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Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary in Dover, DE

The median paralegals and legal assistants in Dover, DE earns $58,830 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,851 a month.

10th percentile
$44,220
25th percentile
$49,190
Median percentile
$58,830
75th percentile
$67,330
90th percentile
$88,730

Based on 220 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

$46,214 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,830
Federal income tax−$4,880
Social Security + Medicare−$4,500
Delaware income tax (approx.)−$3,236
Monthly take-home$3,851
Every two weeks$1,777

Does it go far here?

$60,334Median pay in Dover, DE is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.5 vs 100).
35%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
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$54,150

All paralegals and legal assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Delaware