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Delaware engineer salary

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Updated March 2025

What engineers earn across Delaware, from published wage data — explore it city by city and discipline by discipline.

Typical pay

$123,035

Delaware

Top earners

$165,152

Higher end

vs national

+2% vs national

U.S. $120,395

Cities

3

in this state

Engineers in Delaware earn a blended median of $123,035 per year, +2% vs national, with top earners near $165,152. That blends 9 engineering occupations across 7,420 published jobs in Delaware. Per-discipline figures below are published wage data, not modeled.

Engineering pay by role in Delaware

Published wage data for each discipline in Delaware. Disciplines without published data for this state are not listed.

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Engineering salaries by city in Delaware

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Top-paying

Dover

$104,950

-13% vs national

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What affects engineering pay in Delaware

  • ▹Local market. Delaware pay runs +2% vs national for the typical engineer, driven by local demand and living costs.
  • ▹Discipline mix. Software, petroleum, and engineering-management roles pull averages up; civil and environmental roles sit lower. Use the role table above for specifics.
  • ▹Metro concentration. Pay clusters in Dover, which run above the statewide estimate.
  • ▹Remote & experience.Remote roles often anchor to a company's HQ market rather than Delaware; seniority can swing pay ±35% around the median.

Engineer salaries in Delaware — FAQ

How much do engineers make in Delaware?
Engineers in Delaware earn a blended median of $123,035 per year — 2% above the national average — across 9 engineering occupations and 7,420 jobs. There is no single BLS "engineer" occupation, so this blends the published medians of the engineering occupations reported for the area, weighted by local employment (BLS OEWS May 2024).
What is the highest-paying engineering job in Delaware?
Engineering Managers have the highest published median in Delaware, at $173,910 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024.
Is Delaware a good state for engineers?
Engineering pay in Delaware runs 2% above the national average, across 7,420 engineering jobs. That combination of pay level and employment base makes it a competitive market.
Which cities in Delaware pay engineers the most?
Engineering pay is highest in Philadelphia ($118,413), and Dover ($104,950), based on published BLS metro-area wages.
Source details

BLS publishes no single "engineer" occupation. This blends the published medians of 9 engineering occupations in Delaware, weighted by local employment (7,420 jobs).

Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →

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