Biological Scientists, All Other in Delaware
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$82,354
after federal, FICA and Delaware tax
Tax takes
$31,047
27.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$82,973
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
$113,400
Kept after tax
$82,354
Worth in national money
$82,973
State rank
3
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for biological scientists, all other is strong here. Delaware's middle earner gets $113,400, putting the state 3 of 50 — about 14.64% ahead of the national figure.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 445 occupations Delaware reports, biological scientists, all other comes in at 49 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- No great distortion either way. Delaware costs about what the country costs, so from $113,400, take-home of $82,354 is worth roughly $82,973 in national money. The average lands at $113,330, below the middle of the range.
- For biological scientists, all other, Delaware sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $113,400, ranking 3 of 50 and running about 14.64% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- Biological scientists, all other ranks 49 of 445 occupations by median in Delaware, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Price parity in Delaware is near the national base, so for biological scientists, all other, whose median is $113,400, the adjusted figure of $82,973 differs little from $82,354 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $113,330 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Biological Scientists, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $67,330 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $113,400 |
| Top tenth earn over | $159,570 |
| This salary | $113,400 |
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 | $82,354 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $88,607 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$8,210 |
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 | $104,511 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$11,340 |
| 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 $113,400. The published range is $67,330 up to $159,570, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $82,354 take-home in Delaware comes from $113,400. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 49 of 445.
- One number stands for prices across all of Delaware, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $82,973, the adjusted value of that $113,400 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 49 of 445 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for biological scientists, all other in Delaware the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $67,330 to $159,570. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $82,354, from $113,400, assumes a single Delaware filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 49 of 445 locally, and the state ranks 3 of 50 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Delaware, so $82,973 — the adjusted value of that $113,400 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 49 of 445 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $67,330, the highest tenth $159,570, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $82,973.
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 $82,354.
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.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($67,330) and the ninetieth ($159,570) 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 $82,973 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 $82,354 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.