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Highest Paying Jobs in Delaware

Ranked by the average of the local median wages BLS publishes for Delaware, among 87 occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Highest paying occupations in Delaware
#OccupationAverage median wageWorkers in state
1Computer and Information Systems Managers$173,41715,290
2Lawyers$170,31019,210
3Financial Managers$167,07918,900
4Marketing Managers$166,4088,320
5Sales Managers$156,81710,490
6Software Developers$132,77128,920
7Medical and Health Services Managers$123,02314,490
8General and Operations Managers$121,73270,440
9Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$108,12411,250
10Computer Systems Analysts$104,9748,930
11Project Management Specialists$104,16817,450
12Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$102,8968,050
13Registered Nurses$100,84777,980
14Management Analysts$99,73216,390
15Financial and Investment Analysts$95,40010,050
16First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$94,02111,770
17Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$89,38113,530
18Accountants and Auditors$85,87030,860
19First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$85,40010,060
20Compliance Officers$82,1418,890
21Buyers and Purchasing Agents$81,1819,520
22Insurance Sales Agents$81,1418,640
23Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$80,32628,020
24Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$79,27917,780
25First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$79,06210,160

Highest-paying jobs in Delaware

This ranking covers 87 occupations that employ at least 1,000 people in Delaware. The figure used is the employment-weighted average of the local median wages published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, May 2025) for the state's wage areas. Computer and Information Systems Managers comes first at $173,417 a year; number 25 on the list, First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, averages $79,062.

Each occupation links to its Delaware page with the wage areas, the counties and what is left after taxes and living costs. Pay is only part of the picture, so compare it with local rents and taxes before choosing where to work.