,910	View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities	$58,240	30	View salary detail
Pipelayers	$58,240	—	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$58,230	420	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$58,020	1,230	View salary detail
Exercise Physiologists	$57,940	90	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$57,760	110	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$57,760	110	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$57,760	950	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$57,760	110	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$57,590	9,040	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$57,270	600	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$57,190	1,020	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$57,170	670	View salary detail
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$57,160	—	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$57,130	180	View salary detail
Mechanical Drafters	$57,110	160	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$57,030	400	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$56,870	60	View salary detail
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$56,830	70	View salary detail
Curators	$56,800	60	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$56,430	320	View salary detail
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	$56,340	130	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$56,060	610	View salary detail
Community Health Workers	$55,850	280	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$55,710	110	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$55,710	4,200	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.