High paying management jobs in Delaware

Every management 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 management 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

1Chief Executives$199,990
Bachelor's degree
$119,990 – $523,940390
2Financial Managers$181,580
Bachelor's degree
$129,930 – $321,6202,810
3Architectural and Engineering Managers$181,190
Bachelor's degree
$131,490 – $222,050560
4Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,500
Bachelor's degree
$124,290 – $310,2502,140
5Managers, All Other$168,060
Bachelor's degree
$102,950 – $297,6901,280
6Human Resources Managers$153,890
Bachelor's degree
$85,760 – $273,790580
7Public Relations Managers$153,010
Bachelor's degree
$107,670 – $265,000170
8Industrial Production Managers$153,000
Bachelor's degree
$99,770 – $214,960370
9Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$145,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$101,250 – $210,080310
10Administrative Services Managers$139,910
Bachelor's degree
$101,030 – $208,470720
11General and Operations Managers$137,220
Bachelor's degree
$73,430 – $310,7005,000
12Medical and Health Services Managers$134,820
Bachelor's degree
$89,000 – $298,1801,560
13Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$132,710
Master's degree
$101,350 – $152,5201,100
14Construction Managers$132,150
Bachelor's degree
$95,730 – $209,400610
15Facilities Managers$129,260
Bachelor's degree
$90,540 – $192,290240
16Education Administrators, Postsecondary$128,570
Master's degree
$82,640 – $331,850360
17Social and Community Service Managers$75,950
Bachelor's degree
$56,870 – $113,700930
18Food Service Managers$74,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,820 – $107,200770
19Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$67,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,720 – $110,690790
20Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$58,230
Bachelor's degree
$43,910 – $92,630420

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	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$199,990	$119,990 – $523,940	390
2	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$181,580	$129,930 – $321,620	2,810
3	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$181,190	$131,490 – $222,050	560
4	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$168,500	$124,290 – $310,250	2,140
5	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$168,060	$102,950 – $297,690	1,280
6	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$153,890	$85,760 – $273,790	580
7	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$153,010	$107,670 – $265,000	170
8	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$153,000	$99,770 – $214,960	370
9	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$145,000	$101,250 – $210,080	310
10	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$139,910	$101,030 – $208,470	720
11	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$137,220	$73,430 – $310,700	5,000
12	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$134,820	$89,000 – $298,180	1,560
13	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$132,710	$101,350 – $152,520	1,100
14	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$132,150	$95,730 – $209,400	610
15	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$129,260	$90,540 – $192,290	240
16	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$128,570	$82,640 – $331,850	360
17	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$75,950	$56,870 – $113,700	930
18	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,430	$57,820 – $107,200	770
19	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,600	$45,720 – $110,690	790
20	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$58,230	$43,910 – $92,630	420

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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