SOC 21-1015 · Community and Social Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Rehabilitation Counselors make in Dover, DE?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Rehabilitation Counselors in Dover, DE is $52,110. The 10th percentile is $40,560 and the 90th percentile is $68,510. Employment is 30.

Median annual wage

$52,110

10th percentile
$40,560
25th percentile
$47,580
Median
$52,110
75th percentile
$57,840
90th percentile
$68,510
Mean
$54,290

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Rehabilitation Counselors, the published 10th percentile is $40,560 and the 90th percentile is $68,510. The difference is $27,950, which is 53.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $47,580 to the 75th at $57,840, covers $10,260.

The mean annual wage is $54,290, which sits above the median of $52,110. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Dover, DE median is 11.2% higher than the national median of $46,850 for Rehabilitation Counselors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $53,442, which is 14.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.7% higher than the Delaware median of $48,840.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dover, DE is 97.507, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $52,110 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Rehabilitation Counselors at $53,442 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

24 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Rehabilitation Counselors. Dover, DE ranks 8th of 25 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ is 43 miles away, with a median of $66,950 and employment of 60. That median is 28.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,724, against $53,442 here.
  • Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 56 miles away, with a median of $48,660 and employment of 1,620. That median is 6.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,448, against $53,442 here.
  • Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 58 miles away, with a median of $43,310 and employment of 1,020. That median is 16.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,450, against $53,442 here.

Employment share

Rehabilitation Counselors accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Dover, DE (30 of 68,080). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (94,740 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.72 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Dover, DE · Rehabilitation Counselors by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Rehabilitation Counselors make in Dover, DE?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Rehabilitation Counselors in Dover, DE is $52,110. The 10th percentile is $40,560 and the 90th percentile is $68,510. Employment is 30.

How does that compare with the national median for Rehabilitation Counselors?

The local median is 11.2% higher than the national median of $46,850.

What is Rehabilitation Counselors pay in Dover, DE after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dover, DE is 97.507, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $52,110 is $53,442. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Dover, DE compare with nearby metros for Rehabilitation Counselors?

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 43 miles away, at $66,950. Dover, DE ranks 8th of 25 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.