SOC 41-4012 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products — Delaware
Delaware · 1 metro areas compared
In Delaware the median wage is $62,280.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to grow more slowly than average
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- +0.3%
- Openings per year
- 114,800
- Typical entry-level education
- High school diploma or equivalent
- On-the-job training
- Moderate-term on-the-job training
Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.
Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Delaware.
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 Delaware the median wage is $62,280. That is 13.6% lower than the national median of $72,080. Pay ranges from under $43,420 at the tenth percentile to more than $123,260 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $48,650 to $93,260.
The area has 2,920 jobs in this occupation, which works out to 6.0 of every thousand jobs. Among the 51 states with published data for this occupation, Delaware ranks 41st by median wage. Dover leads the state's metro areas for this occupation, at $69,980. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 239th of 517 by median pay.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $43,420 | −39.8% |
| 25th | $48,650 | −32.5% |
| Median (50th) | $62,280 | −13.6% |
| 75th | $93,260 | +29.4% |
| 90th | $123,260 | +71.0% |
| Mean | $74,720 | +3.7% |
Highest-paying metro areas in Delaware
| # | Metro area | Median | Jobs | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dover | $69,980 | 340 |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Delaware sit close to the national average, so $62,280 is worth roughly its face value against pay elsewhere.
Published median
$62,280as reported by BLSLocal price level
99.8US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$62,405US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $62,280 a year, 13.6% below the national median.
- Published pay spans $43,420 to $123,260 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- The area has 2,920 jobs in this occupation.
- It ranks 41st of 51 states for this occupation.
- The highest-paying metro area covered is Dover, at $69,980.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Delaware?
The median annual wage is $62,280, or $29.94 per hour, 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 $72,080, so pay in Delaware is 13.6% lower. 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 Delaware earns more than $123,260 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $43,420 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.
Which area nearby pays the most?
The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in Dover, at $69,980 per year.
How many jobs are there in this occupation here?
The survey estimates 2,920 jobs in this occupation in Delaware. 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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