Chemical Technicians in Delaware
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$60,181
after federal, FICA and Delaware tax
Tax takes
$18,439
23.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$60,634
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
$78,620
Kept after tax
$60,181
Worth in national money
$60,634
State rank
3
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Delaware is one of the better-paying states for chemical technicians. The middle earner takes $78,620, which ranks 3 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 30.19% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 445 occupations Delaware reports figures for, this is number 135.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $78,620 the take-home is $60,181, which is worth about $60,634 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is lower, $72,110, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Delaware ranks 3 of 51 states publishing a median for chemical technicians, at $78,620 — about 30.19% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- In Delaware's occupational distribution, chemical technicians sits at 135 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 chemical technicians on its $78,620 median: $60,181 retained after tax becomes $60,634 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $72,110 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Chemical Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $44,520 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $78,620 |
| Top tenth earn over | $94,660 |
| This salary | $78,620 |
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 | $60,181 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $64,139 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,370 |
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 | $72,994 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$7,417 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 99 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of chemical technicians in Delaware earn under $78,620 and half over. The published range runs $44,520 at the tenth percentile to $94,660 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Delaware's $60,181, worked from $78,620. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 135 of 445.
- One number stands for prices across all of Delaware, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $60,634, the adjusted value of that $78,620 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 135 of 445 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for chemical technicians in Delaware, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $44,520 to $94,660; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The Delaware take-home of $60,181, on $78,620 for work ranking 135 of 445 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 135 of 445 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Delaware, so $60,634 — the adjusted value of that $78,620 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 135 of 445 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $72,110, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $44,520 at the tenth percentile, $94,660 at the ninetieth.
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 $60,634.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Delaware's own levy, $60,181 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
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 $72,110. 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 is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($44,520 to $94,660) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Delaware rather than a national figure.
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 $60,634 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 $60,181 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.