Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Delaware
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$40,259
after federal, FICA and Delaware tax
Tax takes
$9,891
19.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$40,562
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
$50,150
Kept after tax
$40,259
Worth in national money
$40,562
State rank
24
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Delaware pays this job around $50,150 at the midpoint, 24 of 51 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Against other work in Delaware, this sits in the middle: 285 of 445 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- No great distortion either way. Delaware costs about what the country costs, so from $50,150, take-home of $40,259 is worth roughly $40,562 in national money. The average comes to $54,560, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For maintenance and repair workers, general the Delaware median is $50,150, ranking 24 of 51 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- Maintenance and repair workers, general ranks 285 of 445 occupations in Delaware by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- Price parity in Delaware is near the national base, so for maintenance and repair workers, general, whose median is $50,150, the adjusted figure of $40,562 differs little from $40,259 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $54,560 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,510 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $50,150 |
| Top tenth earn over | $78,380 |
| This salary | $50,150 |
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 | $40,259 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $42,476 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,148 |
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 | $47,392 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,808 |
| 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 $50,150. The published range is $36,510 up to $78,380, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Delaware the take-home figure of $40,259, from $50,150, 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 285 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 $40,562, the adjusted value of that $50,150 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 285 of 445 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for maintenance and repair workers, general in Delaware the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $36,510 to $78,380. 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 $40,259 from $50,150. 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 285 of 445 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Delaware, so $40,562 — the adjusted value of that $50,150 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 285 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 $54,560, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $36,510, the highest tenth $78,380, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
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 $40,562 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, $40,259 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.
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 $54,560. 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 ($36,510) and the ninetieth ($78,380) 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 $40,562 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 $40,259 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.