SOC 43-5111 · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping Salary in Davenport, IA

The average salary for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Davenport, Iowa is $45,560 a year ($21.91 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $44,000: half of the 60 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% less than the U.S. average for this job ($47,630).

$45,560average per year

$21.91 / hourMedian $44,000Take-home ≈ $37,668

  • $31K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $52K75th
  • $65K90th

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

60people in this job
-4%vs U.S. average
#2 of 2Iowa metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay range in Davenport

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,200 a year or less, while the top 10% make $65,390 or more. The middle half of weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Davenport earn between $36,150 and $51,720.

  • $31K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $52K75th
  • $65K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$45,560$3,797$21.90
Median$44,000$3,667$21.15
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,150$3,012$17.38
Experienced (75th percentile)$51,720$4,310$24.87

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

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay in Davenport vs. Iowa and the U.S.

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Davenport earn 5% less than the Iowa average ($47,870) and 4% less than the U.S. average ($47,630). At the median the gap is -5% against the U.S. median of $46,380.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Davenport$45,560$44,000$31,200$65,39060
Iowa$47,870$47,180$38,180$57,860410
United States$47,630$46,380$35,290$60,91053,300

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

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary after taxes in Davenport

On the average salary of $45,560, a single filer in Davenport takes home about $37,668 a year, or $3,139 a month and $1,449 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$37,668$3,139
Working in IL$36,673$3,056

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.

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Is Davenport a good place for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping? 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 $45,560 buys what about $51,146 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 4.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in other Iowa cities

Davenport ranks 2nd of 2 Iowa metro areas for this job; Des Moines pays the most ($51,680).

All Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salaries in Iowa

Highest-paying cities for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping

Boulder, CO pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($57,840).

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in Davenport: questions

How much do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping make an hour in Davenport?

$21.91 an hour on average, and $21.15 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping salary in Davenport?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,200 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,150, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping take-home pay in Davenport?

About $37,668 a year ($3,139 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $45,560. Iowa school district surtaxes (a percentage of state tax in some districts) are not included.

Do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping earn more in Davenport than elsewhere?

The average here is 4% less than the U.S. average for this job ($47,630).

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 43-5111; area Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL (19340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.9%.
  • 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 1.05, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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