High paying science jobs in Delaware

Every science 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 science 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

1Chemists$129,860
Bachelor's degree
$80,500 – $170,2901,200
2Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$113,050
Doctoral or professional degree
$66,150 – $147,930280
3Biochemists and Biophysicists$101,880
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,210 – $155,080490
4Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$100,190
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,520 – $214,040270
5School Psychologists$95,990
Master's degree
$68,270 – $124,830280
6Microbiologists$82,770
Bachelor's degree
$59,040 – $128,480190
7Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$81,120
Bachelor's degree
$54,990 – $133,320600
8Chemical Technicians$78,620
Associate's degree
$44,520 – $94,660540
9Urban and Regional Planners$67,110
Master's degree
$52,120 – $101,680290
10Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$64,690
Bachelor's degree
$50,220 – $106,060290
11Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$62,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,380 – $99,000150
12Biological Technicians$58,550
Bachelor's degree
$44,570 – $77,910180
13Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$45,720
Associate's degree
$33,080 – $64,790150

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	ChemistsBachelor's degree	$129,860	$80,500 – $170,290	1,200
2	Clinical and Counseling PsychologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$113,050	$66,150 – $147,930	280
3	Biochemists and BiophysicistsDoctoral or professional degree	$101,880	$62,210 – $155,080	490
4	Medical Scientists, Except EpidemiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$100,190	$65,520 – $214,040	270
5	School PsychologistsMaster's degree	$95,990	$68,270 – $124,830	280
6	MicrobiologistsBachelor's degree	$82,770	$59,040 – $128,480	190
7	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$81,120	$54,990 – $133,320	600
8	Chemical TechniciansAssociate's degree	$78,620	$44,520 – $94,660	540
9	Urban and Regional PlannersMaster's degree	$67,110	$52,120 – $101,680	290
10	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including HealthBachelor's degree	$64,690	$50,220 – $106,060	290
11	Occupational Health and Safety TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,310	$47,380 – $99,000	150
12	Biological TechniciansBachelor's degree	$58,550	$44,570 – $77,910	180
13	Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including HealthAssociate's degree	$45,720	$33,080 – $64,790	150

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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