Veterinary Technologists and Technicians in Delaware
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,928
after federal, FICA and Delaware tax
Tax takes
$9,442
19.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$39,221
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
$48,370
Kept after tax
$38,928
Worth in national money
$39,221
State rank
20
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Delaware pays this job around $48,370 at the midpoint, 20 of 51 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 445 occupations Delaware reports figures for, this is number 299.
- Cost of living is unremarkable here. From $48,370, tax leaves $38,928, and adjusting for local prices barely moves it — about $39,221 in comparable terms. Averages run higher here, $48,740, since top earners drag the number up.
- For veterinary technologists and technicians the Delaware median is $48,370, ranking 20 of 51 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- In Delaware's occupational distribution, veterinary technologists and technicians sits at 299 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.
- Because Delaware sits close to the national price level, the real-terms figure for veterinary technologists and technicians — median $48,370 — tracks the post-tax figure closely: $38,928 retained, $39,221 adjusted. ⚠️ Neither is a wage; the second describes what the first buys. Mean pay of $48,740 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,250 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $48,370 |
| Top tenth earn over | $61,890 |
| This salary | $48,370 |
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 | $38,928 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $41,045 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,018 |
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 | $45,734 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,650 |
| 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 $48,370. The published range is $37,250 up to $61,890, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Delaware the take-home figure of $38,928, from $48,370, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 299 of 445 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Delaware, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $39,221, the adjusted value of that $48,370 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 299 of 445 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for veterinary technologists and technicians in Delaware the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $37,250 to $61,890. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Delaware is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $38,928 from $48,370. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 299 of 445 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Delaware, so $39,221 — the adjusted value of that $48,370 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 299 of 445 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $37,250 at the tenth percentile, $61,890 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 $39,221 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 $38,928.
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 ($37,250 to $61,890) 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 $39,221 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 $38,928 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.