Dishwashers in Delaware
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$29,510
after federal, FICA and Delaware tax
Tax takes
$6,270
17.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$29,732
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
$35,780
Kept after tax
$29,510
Worth in national money
$29,732
State rank
11
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Delaware is one of the better-paying states for dishwashers. The middle earner takes $35,780, which ranks 11 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 2.79% above the national middle.
- Measured against other jobs in Delaware, this one sits low: 410 of 445 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $35,780 the take-home is $29,510, which is worth about $29,732 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is lower, $35,220, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Delaware ranks 11 of 51 states publishing a median for dishwashers, at $35,780 — about 2.79% 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.
- Dishwashers occupies position 410 of 445 in Delaware's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Delaware's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for dishwashers on its $35,780 median: $29,510 retained after tax becomes $29,732 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $35,220 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Dishwashers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $31,200 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $35,780 |
| Top tenth earn over | $39,520 |
| This salary | $35,780 |
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 | $29,510 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $30,929 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,096 |
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 | $34,014 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,535 |
| 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 dishwashers in Delaware earn under $35,780 and half over. The published range runs $31,200 at the tenth percentile to $39,520 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 $29,510, worked from $35,780. 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 410 of 445.
- Two cautions on $29,732, the adjusted value of that $35,780 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 410 of 445 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for dishwashers in Delaware, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $31,200 to $39,520; 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 $29,510, on $35,780 for work ranking 410 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 410 of 445 in the state.
- This $29,732 adjusted figure, worked from $35,780, 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 410 of 445 in the state. The occupation ranks 410 of 445 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $31,200 at the tenth percentile, $39,520 at the ninetieth.
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 $29,732 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 $29,510.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($31,200 to $39,520) 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 $29,732 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 $29,510 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.