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Behavioral health pay in Delaware
A hiring manager staffing Marriage and Family Therapists in Delaware should budget about $76.6K, not the national median of about $66.9K.
A hiring manager staffing Marriage and Family Therapists in Delaware should budget about $76.6K, not the national median of about $66.9K.
Psychiatric Technicians is the other Delaware conversation: about $38.4K, 15% under the national median.
If the intake asks for scale, Marriage and Family Therapists in Delaware is 400 workers, with a 75th percentile of $82.5K.
Each occupation
1Marriage and Family Therapists
- State median
- $76,580
- 75th percentile
- $82,510
- U.S. median
- $66,940
- State vs U.S.
- 1.14
- State employment
- 400
2Healthcare Social Workers
- State median
- $64,620
- 75th percentile
- $79,420
- U.S. median
- $67,880
- State vs U.S.
- 0.95
- State employment
- 780
3Health Education Specialists
- State median
- $63,300
- 75th percentile
- $76,530
- U.S. median
- $64,070
- State vs U.S.
- 0.99
- State employment
- 340
4Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
- State median
- $60,060
- 75th percentile
- $68,090
- U.S. median
- $60,280
- State vs U.S.
- 1.00
- State employment
- 510
5Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors
- State median
- $56,020
- 75th percentile
- $64,790
- U.S. median
- $59,350
- State vs U.S.
- 0.94
- State employment
- 1,700
6Community Health Workers
- State median
- $55,850
- 75th percentile
- $62,640
- U.S. median
- $51,850
- State vs U.S.
- 1.08
- State employment
- 280
7Psychiatric Technicians
- State median
- $38,410
- 75th percentile
- $44,060
- U.S. median
- $45,130
- State vs U.S.
- 0.85
- State employment
- 350
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | State median | 75th percentile | U.S. median | State vs U.S. | State employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marriage and Family Therapists | $76,580 | $82,510 | $66,940 | 1.14 | 400 |
| 2 | Healthcare Social Workers | $64,620 | $79,420 | $67,880 | 0.95 | 780 |
| 3 | Health Education Specialists | $63,300 | $76,530 | $64,070 | 0.99 | 340 |
| 4 | Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers | $60,060 | $68,090 | $60,280 | 1.00 | 510 |
| 5 | Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors | $56,020 | $64,790 | $59,350 | 0.94 | 1,700 |
| 6 | Community Health Workers | $55,850 | $62,640 | $51,850 | 1.08 | 280 |
| 7 | Psychiatric Technicians | $38,410 | $44,060 | $45,130 | 0.85 | 350 |
Takeaways
- The Delaware wage to brief first is about $76.6K for Marriage and Family Therapists.
- National pay for Marriage and Family Therapists in Delaware is about $66.9K.
- Stretch pay for Marriage and Family Therapists in Delaware is $82.5K.
- Delaware closes on Psychiatric Technicians, about $38.4K, 15% under the national median.
For recruiters
- Do not import a national midpoint.
- Then cover the last occupation on the list.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
Occupations are the fixed set named in the series, kept only when both the Delaware median and the U.S. median are published. A 75th percentile or an employment count that is unpublished stays blank in the table. The article is omitted when fewer than 4 occupations qualify. OEWS May 2025. A comparison of 1.00 matches the U.S. median. Sorted by the Healthcare Social Workers state median when that occupation qualifies, otherwise by the highest median in the table. Delaware is 25 of 51. A row links to the Delaware metro page with the highest public market difficulty score for that occupation when one is published, and otherwise to the occupation page on the hiring grid. An unpublished percentile or employment count is shown as unpublished rather than replaced with a zero. The wages are annual OEWS figures. They are not job listings and they are not an employer's current offer. Read the comparison beside the dollar figures: a high state wage can still sit under the national median for that occupation, and a lower state wage can still sit above it. Rounded figures in the prose: $76,580 is stated as about $76.6K. $66,940 is stated as about $66.9K. a comparison of 1.14 is stated as 14 percent. $82,510 is stated as about $82.5K. $38,410 is stated as about $38.4K. a comparison of 0.85 is stated as 15 percent. $45,130 is stated as about $45.1K.
Sources
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