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Delaware, RN or LPNMoving from Virginia to Delaware as a registered or practical nurse
What a registered or practical nurse licensed in Virginia has to do to work in Delaware, what the move does to your pay, and who in Delaware is hiring from out of state.
Works on day one. Both Virginia and Delaware are in the Nurse Licensure Compact. A multistate RN or LPN licence from Virginia is valid in Delaware the day you arrive. Once Delaware is your primary residence, apply there for a Delaware multistate licence; most boards allow 30 to 60 days.
What the move does to your paycheck
On a $60,000 salary Delaware takes roughly $357 a year more than Virginia does.
| Salary | Virginia state tax | Delaware state tax | Difference a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $1,610 | $1,848 | -$238 |
| $60,000 | $2,415 | $2,772 | -$357 |
| $90,000 | $3,622 | $4,158 | -$536 |
Rough figures for a single filer: exact in the flat-rate and no-tax states, approximated at 70% of the top bracket in the progressive ones. Property and sales tax are not in it.
CNA: Virginia to Delaware
Transfers by reciprocity. Your Virginia certificate stays on the Virginia Board of Nursing, Certified Nurse Aide registry; to work in Delaware you apply to the Delaware Division of Health Care Quality, Nurse Aide Registry for reciprocity. It accepts an active certificate in good standing from another state; there is no retest if your record is clean. Most registries list you within two to six weeks.
Electrician: Virginia to Delaware
Reciprocity likely. Delaware licenses electricians at state level through the Delaware Board of Electrical Examiners, and State licences for journeymen and masters; reciprocity for licence holders from states with an equivalent exam. Your Virginia licence comes from the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, Board for Contractors, a state body, which is what a reciprocity application needs: ask it for a verification letter before you move.
CDL: Virginia to Delaware
Transfers at the DMV. A commercial driver's licence transfers like any licence: within 30 days of becoming a Delaware resident you surrender the Virginia CDL at a Delaware driver licence office, pass the vision test, pay the fee, and your endorsements carry over. A hazmat endorsement needs a fresh TSA threat assessment in Delaware. Your driving record follows you through the federal CDLIS system.
Does Delaware pay you to come?
No statewide program in Delaware pays people to move in. Towns sometimes list an offer through MakeMyMove, and employers in short-staffed trades pay relocation themselves; ask for it in writing before you accept.
Openings filed in Delaware
43 open positions filed with the Department of Labor by Delaware employers who could not fill them locally.
- Delaware Trust Administrative Officer I (DE TAO I)Bank of America · Wilmington
- Senior Fraud Analyst - Merrill Wealth ManagementBank of America · Newark
- Process Design Consultant II/ Solution Manager - Outbound CorrespondenceBank of America · Newark
- Ops Professional - Investigations Analyst ManagerBank of America · Newark
- Fraud Client Services Representatives - ATM Debit - 2nd shiftBank of America · Newark
- Business Support Manager - Enterprise Transaction ServicesBank of America · Newark
Your own route from Virginia to Delaware
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From Virginia to the states next to Delaware
Maryland (progressive, top rate 5.75%) · Pennsylvania (flat 3.07% state income tax) · New Jersey (progressive, top rate 10.75%)
To Delaware from the states next to Virginia
Maryland · West Virginia · Kentucky · Tennessee · North Carolina
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