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Mean annual wage, all occupations in Delaware

Mean annual wage, all occupations in Delaware was $69,880 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 3.3% from 2024. That is the 18th highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, USD69,880
Change on 2024+3.3%
Rank18th of 51US states ranked
Series high69,8802025
Series low37,5202003

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Mean annual wage, all occupations in Delaware, 2003 to 2025

30K40K50K60K70K2003200720112015201920252003: 37,520 USD2004: 38,630 USD2005: 39,190 USD2006: 41,680 USD2007: 43,020 USD2008: 45,250 USD2009: 46,270 USD2010: 46,870 USD2011: 47,420 USD2012: 48,350 USD2013: 49,260 USD2014: 49,520 USD2015: 50,300 USD2016: 50,930 USD2017: 52,200 USD2018: 53,320 USD2019: 54,370 USD2020: 56,700 USD2021: 59,820 USD2022: 62,260 USD2023: 65,990 USD2024: 67,640 USD2025: 69,880 USD
USD. Source: BLS, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, all occupations (00-0000). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-15.
All 23 values
PeriodUSD
202569,880
202467,640
202365,990
202262,260
202159,820
202056,700
201954,370
201853,320
201752,200
201650,930
201550,300
201449,520
201349,260
201248,350
201147,420
201046,870
200946,270
200845,250
200743,020
200641,680
200539,190
200438,630
200337,520

Compared with United States

Place2025
Delaware69,880
United States69,770

Rankings

Definition

Average (mean) annual wage of wage and salary jobs in all occupations, in US dollars, from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Estimates refer to May of each year.

An average: high earners pull it above the median, so for the typical job use median_annual_wage. Covers employees of nonfarm establishments; the self-employed, farm workers and private household workers are excluded. Pay is straight-time gross pay: base rate, cost-of-living allowances, commissions, production bonuses and tips. Overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and employer-paid benefits are excluded.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, all occupations (00-0000). https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, all occupations (00-0000) (Mean annual wage, all occupations, Delaware, 2003 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip

MLA 9

Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, all occupations (00-0000), Mean annual wage, all occupations, Delaware, 2003 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 15 May 2026, https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/mean-annual-wage/delaware. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, all occupations (00-0000). Mean annual wage, all occupations, Delaware, 2003 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/mean-annual-wage/delaware.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, all occupations (00-0000), Mean annual wage, all occupations, Delaware, 2003 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/mean-annual-wage/delaware (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the mean annual wage, all occupations in Delaware?

Mean annual wage, all occupations in Delaware was $69,880 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 3.3% from 2024. That is the 18th highest of 51 states in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, all occupations (00-0000). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest mean annual wage, all occupations in Delaware?

$69,880 in 2025, the highest value since 2003 in this series.

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