Medical Assistants in Delaware
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$36,025
after federal, FICA and Delaware tax
Tax takes
$8,465
19.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$36,297
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
$44,490
Kept after tax
$36,025
Worth in national money
$36,297
State rank
31
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Delaware is 31 of 51 states for medical assistants, with a middle wage of $44,490. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Against 445 occupations Delaware publishes, medical assistants lands at 340. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- No great distortion either way. Delaware costs about what the country costs, so from $44,490, take-home of $36,025 is worth roughly $36,297 in national money. The average lands at $44,300, below the middle of the range.
- Delaware ranks 31 of 51 for medical assistants at $44,490. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Within Delaware, this work ranks 340 of 445 occupations by median pay, in the bottom quartile. The within-state position is the more salient one for anyone weighing this job against alternatives available to them locally.
- Price parity in Delaware is near the national base, so for medical assistants, whose median is $44,490, the adjusted figure of $36,297 differs little from $36,025 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $44,300 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Medical Assistants
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,540 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $44,490 |
| Top tenth earn over | $57,280 |
| This salary | $44,490 |
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 | $36,025 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $37,928 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,734 |
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 | $42,122 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,306 |
| 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 $44,490. The published range is $36,540 up to $57,280, 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 $36,025, worked from $44,490. 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 340 of 445.
- One number stands for prices across all of Delaware, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $36,297, the adjusted value of that $44,490 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 340 of 445 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for medical assistants in Delaware the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $36,540 to $57,280. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Delaware take-home of $36,025, on $44,490 for work ranking 340 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 340 of 445 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Delaware, so $36,297 — the adjusted value of that $44,490 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 340 of 445 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $36,540 at the tenth percentile, $57,280 at the ninetieth.
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 $36,297 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $36,025.
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 ($36,540 to $57,280) 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 $36,297 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 $36,025 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.