The highest paying job in Delaware is Nurse Anesthetists, with a median salary of $236,800 per year. Below is the complete ranking of the top 25 careers in DE based on 2024 Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
Data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024
Ranked by median annual salary. Click any job to see the full salary breakdown including percentile data and state-by-state comparisons.
| Rank | Occupation | Median Salary | Mean Salary | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nurse Anesthetists | $236,800 | $215,760 | 70 |
| 2 | Psychiatrists | $236,740 | $238,660 | 80 |
| 3 | Family Medicine Physicians | $235,960 | $238,210 | 640 |
| 4 | Physicians, All Other | $232,180 | $223,310 | 1,100 |
| 5 | Dentists, General | $224,690 | $228,740 | 360 |
| 6 | Pediatricians, General | $211,340 | $205,530 | 250 |
| 7 | Sales Manager | $201,090 | $199,560 | 1,070 |
| 8 | Chief Executives | $190,460 | $233,680 | 440 |
| 9 | Podiatrists | $187,180 | $170,240 | 70 |
| 10 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $180,960 | $194,130 | 1,610 |
| 11 | Financial Manager | $180,050 | $196,990 | 2,800 |
| 12 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $173,910 | $174,410 | 430 |
| 13 | Lawyer | $172,710 | $196,880 | 2,970 |
| 14 | Managers, All Other | $170,310 | $177,020 | 1,170 |
| 15 | Sales Engineers | $166,400 | $168,830 | 100 |
| 16 | Training and Development Managers | $165,350 | $158,800 | 40 |
| 17 | Commercial Pilots | $155,640 | $164,410 | 100 |
| 18 | Public Relations Managers | $154,200 | $160,060 | 160 |
| 19 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $153,600 | $205,520 | N/A |
| 20 | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | $150,590 | $150,520 | 310 |
| 21 | Database Architects | $146,430 | $150,060 | N/A |
| 22 | Human Resources Manager | $145,630 | $154,060 | 630 |
| 23 | Industrial Production Managers | $142,790 | $147,390 | 390 |
| 24 | Pharmacist | $140,470 | $138,860 | 790 |
| 25 | Physician Assistants | $138,720 | $140,450 | 690 |
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The top-paying careers in Delaware are concentrated in Healthcare Practitioners fields. The #1 job, Nurse Anesthetists, pays $165,565 more than the state average of $71,234 per year.
Among the top 25, the minimum median salary is $138,720, meaning all jobs on this list pay significantly above the national average.
See how Delaware's top salaries compare to other states.
Rankings are based on median annual salary from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, May 2024 estimates. We use median rather than mean salary because it better represents typical earnings and is less affected by outliers.
Only occupations with state-level data published by BLS are included. Some specialized or rare occupations may not have data for every state. For full methodology details, see our Methodology page.