SOC 53-7062 · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Salary in Davenport, IA

The average salary for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Davenport, Iowa is $44,100 a year ($21.20 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $42,980: half of the 4,370 people in this job in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% more than the U.S. average for this job ($42,260).

$44,100average per year

$21.20 / hourMedian $42,980Take-home ≈ $36,550

  • $33K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $43KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $57K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

4,370people in this job
+4%vs U.S. average
#4 of 8Iowa metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
Advertisement

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay range in Davenport

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,960 a year or less, while the top 10% make $56,670 or more. The middle half of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Davenport earn between $37,320 and $48,560.

  • $33K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $43KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $57K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$44,100$3,675$21.20
Median$42,980$3,582$20.66
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,320$3,110$17.94
Experienced (75th percentile)$48,560$4,047$23.35

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand pay in Davenport vs. Iowa and the U.S.

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Davenport earn about the same as the Iowa average ($43,520) and 4% more than the U.S. average ($42,260). At the median the gap is +7% against the U.S. median of $40,240.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Davenport$44,100$42,980$32,960$56,6704,370
Iowa$43,520$43,490$32,790$53,62030,890
United States$42,260$40,240$31,270$55,1402,950,280

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary after taxes in Davenport

On the average salary of $44,100, a single filer in Davenport takes home about $36,550 a year, or $3,046 a month and $1,406 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

The Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in IA$36,550$3,046
Working in IL$35,572$2,964

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Iowa school district surtaxes (a percentage of state tax in some districts) are not included.

Iowa paycheck calculator: try your own salary

Advertisement

Is Davenport a good place for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Davenport area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.1), so the average $44,100 buys what about $49,507 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Davenport ($48,550). A typical home costs $195,380, or 4.4 years of this average salary before tax.

See what $44,100 is worth in another city

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary in other Iowa cities

Davenport ranks 4th of 8 Iowa metro areas for this job; Des Moines pays the most ($45,160).

All Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salaries in Iowa

Highest-paying cities for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($51,280).

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary by city

Advertisement

Does this match what you are paid?

Anonymous, no account. Results update as visitors answer.

Share your pay anonymously

Reviewed before it counts. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Davenport, IA.

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary in Davenport: questions

How much do laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand make an hour in Davenport?

$21.20 an hour on average, and $20.66 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand salary in Davenport?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,960 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,320, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand take-home pay in Davenport?

About $36,550 a year ($3,046 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $44,100. Iowa school district surtaxes (a percentage of state tax in some districts) are not included.

Do laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand earn more in Davenport than elsewhere?

The average here is 4% more than the U.S. average for this job ($42,260).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 53-7062; area Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL (19340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.5%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Iowa school district surtaxes (a percentage of state tax in some districts) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.28, this job is 1.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

Read the full methodology. Spotted an error? Tell us.