Delaware Paycheck Calculator 2026

A Delaware paycheck gets trimmed in four main places before it reaches your bank account. The federal government takes income tax based on your W-4 and your bracket, plus FICA: 6.2% for Social Security on wages up to the $184,500 wage base and 1.45% for Medicare with no ceiling. On top of that, Delaware applies its own progressive income tax that climbs through several brackets and tops out at 6.6% on higher earnings.

What you won't see is a separate line for state disability insurance, which Delaware does not run; since January 2025, though, your employer may take up to half of the 0.8% Delaware Paid Leave contribution from your check. That keeps the state-side subtractions simple: essentially federal tax, FICA, and the state income tax. Because Delaware's top rate sits in the middle of the national pack and there's no local wage tax in most of the state, net pay here tends to hold up better than in high-tax states once housing and the 0% sales tax are factored in. Pre-tax 401(k) contributions, up to the $24,500 deferral limit, lower both your federal and state taxable wages.

On a $60,000 salary, Delaware's graduated income tax, topping out at 6.6%, comes to about $2,653 a year for a single filer after the state's own deductions and exemptions — on top of $4,590 in federal FICA, which is the same in every state. 30 of the 42 states that tax income have a lower top rate than Delaware's 6.6%.

The state minimum wage is $15.00/hr , above the federal $7.25 floor — about $31,200 a year at 40 hours a week. Delaware also withholds for paid family leave, which most states do not. Local jurisdictions add their own layer on top — see the note below.