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Salaries & Cost of Living in New Castle County, DE

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 69 occupations in New Castle County, DE.

Jobs listed
69
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Median of medians
$50,200
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$1,558
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
99%
68 of 69

Pay and cost of living in New Castle County, DE

New Castle County, DE is part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD labor market, and this page summarizes 69 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $50,200 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is Computer and Information Systems Managers at $173,470, and the lowest is Home Health and Personal Care Aides at $29,800.

A one-bedroom apartment in New Castle County, DE has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,558 a month and a two-bedroom $1,860. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $25,996 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $50,648 a year, and 68 of the 69 occupations listed here (99%) earn enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Each occupation links to a detailed page with gross pay, take-home pay, rent, food and energy costs, and the monthly budget margin. All pages share one method, which makes it easy to compare jobs inside New Castle County, DE or against other counties.

All jobs in New Castle County, DE, highest paying first

Showing 1–50 of 69.

Occupations in New Castle County, DE ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Computer and Information Systems Managers$173,470$119,392$7,783
2Lawyers$170,660$117,657$7,638
3Financial Managers$166,920$115,347$7,446
4Sales Managers$156,500$108,913$6,910
5Software Developers$133,040$94,426$5,702
6Medical and Health Services Managers$122,920$88,177$5,182
7General and Operations Managers$121,630$87,381$5,115
8Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$108,150$78,838$4,403
9Project Management Specialists$104,160$76,294$4,191
10Registered Nurses$101,180$74,394$4,033
11Management Analysts$100,920$74,229$4,019
12First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$95,840$70,990$3,749
13Financial and Investment Analysts$95,400$70,710$3,726
14Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$89,580$66,999$3,417
15Accountants and Auditors$85,990$64,711$3,226
16Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$80,560$61,249$2,938
17Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$79,420$60,522$2,877
18Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$78,570$59,980$2,832
19Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$77,760$59,464$2,789
20Human Resources Specialists$76,700$58,788$2,733
21Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$76,580$58,712$2,726
22Electricians$74,590$57,443$2,621
23First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$72,700$56,238$2,520
24Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$71,020$55,167$2,431
25Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$70,710$54,970$2,414
26Paralegals and Legal Assistants$70,430$54,791$2,400
27First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$62,820$49,795$1,983
28Computer User Support Specialists$62,210$49,338$1,945
29Carpenters$61,780$49,017$1,918
30Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$59,370$47,214$1,768
31Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$58,460$46,533$1,711
32Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$58,140$46,294$1,691
33Construction Laborers$55,120$44,035$1,503
34Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$52,710$42,232$1,353
35Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$50,200$40,355$1,197
36First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$50,130$40,303$1,192
37Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$49,260$39,652$1,138
38Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$48,850$39,345$1,112
39Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$47,120$38,051$1,005
40Customer Service Representatives$47,070$38,014$1,001
41Office Clerks, General$47,060$38,006$1,001
42First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$46,580$37,647$971
43Nursing Assistants$46,220$37,378$948
44Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$46,140$37,318$943
45Medical Assistants$45,890$37,131$928
46Light Truck Drivers$45,740$37,019$919
47Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$45,680$36,974$915
48Social and Human Service Assistants$45,370$36,742$895
49Packers and Packagers, Hand$43,970$35,695$808
50Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$43,460$35,313$776