Insights / Nursing pay versus the U.S. median / Delaware
Nursing pay in Delaware
Read Delaware Nurse Practitioners as $131,040 so local pay stays visible.
Take Delaware Nurse Practitioners at $153,050 and the figure stays beside the title.
Leave Delaware Nurse Practitioners at $132,300 ahead of the compensation review.
Hold Delaware Registered Nurses to $99,520 so the offer letter names the figure.
Each occupation
1Nurse Practitioners
- State median
- $131,040
- 75th percentile
- $153,050
- U.S. median
- $132,300
- State vs U.S.
- 0.99
- State employment
- 1,430
2Registered Nurses
- State median
- $99,520
- 75th percentile
- $111,720
- U.S. median
- $97,550
- State vs U.S.
- 1.02
- State employment
- 14,290
3Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- State median
- $68,710
- 75th percentile
- $75,020
- U.S. median
- $64,400
- State vs U.S.
- 1.07
- State employment
- 2,240
4Nursing Assistants
- State median
- $42,030
- 75th percentile
- $45,210
- U.S. median
- $42,260
- State vs U.S.
- 0.99
- State employment
- 5,530
5Home Health and Personal Care Aides
- State median
- $34,320
- 75th percentile
- $37,350
- U.S. median
- $35,800
- State vs U.S.
- 0.96
- State employment
- 11,820
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 | Nurse Practitioners | $131,040 | $153,050 | $132,300 | 0.99 | 1,430 |
| 2 | Registered Nurses | $99,520 | $111,720 | $97,550 | 1.02 | 14,290 |
| 3 | Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | $68,710 | $75,020 | $64,400 | 1.07 | 2,240 |
| 4 | Nursing Assistants | $42,030 | $45,210 | $42,260 | 0.99 | 5,530 |
| 5 | Home Health and Personal Care Aides | $34,320 | $37,350 | $35,800 | 0.96 | 11,820 |
Takeaways
- Send Delaware Registered Nurses out $111,720 before the range goes out.
- Bring Delaware Registered Nurses in $97,550 while the manager still has the draft.
- Move Delaware Vocational Nurses toward $68,710 before the calendar invite goes out.
- Park Delaware Vocational Nurses beside $75,020 before the recruiter refreshes the ad.
For recruiters
- Pin Delaware Vocational Nurses beside $64,400 and the intake can see the figure.
- Take Delaware Nurse Practitioners at $131,040 inside the Hiring Pack at intake.
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 Registered Nurses state median when that occupation qualifies, otherwise by the highest median in the table. Delaware is 17 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: $131,040 is stated as about $131.0K. $132,300 is stated as about $132.3K. a comparison of 0.99 is stated as 1 percent. $153,050 is stated as about $153.1K. $34,320 is stated as about $34.3K. a comparison of 0.96 is stated as 4 percent. $35,800 is stated as about $35.8K.
Sources
A Hiring Pack starts from the role and the city on the req.
First Hiring Pack free.
Then Was $24Now $0.99 per req report.
Or Was $149Now $19.99/month unlimited.