High paying business and finance jobs in Delaware

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Delaware. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Delaware run 0.2% below the national average (2024), so a Delaware salary is worth about 1.00× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Delaware.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Delaware · Employed

1Financial Risk Specialists$139,440
Bachelor's degree
$80,810 – $178,5701,160
2Project Management Specialists$122,190
Bachelor's degree
$74,770 – $166,6601,770
3Financial and Investment Analysts$101,800
Bachelor's degree
$68,530 – $168,4502,290
4Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$101,270
Bachelor's degree
$51,480 – $165,8403,570
5Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$99,560
Bachelor's degree
$61,260 – $136,700290
6Management Analysts$99,480
Bachelor's degree
$59,540 – $165,0504,120
7Labor Relations Specialists$97,390
Bachelor's degree
$70,810 – $137,870280
8Logisticians$96,090
Bachelor's degree
$67,380 – $139,590520
9Business Operations Specialists, All Other$95,040
Bachelor's degree
$56,970 – $172,8501,600
10Accountants and Auditors$95,020
Bachelor's degree
$60,500 – $132,5506,570
11Credit Analysts$94,680
Bachelor's degree
$64,830 – $166,040720
12Financial Examiners$92,390
Bachelor's degree
$57,790 – $162,760430
13Compliance Officers$91,050
Bachelor's degree
$51,930 – $137,5402,150
14Training and Development Specialists$88,570
Bachelor's degree
$57,260 – $119,7801,590
15Loan Officers$83,130
Bachelor's degree
$45,670 – $148,2101,420
16Buyers and Purchasing Agents$82,920
Bachelor's degree
$57,530 – $128,0401,400
17Budget Analysts$82,000
Bachelor's degree
$65,980 – $122,260260
18Financial Specialists, All Other$80,610
Bachelor's degree
$59,810 – $129,3601,330
19Cost Estimators$79,290
Bachelor's degree
$49,580 – $108,280730
20Human Resources Specialists$77,700
Bachelor's degree
$50,960 – $132,0302,720
21Fundraisers$71,250
Bachelor's degree
$46,100 – $105,060320
22Tax Preparers$51,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,910 – $74,650240
23Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$49,020
Bachelor's degree
$34,330 – $79,870400

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianDelaware	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Financial Risk SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$139,440	$80,810 – $178,570	1,160
2	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$122,190	$74,770 – $166,660	1,770
3	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$101,800	$68,530 – $168,450	2,290
4	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$101,270	$51,480 – $165,840	3,570
5	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$99,560	$61,260 – $136,700	290
6	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$99,480	$59,540 – $165,050	4,120
7	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$97,390	$70,810 – $137,870	280
8	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$96,090	$67,380 – $139,590	520
9	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$95,040	$56,970 – $172,850	1,600
10	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$95,020	$60,500 – $132,550	6,570
11	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$94,680	$64,830 – $166,040	720
12	Financial ExaminersBachelor's degree	$92,390	$57,790 – $162,760	430
13	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$91,050	$51,930 – $137,540	2,150
14	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$88,570	$57,260 – $119,780	1,590
15	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$83,130	$45,670 – $148,210	1,420
16	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$82,920	$57,530 – $128,040	1,400
17	Budget AnalystsBachelor's degree	$82,000	$65,980 – $122,260	260
18	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$80,610	$59,810 – $129,360	1,330
19	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$79,290	$49,580 – $108,280	730
20	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$77,700	$50,960 – $132,030	2,720
21	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$71,250	$46,100 – $105,060	320
22	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,960	$37,910 – $74,650	240
23	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$49,020	$34,330 – $79,870	400

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Delaware. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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