First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Delaware
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$44,418
after federal, FICA and Delaware tax
Tax takes
$11,292
20.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$44,752
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
$55,710
Kept after tax
$44,418
Worth in national money
$44,752
State rank
13
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is strong here. Delaware's middle earner gets $55,710, putting the state 13 of 51 — about 14.82% ahead of the national figure.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 445 occupations Delaware reports figures for, this is number 261.
- No great distortion either way. Delaware costs about what the country costs, so from $55,710, take-home of $44,418 is worth roughly $44,752 in national money. The average comes to $56,540, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For first-line supervisors of retail sales workers, Delaware sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $55,710, ranking 13 of 51 and running about 14.82% 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.
- In Delaware's occupational distribution, first-line supervisors of retail sales workers sits at 261 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 retail sales workers, whose median is $55,710, the adjusted figure of $44,752 differs little from $44,418 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $56,540 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,220 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $55,710 |
| Top tenth earn over | $76,620 |
| This salary | $55,710 |
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 | $44,418 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $46,943 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,555 |
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 | $52,567 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$4,300 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 99 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $55,710 as a midpoint for Delaware, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $38,220 and the ninetieth is $76,620 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $44,418 take-home in Delaware comes from $55,710. 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 261 of 445.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $44,752 uses one figure for the whole of Delaware. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 445 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 261.
- The Delaware median of $55,710 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $38,220 to $76,620. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $44,418, from $55,710, 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 261 of 445 locally, and the state ranks 13 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $44,752, worked from $55,710, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Delaware address, on work sitting at 261 of 445 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $38,220 and the top tenth $76,620, so most people doing this work in Delaware sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $44,752.
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 $44,418.
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 ($38,220 to $76,620) 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 $44,752 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 $44,418 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.