SALARY · CHILDCARE WORKERS · DELAWARE

Childcare Workers salary in Delaware

Averages can hide a lot. Medians hide less. That is why this page leads with the median for childcare workers in Delaware: $33,210 a year. The mean is listed too, so you can see when a small group of high earners pulls the average upward.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$33,210

$16 per hour at the median · That is $1,770 (5.1 percent) below the national median of $34,980 for this occupation.

$34,450Mean annual salary
$17Mean hourly wage
$1,230People employed in this job in Delaware

Salary range

25th: $31,200Median: $33,21075th: $35,710
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$31,200
Median (50th percentile)$33,210
75th percentile$35,710
Mean$34,450

The middle half of workers earned from $31,200 to $35,710 a year. Do not read the percentile range as good versus bad jobs. It mostly reflects experience, hours, employer type and local demand. A new starter near the 25th percentile and a veteran near the 75th can both be fairly paid for their stage.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$27,698 a year
$2,308 a month
Federal tax $1,805 · FICA $2,541 · State tax $1,166

Caveat: the Delaware 2026 PIT-RES return booklet was not retrieved. All calculation inputs are fixed, non-indexed amounts in statute and in a Division of Revenue page covering tax years 2014 and later.

The Wilmington 1.25 percent earned income tax is separate and is not in this figure.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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