SALARY · MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS, EXCEPT SPECIAL AND CAREER/TECHNICAL EDUCATION · DELAWARE

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education salary in Delaware

Salary talk gets noisy fast, so I try to keep it plain. In Delaware, middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education earned a median of $67,780 a year. From there, this page walks through the range, the hourly rate, how many people do the job here, and what stays in your pocket after federal tax and FICA.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$67,780

Not published per hour at the median · That is $3,410 (5.3 percent) above the national median of $64,370 for this occupation.

$71,270Mean annual salary
Not publishedMean hourly wage
$2,350People employed in this job in Delaware

Salary range

25th: $60,510Median: $67,78075th: $81,900
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$60,510
Median (50th percentile)$67,780
75th percentile$81,900
Mean$71,270

The middle half of workers earned from $60,510 to $81,900 a year. Employment size matters too. A field with many workers in a state usually means more openings and more room to move employers without moving states. A small field can pay well but offer fewer ways in.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$53,381 a year
$4,448 a month
Federal tax $6,082 · FICA $5,185 · State tax $3,132

Caveat: the Delaware 2026 PIT-RES return booklet was not retrieved. All calculation inputs are fixed, non-indexed amounts in statute and in a Division of Revenue page covering tax years 2014 and later.

The Wilmington 1.25 percent earned income tax is separate and is not in this figure.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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