How much do elevator mechanics make an hour in Davenport, IA-IL?

The median hourly wage is $55.76. The middle half earn between $51.28 and $73.03 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice elevator mechanics make in Davenport, IA-IL?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $27.67 an hour ($57,560 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $51.28.

Do elevator mechanics make more in Davenport or Omaha?

Omaha pays more: the median is $115,980 in Davenport and $117,690 in Omaha, a 1% difference.

How does Davenport pay compare with the rest of Iowa?

The Davenport median of $115,980 is 1% more than the Iowa median of $115,300.

Elevator mechanic salary in Davenport, IA-IL

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Elevator mechanics in the Davenport–Moline–Rock Island, IA-IL area earn a median of $115,980 a year, or $55.76 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $170,560. Statewide, elevator mechanics earn a median of $115,300; Davenport is 1% above it.

Median yearly pay$115,980

Bottom 10% under$57,560Top 10% over$170,560

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $27.67/hr
Jobs in this area: 50
After cost of living: $130,200
Median hourly pay: $55.76/hr
vs U.S. median: +6%
vs Iowa median: +1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 19340, Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL). Excludes self-employed elevator mechanics. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. *Starting pay is estimated from the 10th percentile; BLS does not report pay by license level.

Apprentice to top elevator mechanic pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Apprentice	$57,560–$106,670$27.67–$51.28/hr
Mechanic	$115,980$55.76/hr
Top earners	$151,910–$170,560$73.03–$82.00/hr

Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.

How Davenport, IA-IL compares

Elevator mechanics are more concentrated in the Davenport area than nationally: 0.3 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.6 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $170,560, is 3.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $57,560: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Iowa metro areas

Omaha$117,690

Other trades in Davenport, IA-IL

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Questions

How much do elevator mechanics make in Davenport, IA-IL?: Elevator mechanics in the Davenport–Moline–Rock Island, IA-IL area earn a median of $115,980 a year, or $55.76 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $170,560.
How much do elevator mechanics make an hour in Davenport, IA-IL?: The median hourly wage is $55.76. The middle half earn between $51.28 and $73.03 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice elevator mechanics make in Davenport, IA-IL?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $27.67 an hour ($57,560 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $51.28.
Do elevator mechanics make more in Davenport or Omaha?: Omaha pays more: the median is $115,980 in Davenport and $117,690 in Omaha, a 1% difference.
How does Davenport pay compare with the rest of Iowa?: The Davenport median of $115,980 is 1% more than the Iowa median of $115,300.

About this data

Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 47-4021 (Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers), area code 19340 (Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed elevator mechanics and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (89.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures