The annual salary statistics of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors 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 | $36,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $66,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors 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 $78,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,880.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $51,480 | 3.98% | 18.28% |
| 2021 | $49,430 | 2.08% | - |
| 2020 | $48,400 | -2.44% | - |
| 2019 | $49,580 | -0.06% | - |
| 2018 | $49,610 | -0.52% | - |
| 2017 | $49,870 | 0.34% | - |
| 2016 | $49,700 | -1.99% | - |
| 2015 | $50,690 | 1.66% | - |
| 2014 | $49,850 | 8.65% | - |
| 2013 | $45,540 | 7.62% | - |
| 2012 | $42,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,480 in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island is in the middle of salary range for educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island is 17.1 percent (17.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Des Moines-West Des Moines and 12.6 percent (12.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Waterloo-Cedar Falls.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Iowa City | |
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Ames | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dubuque | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls |