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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Dover, DE

The median heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Dover, DE earns $54,150 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,559 a month.

10th percentile
$44,880
25th percentile
$49,070
Median percentile
$54,150
75th percentile
$56,990
90th percentile
$67,620

Based on 1,440 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

$42,711 take-home a year
Gross pay$54,150
Federal income tax−$4,318
Social Security + Medicare−$4,142
Delaware income tax (approx.)−$2,978
Monthly take-home$3,559
Every two weeks$1,643

Does it go far here?

$55,534Median pay in Dover, DE is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.5 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,354 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dover, DE

JobMedian 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
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$50,320

All heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers salaries · Take-home pay in Delaware