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Social and Human Service Assistants salary in Dover, DE

The median social and human service assistants in Dover, DE earns $40,000 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,677 a month.

10th percentile
$33,740
25th percentile
$36,430
Median percentile
$40,000
75th percentile
$44,440
90th percentile
$48,070

Based on 170 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

$32,120 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,000
Federal income tax−$2,620
Social Security + Medicare−$3,060
Delaware income tax (approx.)−$2,200
Monthly take-home$2,677
Every two weeks$1,235

Does it go far here?

$41,023Median pay in Dover, DE is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.5 vs 100).
51%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 social and human service assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Delaware