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Word Processors and Typists salary in Delaware

The median word processors and typists in Delaware earns $45,480 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,018 a month.

10th percentile
$39,120
25th percentile
$41,070
Median percentile
$45,480
75th percentile
$57,760
90th percentile
$83,230

Based on 50 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

$36,222 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,480
Federal income tax−$3,278
Social Security + Medicare−$3,479
Delaware income tax (approx.)−$2,501
Monthly take-home$3,018
Every two weeks$1,393

Does it go far here?

$45,567Median pay in Delaware is worth this at average US prices (local price level 99.8 vs 100).
46%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 word processors and typists salaries · Take-home pay in Delaware