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Editors Salary in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa

The annual salary statistics of editors in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of editors 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Editors in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$36,150
25th Percentile Wage
$39,150
50th Percentile Wage
$50,980
75th Percentile Wage
$64,400
90th Percentile Wage
$79,760

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for editors 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 $79,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,150.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of editors from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$50,980
3.35% 13.73%
2021
$49,270
-27.26% -
2020
$62,700
4.10% -
2019
$60,130
14.68% -
2018
$51,300
26.34% -
2016
$37,790
2.09% -
2015
$37,000
0.38% -
2014
$36,860
-12.56% -
2013
$41,490
-6.00% -
2012
$43,980
- -

Table 2. Compare Editors Salary in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island with Other Iowa Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,980 in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island is in the middle of salary range for editors in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of editors in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island is 26.3 percent (26.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Des Moines-West Des Moines and 38.2 percent (38.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Des Moines-West Des Moines
$69,140
Cedar Rapids
$62,890
Ames
$54,500
Iowa City
$52,820
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island
$50,980
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$49,290
Dubuque
$48,930
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$48,460
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$48,390
Waterloo-Cedar Falls
$38,770
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$31,500

See also: Top paying jobs in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa.