The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineers in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mechanical engineers 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 | $60,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $67,690 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,830 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $101,370 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $124,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineers 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 $124,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,730.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $81,830 | 2.99% | 13.93% |
| 2021 | $79,380 | -2.33% | - |
| 2020 | $81,230 | -5.59% | - |
| 2019 | $85,770 | 2.98% | - |
| 2018 | $83,210 | -1.62% | - |
| 2017 | $84,560 | 6.11% | - |
| 2016 | $79,390 | -7.94% | - |
| 2015 | $85,690 | 10.39% | - |
| 2014 | $76,790 | 2.88% | - |
| 2013 | $74,580 | 5.56% | - |
| 2012 | $70,430 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $81,830 in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island is in the middle of salary range for mechanical engineers in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical engineers in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island is 20.6 percent (20.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Waterloo-Cedar Falls and 8.4 percent (8.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Dubuque | |
| Ames | |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Iowa City | |
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area |