Registered Nurse salary in Davenport, IA

Based on 36 certified H-1B filings in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Rock Island.

Also listed as: Nurse

Median salary$72,509
Middle 50%$68k–$78.5k
vs. national median−10%comparison median $80,288
Filings36FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $65,000 and $93,051.
PercentileSalary
10th$67,330
25th$67,973
50th (median)$72,509
75th$78,500
90th$81,838

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $75k $90k FY2024: median $69,098 (30 filings) FY2025: median $69,410 (22 filings) FY2026: median $76,398 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 0 filings FY20 FY2021: 0 filings FY21 FY2022: 0 filings FY22 FY2023: 1 filings FY23 FY2024: 30 filings FY24 FY2025: 22 filings FY25 FY2026: 14 filings FY26 30
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–––0
FY2021–––0
FY2022–––0
FY2023–––1
FY2024$69,098$66,726$70,20030
FY2025$69,410$67,870$75,82122
FY2026$76,398$70,980$80,44414

Cost of living

Davenport's median Registered Nurse salary of $72,509 is worth about $81,400 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Registered Nurses in the Davenport, IA area earned a median of $77,150 in May 2025 (3,520 employed). The H-1B median here is $72,509, 6% lower.

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
Genesis Health System$72,50931
Genesis Healthtoo few2
St Anthonys Rehabilitation and Nursing Centertoo few2

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 $72,509 34
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

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$67,870$72,50934

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.