Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary in Delaware
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$94,445
after federal, FICA and Delaware tax
Tax takes
$38,265
28.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$95,156
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
$132,710
Kept after tax
$94,445
Worth in national money
$95,156
State rank
7
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Delaware is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $132,710, which ranks 7 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 25.35% above the national middle.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 445 occupations Delaware reports, this job comes in at 30 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Cost of living is unremarkable here. From $132,710, tax leaves $94,445, and adjusting for local prices barely moves it — about $95,156 in comparable terms. Here the average runs under the middle, at $130,130.
- Delaware ranks 7 of 51 states publishing a median for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary, at $132,710 — about 25.35% 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.
- Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary ranks 30 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.
- Because Delaware sits close to the national price level, the real-terms figure for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary — median $132,710 — tracks the post-tax figure closely: $94,445 retained, $95,156 adjusted. ⚠️ Neither is a wage; the second describes what the first buys. Mean pay of $130,130 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $101,350 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $132,710 |
| Top tenth earn over | $152,520 |
| This salary | $132,710 |
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 | $94,445 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $101,973 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$9,782 |
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 | $121,699 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$13,821 |
| 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 education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Delaware earn under $132,710 and half over. The published range runs $101,350 at the tenth percentile to $152,520 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 $94,445, worked from $132,710. 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 30 of 445.
- One number stands for prices across all of Delaware, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $95,156, the adjusted value of that $132,710 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 30 of 445 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Delaware, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $101,350 to $152,520; 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 $94,445, on $132,710 for work ranking 30 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 30 of 445 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Delaware, so $95,156 — the adjusted value of that $132,710 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 30 of 445 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $101,350 at the tenth percentile, $152,520 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 $95,156.
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 $94,445.
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 ($101,350 to $152,520) 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 $95,156 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 $94,445 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.