High paying social service jobs in Delaware

Every social service 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 social service 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

1Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$81,880
Bachelor's degree
$56,260 – $102,000380
2Marriage and Family Therapists$76,580
Master's degree
$53,730 – $91,140400
3Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$74,070
Master's degree
$47,750 – $96,1401,700
4Healthcare Social Workers$64,620
Master's degree
$47,550 – $88,760780
5Health Education Specialists$63,300
Bachelor's degree
$37,400 – $99,360340
6Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$60,060
Master's degree
$47,550 – $81,210510
7Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$56,020
Master's degree
$36,940 – $80,7101,700
8Community Health Workers$55,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,810 – $74,530280
9Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$53,640
Bachelor's degree
$35,620 – $77,490320
10Rehabilitation Counselors$48,840
Master's degree
$39,200 – $73,560340
11Child, Family, and School Social Workers$48,520
Bachelor's degree
$44,440 – $73,580910
12Social and Human Service Assistants$40,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,080 – $49,4201,050

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	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$81,880	$56,260 – $102,000	380
2	Marriage and Family TherapistsMaster's degree	$76,580	$53,730 – $91,140	400
3	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$74,070	$47,750 – $96,140	1,700
4	Healthcare Social WorkersMaster's degree	$64,620	$47,550 – $88,760	780
5	Health Education SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$63,300	$37,400 – $99,360	340
6	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social WorkersMaster's degree	$60,060	$47,550 – $81,210	510
7	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health CounselorsMaster's degree	$56,020	$36,940 – $80,710	1,700
8	Community Health WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,850	$35,810 – $74,530	280
9	Community and Social Service Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$53,640	$35,620 – $77,490	320
10	Rehabilitation CounselorsMaster's degree	$48,840	$39,200 – $73,560	340
11	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$48,520	$44,440 – $73,580	910
12	Social and Human Service AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,710	$33,080 – $49,420	1,050

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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