Labor Relations Specialists Salary in DE
In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Labor Relations Specialists in DE have a median annual salary of $97,390, with 280 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $70,810 at the 10th percentile to $137,870 at the 90th percentile.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22
Salary overview
Median annual salary
$97,390
Data year: 2025
Hourly median
$46.82
Employment
280
Source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS
Salary distribution
$70,810
10th
$77,590
25th
$97,390
Median
$128,940
75th
$137,870
90th
Local compared with national
DE
$97,390
Median annual · 2025
United States
$95,420
Median annual · 2025
The DE median is 2.1% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $1,970).
Top skills
- 1.Active ListeningImportance 4.4
- 2.SpeakingImportance 4.3
- 3.NegotiationImportance 4.1
- 4.Reading ComprehensionImportance 4.0
- 5.WritingImportance 4.0
- 6.Critical ThinkingImportance 4.0
- 7.PersuasionImportance 3.9
- 8.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.8
- 9.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.6
- 10.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.6
- 11.Active LearningImportance 3.5
- 12.MonitoringImportance 3.4
Career information
Education and experience
- Typical education
- Bachelor's Degree
- Experience
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
- Job zone
- 4
Technology used
- Microsoft Excel
- Internet Grievance System IGS
- Kubernetes
- LaborSoft LaborForce Arbitration/Appeals Manager module
- LaborSoft LaborForce Discipline Manager module
- LaborSoft LaborForce EEO Claims Manager module
- LaborSoft LaborForce Grievance Manager module
- LaborSoft LaborForce Incident Tracking module
- LaborSoft LaborForce Personnel Manager module
- LaborSoft LaborForce Reporting/Dashboard Manager module
- Micropact entellitrak Labor Relations Edition
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Common tasks
- Negotiate collective bargaining agreements.
- Develop employee health and safety policies.
- Investigate and evaluate union complaints or arguments to determine viability.
- Propose resolutions for collective bargaining or other labor or contract negotiations.
- Draft contract proposals or counter-proposals for collective bargaining or other labor negotiations.
- Interpret contractual agreements for employers and employees engaged in collective bargaining or other labor relations processes.
- Prepare evidence for disciplinary hearings, including preparing witnesses to testify.
- Mediate discussions between employer and employee representatives in attempt to reconcile differences.
- Review employer practices or employee data to ensure compliance with contracts on matters such as wages, hours, or conditions of employment.
- Recommend collective bargaining strategies, goals, or objectives.
Related careers
Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.
- Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
- Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
- Public Relations Specialists
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
- Administrative Services Managers
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
- Social and Community Service Managers
- Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
- Management Analysts
- Chief Executives