Athletic Trainers in Delaware
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$47,365
after federal, FICA and Delaware tax
Tax takes
$12,285
20.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$47,722
Delaware costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Delaware — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$59,650
Kept after tax
$47,365
Worth in national money
$47,722
State rank
38
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Delaware is among the lower-paying states for athletic trainers. The middle earner takes $59,650, ranking 38 of 50 states — about 4.59% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 445 occupations Delaware reports figures for, this is number 231.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $59,650 the take-home is $47,365, which is worth about $47,722 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is higher, $64,850, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Delaware ranks 38 of 50 for athletic trainers, with a median of $59,650 — about 4.59% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- In Delaware's occupational distribution, athletic trainers sits at 231 of 445 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Delaware's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for athletic trainers on its $59,650 median: $47,365 retained after tax becomes $47,722 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $64,850 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Athletic Trainers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $41,080 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $59,650 |
| Top tenth earn over | $88,490 |
| This salary | $59,650 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Delaware | $47,365 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $50,109 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,844 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $56,235 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$4,649 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 99 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Delaware earn less than $59,650. The published range is $41,080 up to $88,490, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Delaware the take-home figure of $47,365, from $59,650, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 231 of 445 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $47,722, the adjusted value of that $59,650 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Delaware. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 231 of 445 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for athletic trainers in Delaware the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $41,080 to $88,490. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Delaware is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $47,365 from $59,650. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 231 of 445 locally.
- This $47,722 adjusted figure, worked from $59,650, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 231 of 445 in the state. The occupation ranks 231 of 445 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $64,850, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $41,080 at the bottom tenth to $88,490 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Delaware is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $47,722 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Delaware then takes its own share, leaving $47,365.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 50 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Delaware is $64,850. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($41,080) and the ninetieth ($88,490) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Delaware's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $47,722 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $47,365 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Delaware income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.