Medical Assistants salary in Davenport, IA
Median pay for medical assistants in Davenport, IA: $40,830/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $34,850 – $47,700 · about 750 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($39,165) by +$1,665 (+4%).
What it's really worth in Davenport
With Davenport's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $40,830 has the buying power of about $45,793 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $68,395 · median home $195,380 · median rent $1,021/mo.
How Davenport ranks for this job
On raw pay, Davenport, IA is 67th of the 186 metros we hold medical assistants wages for. Once Davenport's cost of living is applied, it ranks 28th.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Davenport is one of the places where medical assistants 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 4.8× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.
Median rent of $1,021/mo works out at 30% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.
Where medical assistants 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vallejo, CA | $74,750 | +83% | 2.4× |
| San Jose, CA | $60,500 | +48% | 3.6× |
| San Francisco, CA | $59,770 | +46% | 3.2× |
| Sacramento, CA | $59,520 | +46% | 2.2× |
Same job elsewhere in IA
| Metro | Median pay | vs Davenport | Rent vs Davenport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines, IA | $46,280 | +13% | 1.3× |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $43,520 | +7% | 1.2× |
Staying in IA keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
Who hires medical assistants around Davenport
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- Genesis Health System · Healthcare
- Trinity Regional Health System · Healthcare
- Davenport Community School District · Education
Other jobs in Davenport
Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 186 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.