Salary guide, May 2025

Senior Reliability Engineer pay in Dover, DE

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The median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Dover, DE was $80,540 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $65,850 and $98,750.

The Dover, DE median is $680 above the national median of $79,860, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

Senior Reliability Engineer is shown within the broader published occupation. BLS does not separate this plant-specific title, seniority, shift, process or credential. Compare the duties with the SOC definition before using the range.

What should you know about dover, DE?

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Dover, DE: median $80,540; published 25th to 75th percentile $65,850 to $98,750.

Annual wage percentiles, Dover, DE
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$56,230	$65,850	$80,540	$98,750	$114,320

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Dover, DE: median $38.72; published 25th to 75th percentile $31.66 to $47.47.

Hourly wage percentiles, Dover, DE
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$27.04	$31.66	$38.72	$47.47	$54.96

BLS estimated 290 workers employed in this occupation in Dover, DE. Location quotient: 1.06.

What should you know about united States?

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in U.S.: median $79,860; published 25th to 75th percentile $62,690 to $101,360.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$49,600	$62,690	$79,860	$101,360	$126,790

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in U.S.: median $38.39; published 25th to 75th percentile $30.14 to $48.73.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$23.85	$30.14	$38.39	$48.73	$60.96

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Senior Reliability Engineer median is $80,540. The all-occupations median in Dover, DE is $46,690. Ratio: 1.72 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 1.06 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Senior Reliability Engineer in Dover, DE, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$61,860	$80,610	$96,620
May 2025	$65,850	$80,540	$98,750

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 49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers, Dover, DE. 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 49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Senior Reliability Engineer
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Vineland, NJ	$87,100	$72,120 to $102,440
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$78,880	$64,100 to $102,300

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