Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education in Delaware
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$57,255
after federal, FICA and Delaware tax
Tax takes
$16,775
22.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$57,686
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
$74,030
Kept after tax
$57,255
Worth in national money
$57,686
State rank
12
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Delaware is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $74,030, which ranks 12 of 50 states with published figures. That is about 18.11% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 445 occupations Delaware reports figures for, this is number 157.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $74,030 the take-home is $57,255, which is worth about $57,686 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is lower, $68,420, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Delaware ranks 12 of 50 states publishing a median for kindergarten teachers, except special education, at $74,030 — about 18.11% 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.
- In Delaware's occupational distribution, kindergarten teachers, except special education sits at 157 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.
- Delaware's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for kindergarten teachers, except special education on its $74,030 median: $57,255 retained after tax becomes $57,686 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $68,420 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $46,940 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $74,030 |
| Top tenth earn over | $82,950 |
| This salary | $74,030 |
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 | $57,255 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $60,910 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,995 |
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 | $68,835 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$6,899 |
| 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 kindergarten teachers, except special education in Delaware earn under $74,030 and half over. The published range runs $46,940 at the tenth percentile to $82,950 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Delaware the take-home figure of $57,255, from $74,030, 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 157 of 445 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $57,686, the adjusted value of that $74,030 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 157 of 445 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for kindergarten teachers, except special education in Delaware, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $46,940 to $82,950; 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.
- Take-home for Delaware is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $57,255 from $74,030. 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 157 of 445 locally.
- This $57,686 adjusted figure, worked from $74,030, 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 157 of 445 in the state. The occupation ranks 157 of 445 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $68,420, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $46,940 at the bottom tenth to $82,950 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $57,686 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Delaware adds its own income tax on top — which is why $57,255 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
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 $68,420. 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 is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($46,940 to $82,950) 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 $57,686 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 $57,255 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.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.