Jobs that pay the biggest premium in Dover, DE

Each occupation's median wage in Dover, DE compared against the national median for the same occupation. Unlike a cost-of-living adjustment — which scales every job in a state by the same constant and so cannot change their order — this genuinely re-ranks, and it shows where Dover, DE pays a real premium. Limited to occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

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

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OccupationMedian, Dover, DE · vs. national

1Coaches and Scouts$61,690
Bachelor's degree
$31,200 – $125,180+30.4%
2First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$75,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,740 – $83,510+28.4%
3Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$90,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,830 – $97,120+22.1%
4Optometrists$165,660
Doctoral or professional degree
$103,000 – $202,850+21.3%
5Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$127,650
Master's degree
$112,980 – $141,290+20.6%
6Sales Managers$178,130
Bachelor's degree
$95,880 – $239,250+20.1%
7First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$57,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,570 – $73,840+19.3%
8Tire Repairers and Changers$44,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,240 – $45,220+18.6%
9Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$75,080
Bachelor's degree
$49,280 – $89,380+17.4%
10Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$74,620
Master's degree
$43,700 – $91,140+16.0%
11Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$76,880
Bachelor's degree
$60,690 – $88,620+16.0%
12Information and Record Clerks, All Other$56,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,430 – $69,720+14.9%
13Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$89,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$67,840 – $118,680+14.9%
14General and Operations Managers$119,990
Bachelor's degree
$69,990 – $204,450+13.4%
15Rehabilitation Counselors$52,110
Master's degree
$40,560 – $68,510+11.2%
16Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$75,880
Master's degree
$54,080 – $91,560+11.1%
17Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$111,300
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,460 – $128,770+10.7%
18Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$41,370
No formal educational credential
$35,060 – $46,030+10.5%
19Physical Therapist Assistants$75,580
Associate's degree
$36,200 – $90,280+10.5%
20Marketing Managers$182,640
Bachelor's degree
$108,620 – $260,920+9.5%
21Fundraisers$79,400
Bachelor's degree
$39,380 – $108,860+9.4%
22Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$80,750
Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,000 – $87,030+9.0%
23Education Administrators, Postsecondary$113,470
Master's degree
$78,850 – $179,540+8.5%
24Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$41,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $46,720+8.5%
25Butchers and Meat Cutters$43,470
No formal educational credential
$37,230 – $66,670+8.3%
26Pharmacists$151,930
Doctoral or professional degree
$84,870 – $184,730+7.8%
27Project Management Specialists$109,940
Bachelor's degree
$63,110 – $144,640+7.4%
28Training and Development Specialists$74,330
Bachelor's degree
$48,510 – $107,170+7.3%
29Architectural and Civil Drafters$70,840
Associate's degree
$44,130 – $86,110+7.1%
30Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$111,270
Bachelor's degree
$78,180 – $134,070+6.7%
31Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$47,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,560 – $59,380+6.7%
32Billing and Posting Clerks$51,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $62,170+6.6%
33Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$76,710
Bachelor's degree
$49,880 – $80,700+6.5%
34First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$46,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,940 – $61,350+6.0%
35Residential Advisors$44,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $58,710+5.8%
36Medical Records Specialists$53,920
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,090 – $70,010+5.4%
37Computer User Support Specialists$65,080
Some college, no degree
$46,380 – $77,860+5.2%
38Roofers$58,310
No formal educational credential
$35,640 – $59,820+5.2%
39Stockers and Order Fillers$39,150
No formal educational credential
$31,200 – $49,020+4.9%
40Financial Risk Specialists$122,930
Bachelor's degree
$76,560 – $158,380+4.8%
41Business Operations Specialists, All Other$86,900
Bachelor's degree
$49,520 – $125,200+4.6%
42Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$53,190
Bachelor's degree
$45,910 – $78,540+4.5%
43Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$66,670
Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,170 – $79,270+4.4%
44Occupational Therapy Assistants$75,440
Associate's degree
$64,350 – $76,880+4.3%
45Industrial Machinery Mechanics$67,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,830 – $78,870+4.3%
46Postal Service Clerks$64,830
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,030+4.3%
47Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$62,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,280 – $80,120+4.0%
48Managers, All Other$147,500
Bachelor's degree
$86,620 – $204,780+3.9%
49Administrative Services Managers$118,620
Bachelor's degree
$80,300 – $179,310+3.9%
50Industrial Engineers$106,180
Bachelor's degree
$74,560 – $136,000+3.7%

