Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Delaware

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Delaware, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Delaware are those of all other physicians, with an average annual salary of $231,110. The second highest-paying jobs are those of nurse anesthetists, with an average salary of $224,430.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Delaware has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Delaware in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Delaware (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	All Other Physicians	$231,110	$66,450	1,120
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$224,430	$112,220	70
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$219,240	$67,850	480
4	Psychiatrists	$214,280	$56,330	90
5	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$210,630	$190,370	60
6	General Dentists	$210,290	$83,000	330
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$206,550	$123,880	1,820
8	General Pediatricians	$204,050	$132,630	160
9	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$194,900	$84,040	120
10	Chief Executives	$185,880	$136,360	370
11	Dermatologists	$185,610	$177,650	50
12	Natural Sciences Managers	$181,820	$117,330	390
13	Marketing Managers	$167,850	$113,220	1,380
14	Podiatrists	$166,150	$81,890	70
15	Financial Managers	$166,040	$116,510	2,470
16	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$164,800	$121,350	460
17	All Other Managers	$154,870	$94,060	860
18	Human Resources Managers	$144,570	$67,250	550
19	Computer Network Architects	$142,840	$92,270	790
20	Industrial Production Managers	$139,840	$99,210	450
21	Training and Development Managers	$139,350	$101,460	70
22	Lawyers	$137,890	$73,560	2,660
23	General and Operations Managers	$137,790	$71,580	4,430
24	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$137,260	$43,610	410
25	Database Architects	$135,960	$117,070	90
26	Purchasing Managers	$133,880	$85,470	190
27	Data Scientists	$132,300	$94,530	480
28	Public Relations Managers	$131,330	$99,000	160
29	Pharmacists	$130,900	$97,000	970
30	Fundraising Managers	$129,700	$93,590	90
31	Administrative Services Managers	$129,570	$93,490	670
32	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$128,250	$80,350	420
33	Medical and Health Services Managers	$127,950	$80,270	1,270
34	Information Security Analysts	$127,670	$85,910	1,020
35	Financial Risk Specialists	$127,650	$67,340	1,290
36	Construction Managers	$126,420	$87,630	560
37	Physician Assistants	$126,320	$99,830	640
38	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$125,490	$102,940	840
39	Sales Engineers	$124,880	$74,060	150
40	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$124,360	$97,310	80
41	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$123,770	$72,470	1,190
42	Nurse Practitioners	$122,530	$99,160	990
43	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$122,400	$65,360	570
44	Chemical Engineers	$122,180	$75,170	470
45	Personal Financial Advisors	$121,930	$59,770	430
46	Facilities Managers	$119,960	$71,250	180
47	Optometrists	$118,860	$53,300	100
48	Software Developers	$118,450	$80,760	5,300
49	Commercial Pilots	$114,660	$77,580	230
50	Computer Occupations, All Other	$114,340	$62,500	770
51	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$111,970	$82,650	370
52	Nurse Midwives	$111,860	$47,700	70
53	Chemists	$110,200	$73,690	1,280
54	Materials Scientists	$106,760	$59,760	130
55	Computer Systems Analysts	$106,480	$66,100	2,140
56	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$105,560	$80,000	500
57	Industrial Engineers	$105,080	$77,490	900
58	Project Management Specialists	$104,900	$67,670	1,520
59	Electrical Engineers	$103,900	$67,010	530
60	Biochemists and Biophysicists	$101,850	$46,220	430
61	Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	$101,450	$56,440	100
62	Radiation Therapists	$101,150	$84,370	50
63	Civil Engineers	$100,660	$64,370	960
64	Database Administrators	$100,570	$57,340	590
65	Mechanical Engineers	$100,510	$72,550	660
66	Materials Engineers	$100,500	$72,600	120
67	Aerospace Engineers	$99,800	$77,780	30
68	Technical Writers	$99,450	$59,600	90
69	Statisticians	$98,950	$63,480	80
70	Veterinarians	$97,660	$61,700	300
71	Physical Therapists	$97,520	$72,030	980
72	Web Developers	$97,240	$73,110	160
73	Logisticians	$94,950	$64,760	690
74	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$94,570	$74,870	110
75	Insurance Underwriters	$93,820	$54,860	110
76	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$92,680	$55,140	220
77	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$92,580	$58,960	80
78	Computer Programmers	$90,120	$63,730	490
79	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$89,290	$73,050	70
80	Occupational Therapists	$87,360	$63,240	420
81	Other Education Administrators	$86,930	$46,790	70
82	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$86,530	$75,500	40
83	Operations Research Analysts	$86,100	$60,740	820
84	Funeral Home Managers	$86,070	$77,400	40
85	Environmental Engineers	$85,020	$64,000	140
86	Speech-Language Pathologists	$84,320	$61,290	510
87	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$84,220	$51,200	40
88	Financial Analysts	$84,120	$64,100	1,910
89	Dental Hygienists	$84,070	$77,690	730
90	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$83,700	$51,270	2,580
91	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$83,680	$52,320	960
92	Postsecondary Psychology Teachers	$83,280	$40,340	90
93	Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	$83,200	$39,880	50
94	Art Directors	$83,200	$69,100	50
95	All Other Special Education Teachers	$82,760	$57,270	50
96	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$82,690	$63,690	730
97	Registered Nurses	$82,230	$64,100	11,490
98	Management Analysts	$82,000	$46,890	4,200
99	Budget Analysts	$81,890	$53,800	150
100	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$81,790	$68,440	80

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Delaware – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Pediatricians	$192,880
2	Dermatologists	$170,320
3	Sales Managers	$168,490
4	Financial Managers	$163,360
5	Marketing Managers	$163,240
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$162,150
7	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$160,830
8	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$160,160
9	Podiatrists	$153,920
10	All Other Managers	$151,720

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Delaware – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$200,390
2	General Pediatricians	$181,360
3	Sales Managers	$164,180
4	Financial Managers	$164,180
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$156,820
6	Marketing Managers	$156,290
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$152,930
8	Human Resources Managers	$139,380
9	All Other Personal Service Managers, Entertainment Managers, Except Gambling; and Managers	$137,700
10	Training and Development Managers	$136,310

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Delaware – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$194,050
2	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$191,760
3	General Pediatricians	$189,470
4	Sales Managers	$165,250
5	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$158,460
6	Financial Managers	$156,820
7	Marketing Managers	$153,550
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$152,420
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$152,350
10	Sales Engineers	$152,010

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