Managers, All Other in Delaware
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$116,274
after federal, FICA and Delaware tax
Tax takes
$51,786
30.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$117,149
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
$168,060
Kept after tax
$116,274
Worth in national money
$117,149
State rank
5
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for managers, all other is strong here. Delaware's middle earner gets $168,060, putting the state 5 of 51 — about 18.44% ahead of the national figure.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 445 occupations Delaware reports, managers, all other comes in at 11 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $168,060 the take-home is $116,274, which is worth about $117,149 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is higher, $177,690, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For managers, all other, Delaware sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $168,060, ranking 5 of 51 and running about 18.44% 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.
- Managers, all other ranks 11 of 445 occupations by median in Delaware, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Delaware's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for managers, all other on its $168,060 median: $116,274 retained after tax becomes $117,149 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $177,690 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Managers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $102,950 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $168,060 |
| Top tenth earn over | $297,690 |
| This salary | $168,060 |
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 | $116,274 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $126,135 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$12,653 |
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 | $153,633 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$17,989 |
| 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 managers, all other in Delaware earn under $168,060 and half over. The published range runs $102,950 at the tenth percentile to $297,690 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Delaware's $116,274, worked from $168,060. 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 11 of 445.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $117,149 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 11.
- Figures are distribution medians for managers, all other in Delaware, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $102,950 to $297,690; 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.
- The Delaware take-home of $116,274, on $168,060 for work ranking 11 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 11 of 445 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $117,149, worked from $168,060, 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 11 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 $177,690, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $102,950 at the bottom tenth to $297,690 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $117,149 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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, $116,274 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 $177,690. 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 ($102,950) and the ninetieth ($297,690) 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 $117,149 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 $116,274 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.