Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary in Delaware
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$74,774
after federal, FICA and Delaware tax
Tax takes
$26,736
26.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$75,336
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
$101,510
Kept after tax
$74,774
Worth in national money
$75,336
State rank
2
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Delaware is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $101,510, which ranks 2 of 48 states with published figures. That is about 26.98% above the national middle.
- Within Delaware this is well-paid work. Of 445 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 69 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- No great distortion either way. Delaware costs about what the country costs, so from $101,510, take-home of $74,774 is worth roughly $75,336 in national money. The average comes to $104,480, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Delaware ranks 2 of 48 states publishing a median for mathematical science teachers, postsecondary, at $101,510 — about 26.98% 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.
- Ranked against every occupation Delaware publishes a median for, mathematical science teachers, postsecondary sits 69 of 445 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Price parity in Delaware is near the national base, so for mathematical science teachers, postsecondary, whose median is $101,510, the adjusted figure of $75,336 differs little from $74,774 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $104,480 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $61,060 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $101,510 |
| Top tenth earn over | $154,180 |
| This salary | $101,510 |
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 | $74,774 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $80,242 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$7,239 |
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 | $93,736 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$9,999 |
| 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 $101,510. The published range is $61,060 up to $154,180, 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 $74,774, worked from $101,510. 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 69 of 445.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $75,336 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 69.
- Reported values are medians; for mathematical science teachers, postsecondary in Delaware the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $61,060 to $154,180. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Delaware take-home of $74,774, on $101,510 for work ranking 69 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 69 of 445 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $75,336, worked from $101,510, 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 69 of 445 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $61,060 and the top tenth $154,180 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $75,336 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Delaware then takes its own share, leaving $74,774.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 48 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($61,060) and the ninetieth ($154,180) 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 $75,336 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 $74,774 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 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.