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Social and Human Service Assistants salary in Delaware

The median social and human service assistants in Delaware earns $40,710 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,721 a month.

10th percentile
$33,080
25th percentile
$36,600
Median percentile
$40,710
75th percentile
$45,860
90th percentile
$49,420

Based on 1,050 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

$32,651 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,710
Federal income tax−$2,705
Social Security + Medicare−$3,114
Delaware income tax (approx.)−$2,239
Monthly take-home$2,721
Every two weeks$1,256

Does it go far here?

$40,788Median pay in Delaware is worth this at average US prices (local price level 99.8 vs 100).
51%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,401 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Delaware

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$297,470
Family Medicine Physicians$228,000
Financial Managers$181,580
Architectural and Engineering Managers$181,190
Lawyers$173,510
Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,500
Managers, All Other$168,060
Human Resources Managers$153,890

All social and human service assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Delaware