Dover, DE metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Dover Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Dover, DE metro area

Figures describe the Dover, DE metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Dover city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (11 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 255 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Dover, DE metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$233,980	$112.49	130
2	Marketing Managers	$182,640	$87.81	50
3	Sales Managers	$178,130	$85.64	110
4	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$169,420	$81.45	200
5	Optometrists	$165,660	$79.64	30
6	Financial Managers	$159,540	$76.70	170
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$159,330	$76.60	70
8	Pharmacists	$151,930	$73.05	90
9	Managers, All Other	$147,500	$70.92	110
10	Physician Assistants	$129,190	$62.11	60
11	Industrial Production Managers	$127,720	$61.40	50
12	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$127,650	Not published	290
13	Financial Risk Specialists	$122,930	$59.10	40
14	Nurse Practitioners	$122,930	$59.10	190
15	Electrical Engineers	$122,410	$58.85	60
16	General and Operations Managers	$119,990	$57.69	650
17	Administrative Services Managers	$118,620	$57.03	50
18	Construction Managers	$115,810	$55.68	50
19	Natural Sciences Managers	$114,800	$55.19	50
20	Medical and Health Services Managers	$114,610	$55.10	230
21	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$113,470	$54.55	70
22	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$111,300	$53.51	30
23	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$111,270	$53.49	30
24	Project Management Specialists	$109,940	$52.86	100
25	Software Developers	$107,530	$51.70	250

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Dover metro area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.