SOC 27-2022 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Coaches and Scouts — Dover
Dover, DE
In Dover, DE the median wage for Coaches and Scouts reaches $61,690 a year.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to grow faster than average
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- +6.4%
- Openings per year
- 41,800
- Typical entry-level education
- Bachelor's degree
Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.
10.2% of people in this occupation work for themselves.
Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Dover, DE.
Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.
Salary overview
In Dover, DE the median wage for Coaches and Scouts reaches $61,690 a year. That is 30.4% more than the national median of $47,320. Pay ranges from under $31,200 at the tenth percentile to more than $125,180 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $45,590 to $77,230.
The area has 70 jobs in this occupation, giving a location quotient of 0.63 — a measure of how concentrated the occupation is here relative to the country as a whole. Of the 255 occupations with published wages in this area, it sits 107th.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $31,200 | −34.1% |
| 25th | $45,590 | −3.7% |
| Median (50th) | $61,690 | +30.4% |
| 75th | $77,230 | +63.2% |
| 90th | $125,180 | +164.5% |
| Mean | $69,320 | +46.5% |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Dover run 2.5% below the national average, so the median of $61,690 goes as far as $63,272 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 33.7% above the national median in real terms.
Published median
$61,690as reported by BLSLocal price level
97.5US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$63,272US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $61,690 a year, 30.4% above the national median.
- Published pay spans $31,200 to $125,180 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- The area has 70 jobs in this occupation.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Coaches and Scouts in Dover, DE?
The median annual wage is $61,690, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.
Is that higher than the national average?
The national median for this occupation is $47,320, so pay in Dover, DE is 30.4% higher. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.
What do the top earners make?
The top tenth of this occupation in Dover, DE earns more than $125,180 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $31,200 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.
How many jobs are there in this occupation here?
The survey estimates 70 jobs in this occupation in Dover, DE. Self-employed workers are not included.
Source and methodology
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.
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