Radiologic Technologists and Technicians in Delaware
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$63,745
after federal, FICA and Delaware tax
Tax takes
$20,465
24.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$64,225
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
$84,210
Kept after tax
$63,745
Worth in national money
$64,225
State rank
17
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is strong here. Delaware's middle earner gets $84,210, putting the state 17 of 51 — about 5.12% ahead of the national figure.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 445 occupations Delaware reports figures for, this is number 114.
- No great distortion either way. Delaware costs about what the country costs, so from $84,210, take-home of $63,745 is worth roughly $64,225 in national money. The average lands at $83,340, below the middle of the range.
- For radiologic technologists and technicians, Delaware sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $84,210, ranking 17 of 51 and running about 5.12% 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.
- In Delaware's occupational distribution, radiologic technologists and technicians sits at 114 of 445 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Price parity in Delaware is near the national base, so for radiologic technologists and technicians, whose median is $84,210, the adjusted figure of $64,225 differs little from $63,745 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $83,340 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $61,770 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $84,210 |
| Top tenth earn over | $108,980 |
| This salary | $84,210 |
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 | $63,745 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $68,072 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,826 |
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 | $78,060 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$8,048 |
| 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 radiologic technologists and technicians in Delaware earn under $84,210 and half over. The published range runs $61,770 at the tenth percentile to $108,980 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 $63,745, worked from $84,210. 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 114 of 445.
- Two cautions on $64,225, the adjusted value of that $84,210 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Delaware. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 114 of 445 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for radiologic technologists and technicians in Delaware, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $61,770 to $108,980; 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 $63,745, on $84,210 for work ranking 114 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 114 of 445 in the state.
- This $64,225 adjusted figure, worked from $84,210, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 114 of 445 in the state. The occupation ranks 114 of 445 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $61,770 at the bottom tenth to $108,980 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $64,225.
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 $63,745.
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 ($61,770 to $108,980) 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 $64,225 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 $63,745 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.