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

The median hourly wage is $23.38. The middle half earn between $22.73 and $28.85 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Davenport, IA-IL?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.88 an hour ($39,280 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.73.

Do welders make more in Davenport or Des Moines?

Des Moines pays more: the median is $48,630 in Davenport and $59,980 in Des Moines, a 19% difference.

How does Davenport pay compare with the rest of Iowa?

The Davenport median of $48,630 is 12% less than the Iowa median of $55,090.

Welder salary in Davenport, IA-IL

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Davenport–Moline–Rock Island, IA-IL area earn a median of $48,630 a year, or $23.38 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $71,950. Across all of Iowa, the median is $55,090, so Davenport pays 12% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$48,630

Bottom 10% under$39,280Top 10% over$71,950

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.88/hr
Jobs in this area: 1,240
After cost of living: $54,590
Median hourly pay: $23.38/hr
vs U.S. median: −10%
vs Iowa median: −12%

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

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Entry level	$39,280–$47,270$18.88–$22.73/hr
Experienced welder	$48,630$23.38/hr
Top earners	$60,000–$71,950$28.85–$34.59/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 lowest welder median of the 9 Iowa metro areas with published pay.
Welders are more concentrated in the Davenport area than nationally: 6.9 of every 1,000 jobs, 2.6 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $71,950, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $39,280: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Davenport, IA-IL?: Welders in the Davenport–Moline–Rock Island, IA-IL area earn a median of $48,630 a year, or $23.38 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $71,950.
How much do welders make an hour in Davenport, IA-IL?: The median hourly wage is $23.38. The middle half earn between $22.73 and $28.85 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Davenport, IA-IL?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.88 an hour ($39,280 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.73.
Do welders make more in Davenport or Des Moines?: Des Moines pays more: the median is $48,630 in Davenport and $59,980 in Des Moines, a 19% difference.
How does Davenport pay compare with the rest of Iowa?: The Davenport median of $48,630 is 12% less than the Iowa median of $55,090.

About this data

Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 51-4121 (Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers), area code 19340 (Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed welders 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