First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers in Delaware
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$40,708
after federal, FICA and Delaware tax
Tax takes
$10,042
19.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$41,014
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
$50,750
Kept after tax
$40,708
Worth in national money
$41,014
State rank
18
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Delaware is 18 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $50,750. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 445 occupations Delaware reports figures for, this is number 281.
- No great distortion either way. Delaware costs about what the country costs, so from $50,750, take-home of $40,708 is worth roughly $41,014 in national money. The average comes to $52,840, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Delaware ranks 18 of 51 for first-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers at $50,750. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- In Delaware's occupational distribution, first-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers sits at 281 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.
- Price parity in Delaware is near the national base, so for first-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers, whose median is $50,750, the adjusted figure of $41,014 differs little from $40,708 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $52,840 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $35,400 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $50,750 |
| Top tenth earn over | $72,810 |
| This salary | $50,750 |
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 | $40,708 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $42,958 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,192 |
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 | $47,950 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,861 |
| 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 first-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers in Delaware earn under $50,750 and half over. The published range runs $35,400 at the tenth percentile to $72,810 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $40,708 take-home in Delaware comes from $50,750. 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 281 of 445.
- One number stands for prices across all of Delaware, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $41,014, the adjusted value of that $50,750 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 281 of 445 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for first-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers in Delaware, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $35,400 to $72,810; 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.
- Retained pay of $40,708, from $50,750, 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 281 of 445 locally, and the state ranks 18 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Delaware, so $41,014 — the adjusted value of that $50,750 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 281 of 445 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $52,840 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $35,400 at the bottom tenth to $72,810 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $41,014.
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 $40,708.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
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 $52,840. 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 ($35,400) and the ninetieth ($72,810) 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 $41,014 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 $40,708 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.