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Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other salary in Dover, DE

The median personal care and service workers, all other in Dover, DE earns $34,780 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,351 a month.

10th percentile
$31,610
25th percentile
$31,620
Median percentile
$34,780
75th percentile
$57,660
90th percentile
$57,660

Based on 30 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

$28,213 take-home a year
Gross pay$34,780
Federal income tax−$1,994
Social Security + Medicare−$2,661
Delaware income tax (approx.)−$1,913
Monthly take-home$2,351
Every two weeks$1,085

Does it go far here?

$35,669Median pay in Dover, DE is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.5 vs 100).
58%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 personal care and service workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Delaware