SALARY · COOKS, RESTAURANT · DELAWARE

Cooks, Restaurant salary in Delaware

I would start with the middle, not the top of the range. For cooks, restaurant in Delaware, that middle figure was $37,840 a year. It gives you a steadier base for rent, bills and savings plans than a headline salary that only a small share of workers actually reach.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$37,840

$18 per hour at the median · That is $450 (1.2 percent) above the national median of $37,390 for this occupation.

$39,190Mean annual salary
$19Mean hourly wage
$5,280People employed in this job in Delaware

Salary range

25th: $35,410Median: $37,84075th: $44,960
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$35,410
Median (50th percentile)$37,840
75th percentile$44,960
Mean$39,190

The middle half of workers earned from $35,410 to $44,960 a year. Do not read the percentile range as good versus bad jobs. It mostly reflects experience, hours, employer type and local demand. A new starter near the 25th percentile and a veteran near the 75th can both be fairly paid for their stage.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$31,161 a year
$2,597 a month
Federal tax $2,361 · FICA $2,895 · State tax $1,423

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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