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All Occupations Salary Information in Sussex County, Delaware

The annual and hourly salary statistics of all occupations in Sussex County, Delaware are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage statistics of all occupations in Sussex County is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2012 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of All Occupations in Sussex County, Delaware

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
90th Percentile Wage	$65,480
75th Percentile Wage	$42,780
50th Percentile Wage	$28,630
25th Percentile Wage	$21,280
10th Percentile Wage	$17,750

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for all occupations in Sussex County, Delaware in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,750.

Table 2. Hourly Salary of All Occupations in Sussex County, Delaware

Percentile Bracket	Average Hourly Salary
90th Percentile Wage	$31.48
75th Percentile Wage	$20.57
50th Percentile Wage	$13.77
25th Percentile Wage	$10.23
10th Percentile Wage	$8.52

Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for all occupations in Sussex County, Delaware. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $31.48. The median hourly salary is $13.77. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $8.52.

Table 3. Compare All Occupations Salary in Sussex County with Other Delaware Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $28,630, Sussex County is the second highest paying city for all occupations in state of Delaware, following the highest paying city Dover (median annual salary of $32,740). Compared with Dover, the median annual salary of all occupations in Sussex County is 12.6 percent (12.6%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Dover	$32,740
Sussex County	$28,630

Table 4. Comparison of All Occupations Salary in Sussex County, Delaware, and the Nation

From Table 4, notice that the median annual salary of all occupations in Sussex County is lower than the salary statistics of both state of Delaware and the United States. Specifically, the median salary of all occupations in Sussex County ($28,630) is 22.0 percent (22.0%) lower than that in Delaware ($36,710) and 17.6 percent (17.6%) lower than that in the United States ($34,750).

Region	Median annual Salary
Delaware	$36,710
USA	$34,750
Sussex County	$28,630