The annual salary statistics of architectural and civil drafters in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of architectural and civil drafters in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $43,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,270 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $70,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $84,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for architectural and civil drafters in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $84,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,400.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of architectural and civil drafters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $60,530 | 2.20% | 29.51% |
| 2021 | $59,200 | -2.87% | - |
| 2020 | $60,900 | -1.71% | - |
| 2019 | $61,940 | -3.31% | - |
| 2018 | $63,990 | -3.08% | - |
| 2017 | $65,960 | 5.09% | - |
| 2016 | $62,600 | 17.78% | - |
| 2015 | $51,470 | 3.17% | - |
| 2014 | $49,840 | 8.79% | - |
| 2013 | $45,460 | 6.14% | - |
| 2012 | $42,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,530 in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island is in the middle of salary range for architectural and civil drafters in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of architectural and civil drafters in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island is 5.7 percent (5.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Des Moines-West Des Moines and 10.3 percent (10.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Ames | |
| Dubuque | |
| Iowa City | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area |