High paying science jobs in Dover, DE
Every science occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Dover, DE. 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 Dover, DE run 2.5% below the national average (2024), so a Dover, DE salary is worth about 1.03× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.
Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,460 – $128,77030Doctoral or professional degree
$70,240 – $123,70030Master's degree
$65,230 – $100,44050Bachelor's degree
$64,150 – $114,33040Master's degree
$52,120 – $88,060120Bachelor's degree
$49,450 – $117,170110Bachelor's degree
$50,220 – $78,320150
Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.
| # | Occupation | MedianDover, DE | 10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clinical and Counseling PsychologistsDoctoral or professional degree | $111,300 | $62,460 – $128,770 | 30 |
| 2 | Medical Scientists, Except EpidemiologistsDoctoral or professional degree | $88,370 | $70,240 – $123,700 | 30 |
| 3 | School PsychologistsMaster's degree | $80,280 | $65,230 – $100,440 | 50 |
| 4 | ChemistsBachelor's degree | $79,300 | $64,150 – $114,330 | 40 |
| 5 | Urban and Regional PlannersMaster's degree | $66,550 | $52,120 – $88,060 | 120 |
| 6 | Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree | $62,950 | $49,450 – $117,170 | 110 |
| 7 | Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including HealthBachelor's degree | $59,370 | $50,220 – $78,320 | 150 |
Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Dover, DE. 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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