Salary guide, May 2025

Chief Operating Officer (COO) pay in Delaware

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The median annual wage for Chief Executives in Delaware was $199,990 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $148,830 and $360,810.

The Delaware median is $14,000 below the national median of $213,990, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 11-1011 Chief Executives

BLS measures this broader occupation across industries. It does not publish a separate wage for this manufacturing title.

What should you know about delaware?

Chief Executives in Delaware: median $199,990; published 25th to 75th percentile $148,830 to $360,810.

Annual wage percentiles, Delaware
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$119,990	$148,830	$199,990	$360,810	$523,940

Chief Executives in Delaware: median $96.15; published 25th to 75th percentile $71.56 to $173.47.

Hourly wage percentiles, Delaware
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$57.69	$71.56	$96.15	$173.47	$251.89

BLS estimated 390 workers employed in this occupation in Delaware. Location quotient: 0.61.

What should you know about united States?

Chief Executives in U.S.: median $213,990; published 25th to 75th percentile $129,540 to $356,200.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$75,700	$129,540	$213,990	$356,200	$507,730

Chief Executives in U.S.: median $102.88; published 25th to 75th percentile $62.28 to $171.25.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$36.39	$62.28	$102.88	$171.25	$244.10

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Chief Operating Officer (COO) in Delaware, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$132,600	$190,460	Top-coded, no exact figure
May 2025	$148,830	$199,990	$360,810

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 11-1011 Chief Executives, Delaware. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 11-1011 Chief Executives, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$276,970	$198,620 to $346,200
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$292,770	$181,280 to $450,160

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