Graphic Designers salary in Davenport, IA

Median pay for graphic designers in Davenport, IA: $47,890/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $31,370 – $77,120 · about 190 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($50,005) by −$2,115 (-4%).

What it's really worth in Davenport

With Davenport's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $47,890 has the buying power of about $53,711 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 125th of the 186 metros we hold graphic designers wages for. Once Davenport's cost of living is applied, it ranks 90th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Davenport is one of the places where graphic designers 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 4.1× 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 26% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where graphic designers 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
San Jose, CA	$96,260	+101%	3.6×
San Francisco, CA	$92,380	+93%	3.2×
Washington, DC	$80,100	+67%	2.4×
New York, NY	$75,900	+58%	3.4×

Same job elsewhere in IA

Metro	Median pay	vs Davenport	Rent vs Davenport
Cedar Rapids, IA	$48,860	+2%	1.2×
Des Moines, IA	$45,740	−4%	1.3×

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

Who hires graphic designers around Davenport

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Hy-Vee · Retail

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