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

The median hourly wage is $23.20. The middle half earn between $22.33 and $30.84 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level roofers make in Davenport, IA-IL?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.55 an hour ($36,500 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.33.

Do roofers make more in Davenport or Des Moines?

Des Moines pays more: the median is $48,250 in Davenport and $49,510 in Des Moines, a 3% difference.

How does Davenport pay compare with the rest of Iowa?

The Davenport median of $48,250 is 1% less than the Iowa median of $48,660.

Roofer salary in Davenport, IA-IL

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Roofers in the Davenport–Moline–Rock Island, IA-IL area earn a median of $48,250 a year, or $23.20 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $77,410. Statewide, roofers earn a median of $48,660; Davenport is 1% below it.

Median yearly pay$48,250

Bottom 10% under$36,500Top 10% over$77,410

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $17.55/hr
Jobs in this area: 110
After cost of living: $54,170
Median hourly pay: $23.20/hr
vs U.S. median: −13%
vs Iowa median: −1%

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

Entry-level to top roofer pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Entry level	$36,500–$46,450$17.55–$22.33/hr
Experienced roofer	$48,250$23.20/hr
Top earners	$64,150–$77,410$30.84–$37.22/hr

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

How Davenport, IA-IL compares

Davenport ranks 2nd of 5 Iowa metro areas for roofer pay.
Roofers are less concentrated in the Davenport area than nationally: 0.6 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.71 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $77,410, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $36,500: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Iowa metro areas

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Questions

How much do roofers make in Davenport, IA-IL?: Roofers in the Davenport–Moline–Rock Island, IA-IL area earn a median of $48,250 a year, or $23.20 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $77,410.
How much do roofers make an hour in Davenport, IA-IL?: The median hourly wage is $23.20. The middle half earn between $22.33 and $30.84 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level roofers make in Davenport, IA-IL?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.55 an hour ($36,500 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.33.
Do roofers make more in Davenport or Des Moines?: Des Moines pays more: the median is $48,250 in Davenport and $49,510 in Des Moines, a 3% difference.
How does Davenport pay compare with the rest of Iowa?: The Davenport median of $48,250 is 1% less than the Iowa median of $48,660.

About this data

Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 47-2181 (Roofers), area code 19340 (Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed roofers 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