Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters in Delaware
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,858
after federal, FICA and Delaware tax
Tax takes
$9,082
19.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$38,143
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
$46,940
Kept after tax
$37,858
Worth in national money
$38,143
State rank
40
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Delaware is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $46,940, ranking 40 of 47 states — about 8.55% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 445 occupations Delaware reports figures for, this is number 316.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $46,940 the take-home is $37,858, which is worth about $38,143 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is higher, $48,710, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Delaware ranks 40 of 47 for structural metal fabricators and fitters, with a median of $46,940 — about 8.55% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- In Delaware's occupational distribution, structural metal fabricators and fitters sits at 316 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.
- Delaware's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for structural metal fabricators and fitters on its $46,940 median: $37,858 retained after tax becomes $38,143 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $48,710 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $31,720 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,940 |
| Top tenth earn over | $71,160 |
| This salary | $46,940 |
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 | $37,858 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,896 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,913 |
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 | $44,403 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,523 |
| 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 structural metal fabricators and fitters in Delaware earn under $46,940 and half over. The published range runs $31,720 at the tenth percentile to $71,160 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 $37,858, worked from $46,940. 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 316 of 445.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $38,143 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 316.
- Figures are distribution medians for structural metal fabricators and fitters in Delaware, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $31,720 to $71,160; 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 $37,858, on $46,940 for work ranking 316 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 316 of 445 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $38,143, worked from $46,940, 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 316 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 $48,710, 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 $31,720 at the bottom tenth to $71,160 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 $38,143 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 $37,858.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 47 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
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 $48,710. 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 ($31,720) and the ninetieth ($71,160) 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 $38,143 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 $37,858 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 47 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.