Hazardous Materials Removal Workers in Delaware
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$35,846
after federal, FICA and Delaware tax
Tax takes
$8,404
19.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$36,116
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
$44,250
Kept after tax
$35,846
Worth in national money
$36,116
State rank
45
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Delaware pays this job a middle wage of $44,250, 45 of 51 states and about 10.52% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Within Delaware this is lower-paid work. Of 445 occupations the state publishes figures for, this job ranks 343. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $44,250 the take-home is $35,846, which is worth about $36,116 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is lower, $43,720, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Delaware's $44,250 median for hazardous materials removal workers places it 45 of 51 states, about 10.52% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- Against every occupation Delaware reports, hazardous materials removal workers ranks 343 of 445, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Delaware's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for hazardous materials removal workers on its $44,250 median: $35,846 retained after tax becomes $36,116 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $43,720 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $32,000 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $44,250 |
| Top tenth earn over | $63,120 |
| This salary | $44,250 |
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 | $35,846 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $37,735 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,716 |
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 | $41,899 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,285 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 99 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Delaware earn less than $44,250. The published range is $32,000 up to $63,120, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Delaware the take-home figure of $35,846, from $44,250, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 343 of 445 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Delaware, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $36,116, the adjusted value of that $44,250 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 343 of 445 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for hazardous materials removal workers in Delaware the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $32,000 to $63,120. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Delaware is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $35,846 from $44,250. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 343 of 445 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Delaware, so $36,116 — the adjusted value of that $44,250 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 343 of 445 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $32,000 and the top tenth $63,120, so most people doing this work in Delaware sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $36,116 in national terms.
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, $35,846 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.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($32,000 to $63,120) 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 $36,116 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 $35,846 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.