High paying medical jobs in Delaware

Every medical 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 medical 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

1Obstetricians and Gynecologists$324,080
Doctoral or professional degree
$180,200 – $325,160190
2Physicians, All Other$297,470
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,500 – $359,4101,370
3Family Medicine Physicians$228,000
Doctoral or professional degree
$122,940 – $331,570640
4Pediatricians, General$219,190
Doctoral or professional degree
$82,540 – $302,300180
5Optometrists$161,270
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,980 – $188,490190
6Pharmacists$152,880
Doctoral or professional degree
$103,170 – $178,760790
7Physician Assistants$139,350
Master's degree
$108,560 – $175,970860
8Nurse Practitioners$131,040
Master's degree
$97,450 – $162,8701,430
9Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$103,510
Associate's degree
$80,350 – $117,110170
10Speech-Language Pathologists$102,760
Master's degree
$79,880 – $135,200690
11Occupational Therapists$102,130
Master's degree
$71,280 – $138,640490
12Physical Therapists$102,050
Doctoral or professional degree
$79,930 – $136,3501,260
13Registered Nurses$99,520
Bachelor's degree
$78,340 – $123,86014,290
14Dental Hygienists$98,910
Associate's degree
$93,580 – $112,940750
15Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$98,530
Associate's degree
$83,240 – $115,800220
16Respiratory Therapists$91,080
Associate's degree
$79,210 – $109,890500
17Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$87,640
Associate's degree
$39,980 – $111,240290
18Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$84,210
Associate's degree
$61,770 – $108,980650
19Dietitians and Nutritionists$78,060
Bachelor's degree
$57,810 – $111,600290
20Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$68,710
Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,210 – $77,5802,240
21Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$68,630
Bachelor's degree
$46,650 – $98,420690
22Paramedics$64,240
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,550 – $102,140340
23Surgical Technologists$62,250
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,150 – $79,310340
24Medical Records Specialists$56,060
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,870 – $77,500610
25Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$48,370
Associate's degree
$37,250 – $61,890530
26Emergency Medical Technicians$46,790
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,060 – $57,660950
27Pharmacy Technicians$46,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,460 – $57,4001,480
28Opticians, Dispensing$46,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $60,790270
29Dietetic Technicians$41,280
Associate's degree
$33,280 – $49,880150
30Psychiatric Technicians$38,410
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,100 – $47,320350

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	Obstetricians and GynecologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$324,080	$180,200 – $325,160	190
2	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$297,470	$77,500 – $359,410	1,370
3	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$228,000	$122,940 – $331,570	640
4	Pediatricians, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$219,190	$82,540 – $302,300	180
5	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$161,270	$77,980 – $188,490	190
6	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$152,880	$103,170 – $178,760	790
7	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$139,350	$108,560 – $175,970	860
8	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$131,040	$97,450 – $162,870	1,430
9	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$103,510	$80,350 – $117,110	170
10	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$102,760	$79,880 – $135,200	690
11	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$102,130	$71,280 – $138,640	490
12	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$102,050	$79,930 – $136,350	1,260
13	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$99,520	$78,340 – $123,860	14,290
14	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$98,910	$93,580 – $112,940	750
15	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$98,530	$83,240 – $115,800	220
16	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$91,080	$79,210 – $109,890	500
17	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$87,640	$39,980 – $111,240	290
18	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$84,210	$61,770 – $108,980	650
19	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$78,060	$57,810 – $111,600	290
20	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$68,710	$59,210 – $77,580	2,240
21	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$68,630	$46,650 – $98,420	690
22	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,240	$50,550 – $102,140	340
23	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,250	$48,150 – $79,310	340
24	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,060	$36,870 – $77,500	610
25	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$48,370	$37,250 – $61,890	530
26	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,790	$39,060 – $57,660	950
27	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,430	$35,460 – $57,400	1,480
28	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,220	$31,200 – $60,790	270
29	Dietetic TechniciansAssociate's degree	$41,280	$33,280 – $49,880	150
30	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,410	$32,100 – $47,320	350

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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