Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Salary in Delaware

The median for secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Delaware is $77,960 a year, somewhat above the national $72,040 (+8%); the state ranks 15th of 51 states by median. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education earn 49% more than the median across all occupations in Delaware ($52,190). Every neighbouring state pays more: New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland range from $78,670 in Maryland to $82,200 in New Jersey. Delaware employs 5,360 secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education, 11.1 per 1,000 jobs, the 42nd largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.61 means the occupation is more concentrated in Delaware than nationally.

Delaware vs the United States, May 2025

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Delaware and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
DelawareHourly******5,36011.061.61
Annual$51,420$61,690$77,960$82,460$95,220$74,240
United StatesHourly******1,065,210––
Annual$48,780$59,980$72,040$92,570$107,600$76,320
$0$25k$50k$75k$100k10th10th: $51,420$51,42025th25th: $61,690$61,690MedianMedian: $77,960$77,96075th75th: $82,460$82,46090th90th: $95,220$95,220US median
Delaware annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.
Rank by median
15th of 51 states
Rank by employment
42nd of 51 states
Location quotient
1.61
Jobs per 1,000
11.06

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Delaware's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Delaware

2 metropolitan areas and 1 nonmetropolitan area touching Delaware publish a row for secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

AreaMedian hourlyMedian annual10th pct (annual)90th pct (annual)EmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD*$80,560$58,870$103,48025,4608.791.28
Dover, DE*$76,710$49,880$80,7001,05015.462.26
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area*$78,890$51,410$94,4701,51015.472.26

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Delaware*$77,9605,3601.61
Maryland*$78,67016,6400.88
New Jersey*$82,20038,1401.30
Pennsylvania*$78,80052,2401.26

See the national page for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education (every state ranked) and the Delaware wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Delaware estimates.

*
Wage estimate not available.
  • Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
  • Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.