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Electrician Salary in Delaware (2026)

The average Electrician in Delaware earns around $75,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $58,710/year ($4,893/month).

Take-Home Pay Breakdown

CategoryAmount
Annual Take-Home Pay
$58,710
Monthly Take-Home Pay
$4,893
Biweekly Take-Home Pay
$2,258
Hourly Take-Home Pay

based on 2,080 hrs/year

$28/hr
Federal Tax
$7,670
State Tax
$2,882
FICA Taxes
$5,738
Effective Tax Rate

total taxes ÷ gross salary

21.72%
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Electrician Salary Ranges in Delaware

Entry Level (0–3 yrs)

$52,000

/year

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Mid Level (3–7 yrs)

$75,000

/year

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Senior Level (7+ yrs)

$110,000

/year

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Not all Electricians earn the same — not even close

Delaware's electrician market is anchored by DE chemical + pharma industrial electrical (DuPont + Chemours + Corteva + AstraZeneca + W. L. Gore + the substantial DE chemical industry industrial electrical + Edge Moor + Deepwater + Newport + Wilmington chemical facility electrical + AstraZeneca pharma facility electrical), IBEW Local 313 Wilmington (the substantial DE IBEW collective bargaining + the substantial post-2024 IBEW DE substantial growth), DE utility electrical (Delmarva Power & Light Exelon + Delaware Electric Cooperative + the substantial DE Delmarva region utility + the substantial post-IRA 2022 DE solar + offshore wind buildout), Dover AFB + 436th Airlift Wing cleared facility electrical, DE hospital electrical (ChristianaCare + Nemours Children's Hospital + Beebe + Bayhealth + Saint Francis), Port of Wilmington electrical + intermodal, DE residential + service electrical (post-2020 Wilmington + Newark + Dover + Lewes + Rehoboth post-2020 NYC-NJ-PA migration driving substantial DE residential), plus DE Division of Professional Regulation licensure.

Sr Foreman / General Foreman (DuPont / Chemours / Dover AFB)

$115,000–$185,000+ OT

Sr foreman at DuPont + Chemours + AstraZeneca + Dover AFB · TS/SCI premium

Sr Journeyman IBEW Local 313 Wilmington

$88,000–$138,000+ OT

IBEW Local 313 Wilmington · top-of-scale + benefits · the substantial DE IBEW

Sr Industrial Electrician (DuPont / Chemours / AstraZeneca)

$98,000–$155,000+ OT

Industrial at DuPont + Chemours + Corteva + AstraZeneca · the substantial

Sr Utility Lineman (Delmarva Power / DEC)

$108,000–$172,000+ OT

Delmarva Power Exelon + Delaware Electric Cooperative · DE Delmarva grid

Sr Commercial / Service Electrician

$78,000–$118,000+ OT

Service + commercial · Wilmington + Newark + Dover · post-2020 DE residential

Sr Solar / Renewables / Offshore Wind Electrician

$88,000–$135,000+ OT

post-IRA DE utility-scale + residential solar + offshore wind

Sr Hospital Electrician (ChristianaCare / Nemours)

$85,000–$128,000+ OT

ChristianaCare + Nemours + Beebe + Bayhealth · medical equip + emergency

Sr Federal Electrician (Dover AFB)

$92,000–$142,000+ OT

Dover AFB + 436th Airlift Wing · federal civilian + cleared · TS/SCI

Mid-Career Journeyman (3-6 yrs)

$68,000–$98,000+ OT

Mid-career at DE major employers · transitioning to top-of-scale

Apprentice (Year 1-5 IBEW)

$45,000–$72,000+ OT

IBEW Local 313 apprentice · 50-95% of journeyman scale · DE DPR

Worth knowing: DE chemical + pharma industrial electrical (DuPont + Chemours + AstraZeneca) + IBEW Local 313 Wilmington + Delmarva Power utility + Dover AFB cleared facility tetra-anchor is one of the country's distinctive concentrated US single-state heritage chemical + pharma industrial + IBEW-unionized + utility + cleared airlift electrical cluster and a feature most national electrician surveys understate for DE. DE chemical + pharma industrial electrical (DuPont + Chemours + Corteva + AstraZeneca + W. L. Gore + the substantial DE chemical industry industrial electrical). IBEW Local 313 Wilmington (the substantial DE IBEW collective bargaining + the substantial post-2024 IBEW DE substantial growth). Delmarva Power & Light Exelon + Delaware Electric Cooperative DEC (the substantial DE Delmarva region utility + post-IRA 2022 DE solar + offshore wind buildout). Dover AFB + 436th Airlift Wing cleared facility electrical. DE hospital electrical (ChristianaCare + Nemours + Beebe + Bayhealth + Saint Francis). Port of Wilmington electrical. DE residential + service electrical. The 2025 No Tax on Overtime federal deduction applies through 2028. DE NOT a RTW state + DE progressive top 6.6% anchor the DE electrician proposition.

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