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	vs. national
1	Coaches and ScoutsBachelor's degree	$61,690	$31,200 – $125,180	+30.4%
2	First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,000	$53,740 – $83,510	+28.4%
3	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$90,720	$43,830 – $97,120	+22.1%
4	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$165,660	$103,000 – $202,850	+21.3%
5	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$127,650	$112,980 – $141,290	+20.6%
6	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$178,130	$95,880 – $239,250	+20.1%
7	First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling ServicesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,940	$40,570 – $73,840	+19.3%
8	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,740	$36,240 – $45,220	+18.6%
9	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$75,080	$49,280 – $89,380	+17.4%
10	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$74,620	$43,700 – $91,140	+16.0%
11	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$76,880	$60,690 – $88,620	+16.0%
12	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,870	$44,430 – $69,720	+14.9%
13	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$89,610	$67,840 – $118,680	+14.9%
14	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$119,990	$69,990 – $204,450	+13.4%
15	Rehabilitation CounselorsMaster's degree	$52,110	$40,560 – $68,510	+11.2%
16	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$75,880	$54,080 – $91,560	+11.1%
17	Clinical and Counseling PsychologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$111,300	$62,460 – $128,770	+10.7%
18	Cooks, Institution and CafeteriaNo formal educational credential	$41,370	$35,060 – $46,030	+10.5%
19	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$75,580	$36,200 – $90,280	+10.5%
20	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$182,640	$108,620 – $260,920	+9.5%
21	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$79,400	$39,380 – $108,860	+9.4%
22	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$80,750	$59,000 – $87,030	+9.0%
23	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$113,470	$78,850 – $179,540	+8.5%
24	Switchboard Operators, Including Answering ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,900	$31,200 – $46,720	+8.5%
25	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$43,470	$37,230 – $66,670	+8.3%
26	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$151,930	$84,870 – $184,730	+7.8%
27	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$109,940	$63,110 – $144,640	+7.4%
28	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$74,330	$48,510 – $107,170	+7.3%
29	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$70,840	$44,130 – $86,110	+7.1%
30	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersBachelor's degree	$111,270	$78,180 – $134,070	+6.7%
31	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,650	$35,560 – $59,380	+6.7%
32	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,720	$31,200 – $62,170	+6.6%
33	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$76,710	$49,880 – $80,700	+6.5%
34	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,720	$36,940 – $61,350	+6.0%
35	Residential AdvisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,680	$31,200 – $58,710	+5.8%
36	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$53,920	$36,090 – $70,010	+5.4%
37	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$65,080	$46,380 – $77,860	+5.2%
38	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$58,310	$35,640 – $59,820	+5.2%
39	Stockers and Order FillersNo formal educational credential	$39,150	$31,200 – $49,020	+4.9%
40	Financial Risk SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$122,930	$76,560 – $158,380	+4.8%
41	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$86,900	$49,520 – $125,200	+4.6%
42	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$53,190	$45,910 – $78,540	+4.5%
43	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$66,670	$52,170 – $79,270	+4.4%
44	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$75,440	$64,350 – $76,880	+4.3%
45	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,320	$46,830 – $78,870	+4.3%
46	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$64,830	$42,600 – $75,030	+4.3%
47	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,410	$48,280 – $80,120	+4.0%
48	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$147,500	$86,620 – $204,780	+3.9%
49	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$118,620	$80,300 – $179,310	+3.9%
50	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$106,180	$74,560 – $136,000	+3.7%

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