Mid-level Systems Engineer / Architect salary in Davenport, IA

Based on 14 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Bettendorf, Moline, Milan, East Moline.

Median salary$75,878
Middle 50%$70.9k–$75.9k
vs. all levels here−5%comparison median $80,000
Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $70,907 and $82,944.
PercentileSalary
10th$70,907
25th$70,907
50th (median)$75,878
75th$75,878
90th$75,878

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $75k $90k FY2020: median $70,679 (12 filings) FY2021: median $70,949 (18 filings) FY2023: median $77,334 (13 filings) FY2024: median $76,440 (22 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 12 filings FY20 FY2021: 18 filings FY21 FY2022: 7 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 22 filings FY24 FY2025: 8 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 22
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$70,679$70,408$77,18912
FY2021$70,949$70,949$70,98718
FY2022–––7
FY2023$77,334$77,334$77,33413
FY2024$76,440$76,440$76,44022
FY2025–––8
FY2026–––6

Cost of living

Davenport's median mid-level Systems Engineer / Architect salary of $75,878 is worth about $85,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Davenport = 89.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Engineers/Architects in the Davenport, IA area earned a median of $110,640 in May 2025 (460 employed). The H-1B median here is $75,878, 31% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Infosystoo few6
Tata Consultancy Servicestoo few5
Cognizanttoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $75,878 14
Senior · Level III too few 4
Expert · Level IV too few 5

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$70,907$75,87814

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.