Library Technicians in Delaware
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,337
after federal, FICA and Delaware tax
Tax takes
$9,243
19.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$38,625
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
$47,580
Kept after tax
$38,337
Worth in national money
$38,625
State rank
15
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for library technicians is strong here. Delaware's middle earner gets $47,580, putting the state 15 of 51 — about 6.73% ahead of the national figure.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Library technicians ranks 310 among 445 occupations Delaware publishes pay for.
- No great distortion either way. Delaware costs about what the country costs, so from $47,580, take-home of $38,337 is worth roughly $38,625 in national money. The average lands at $47,420, below the middle of the range.
- For library technicians, Delaware sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $47,580, ranking 15 of 51 and running about 6.73% 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.
- Position 310 of 445 in Delaware places library technicians in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Price parity in Delaware is near the national base, so for library technicians, whose median is $47,580, the adjusted figure of $38,625 differs little from $38,337 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $47,420 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Library Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $34,830 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,580 |
| Top tenth earn over | $60,560 |
| This salary | $47,580 |
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 | $38,337 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,411 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,960 |
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 | $44,999 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,580 |
| 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 $47,580. The published range is $34,830 up to $60,560, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Delaware's $38,337, worked from $47,580. 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 310 of 445.
- One number stands for prices across all of Delaware, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $38,625, the adjusted value of that $47,580 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 310 of 445 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for library technicians in Delaware the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $34,830 to $60,560. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Delaware take-home of $38,337, on $47,580 for work ranking 310 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 310 of 445 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Delaware, so $38,625 — the adjusted value of that $47,580 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 310 of 445 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $34,830 at the bottom tenth to $60,560 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Delaware sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $38,625 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $38,337 of this wage survives to your account.
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 ($34,830 to $60,560) 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 $38,625 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 $38,337 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.