Database Administrators salary in Dover, DE

The median database administrators in Dover, DE earns $83,080 a year, 21% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,226 a month.

10th percentile: $52,350
25th percentile: $65,170
Median percentile: $83,080
75th percentile: $96,820
90th percentile: $99,210

Based on 50 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$62,707 take-home a year

Gross pay	$83,080
Federal income tax	−$9,448
Social Security + Medicare	−$6,356
Delaware income tax (approx.)	−$4,569
Monthly take-home	$5,226
Every two weeks	$2,412

Does it go far here?

$85,204Median pay in Dover, DE is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.5 vs 100).

26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,354 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dover, DE

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$119,990
Registered Nurses	$91,620
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$76,710
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$75,080
Accountants and Auditors	$72,730
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$67,210
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$61,100
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$54,150

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