Electrical Engineer salary in Davenport, IA

Based on 13 certified H-1B filings in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Moline, East Moline, Bettendorf, Silvis.

Also listed as: Electrical Design Engineer

Median salary$113,300
Middle 50%$105k–$127.6k
vs. national median−8%comparison median $123,560
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $73,154 and $147,468.
PercentileSalary
10th$92,760
25th$105,000
50th (median)$113,300
75th$127,608
90th$137,160

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $105k $130k FY2020: median $97,504 (24 filings) FY2021: median $101,350 (24 filings) FY2022: median $113,428 (22 filings) FY2023: median $118,000 (17 filings) FY2024: median $122,500 (16 filings) FY2025: median $112,250 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 24 filings FY20 FY2021: 24 filings FY21 FY2022: 22 filings FY22 FY2023: 17 filings FY23 FY2024: 16 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 3 filings FY26 24
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$97,504$92,250$101,90024
FY2021$101,350$93,750$111,57524
FY2022$113,428$103,575$120,00022
FY2023$118,000$113,000$130,00017
FY2024$122,500$113,045$130,00016
FY2025$112,250$101,100$124,03110
FY2026–––3

Cost of living

Davenport's median Electrical Engineer salary of $113,300 is worth about $127,200 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Electrical Engineers in the Davenport, IA area earned a median of $106,840 in May 2025 (170 employed). The H-1B median here is $113,300, 6% higher.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Deere & Company$121,30410

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 3
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV too few 5

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.