Tire Repairers and Changers in Delaware
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,626
after federal, FICA and Delaware tax
Tax takes
$9,004
19.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$37,909
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
$46,630
Kept after tax
$37,626
Worth in national money
$37,909
State rank
2
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Delaware is one of the better-paying states for tire repairers and changers. The middle earner takes $46,630, which ranks 2 of 50 states with published figures. That is about 23.65% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 445 occupations Delaware reports figures for, this is number 323.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $46,630 the take-home is $37,626, which is worth about $37,909 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is lower, $45,490, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Delaware ranks 2 of 50 states publishing a median for tire repairers and changers, at $46,630 — about 23.65% 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.
- In Delaware's occupational distribution, tire repairers and changers sits at 323 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 tire repairers and changers on its $46,630 median: $37,626 retained after tax becomes $37,909 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $45,490 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Tire Repairers and Changers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,360 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,630 |
| Top tenth earn over | $48,550 |
| This salary | $46,630 |
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 | $37,626 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,647 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,891 |
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 | $44,115 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,496 |
| 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 tire repairers and changers in Delaware earn under $46,630 and half over. The published range runs $37,360 at the tenth percentile to $48,550 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 $37,626, worked from $46,630. 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 323 of 445.
- One number stands for prices across all of Delaware, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $37,909, the adjusted value of that $46,630 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 323 of 445 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for tire repairers and changers in Delaware, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $37,360 to $48,550; 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 $37,626, on $46,630 for work ranking 323 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 323 of 445 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Delaware, so $37,909 — the adjusted value of that $46,630 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 323 of 445 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $37,360 at the tenth percentile, $48,550 at the ninetieth.
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 $37,909 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Delaware adds its own income tax on top — which is why $37,626 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($37,360 to $48,550) 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 $37,909 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 $37,626 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.