How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Davenport, IA-IL?

The median hourly wage is $31.34. The middle half earn between $25.26 and $39.27 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Davenport, IA-IL?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.02 an hour ($45,790 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $25.26.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Davenport or Des Moines?

Davenport pays more: the median is $65,190 in Davenport and $62,640 in Des Moines, a 4% difference.

How does Davenport pay compare with the rest of Iowa?

The Davenport median of $65,190 is 7% more than the Iowa median of $60,680.

HVAC technician salary in Davenport, IA-IL

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Davenport–Moline–Rock Island, IA-IL area earn a median of $65,190 a year, or $31.34 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $100,270 a year. That's 7% more than the Iowa median of $60,680.

Median yearly pay$65,190

Bottom 10% under$45,790Top 10% over$100,270

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $22.02/hr
Jobs in this area: 410
After cost of living: $73,180
Median hourly pay: $31.34/hr
vs U.S. median: +7%
vs Iowa median: +7%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 19340, Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL). Excludes self-employed HVAC technicians. 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 senior HVAC technician pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Apprentice / entry level	$45,790–$52,540$22.02–$25.26/hr
Experienced technician	$65,190$31.34/hr
Senior / top earners	$81,680–$100,270$39.27–$48.21/hr

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

How Davenport, IA-IL compares

Davenport has the highest HVAC technician median of the 9 Iowa metro areas with published pay.
HVAC technicians are less concentrated in the Davenport area than nationally: 2.3 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.87 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $100,270, is 2.2 times the 10th-percentile wage, $45,790: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Iowa metro areas

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Davenport, IA-IL?: HVAC technicians in the Davenport–Moline–Rock Island, IA-IL area earn a median of $65,190 a year, or $31.34 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $100,270 a year.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Davenport, IA-IL?: The median hourly wage is $31.34. The middle half earn between $25.26 and $39.27 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Davenport, IA-IL?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.02 an hour ($45,790 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $25.26.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Davenport or Des Moines?: Davenport pays more: the median is $65,190 in Davenport and $62,640 in Des Moines, a 4% difference.
How does Davenport pay compare with the rest of Iowa?: The Davenport median of $65,190 is 7% more than the Iowa median of $60,680.

About this data

Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 49-9021 (Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers), area code 19340 (Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed HVAC technicians 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 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures