Construction Managers salary in Davenport, IA

Median pay for construction managers in Davenport, IA: $96,560/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $57,030 – $151,260 · about 370 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($100,035) by −$3,475 (-3%).

What it's really worth in Davenport

With Davenport's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $96,560 has the buying power of about $108,296 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $68,395 · median home $195,380 · median rent $1,021/mo.

Full Davenport cost of living & taxes →

How Davenport ranks for this job

On raw pay, Davenport, IA is 129th of the 186 metros we hold construction managers wages for. Once Davenport's cost of living is applied, it ranks 56th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Davenport is one of the places where construction managers gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Davenport

A median home in Davenport, IA costs $195,380 — about 2× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,021/mo works out at 13% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where construction managers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Davenport.

Metro	Median pay	vs Davenport	Rent vs Davenport
New York, NY	$158,380	+64%	3.4×
San Jose, CA	$141,640	+47%	3.6×
Anchorage, AK	$135,530	+40%	1.7×
San Francisco, CA	$134,670	+39%	3.2×

Same job elsewhere in IA

Metro	Median pay	vs Davenport	Rent vs Davenport
Cedar Rapids, IA	$108,770	+13%	1.2×
Des Moines, IA	$98,120	+2%	1.3×

Staying in IA keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires construction managers around Davenport

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• John Deere · Manufacturing

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