Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL · SOC 53-6011

Bridge and Lock Tenders in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island Metro

Compiled by WageDex

Metro area salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025)

Geography used: wage and employment figures cover the full Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL BLS wage area, not only its central city; the comparison figure is the United States national estimate. Verify with the BLS OEWS source tables.

Median Salary

$70,890

per year in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island metro

+23% above

National Median

$57,700

per year nationally

Hourly Rate

$34.08/hr

median hourly

Employment

jobs in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island metro

The Davenport-Moline-Rock Island pay distribution spans from $55,410 at the 10th percentile to $74,110 at the 90th, a 1.3× observed spread. Differences in specialization, employer, sector, location, credentials, schedule, and experience may all contribute, but OEWS does not isolate their effects. The 25th percentile sits at $63,360 and the 75th at $74,110, so half of Davenport-Moline-Rock Island-based bridge and lock tenders earn within that middle band.

Metro figures use establishment work location, not worker residence. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. OEWS includes straight-time pay, tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. It excludes employer health and retirement benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, signing bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. The same occupation's national profile, statewide IA estimate, and peer-metro rows provide distinct geographic comparisons. A published median is a benchmark, not a prediction or ceiling for one worker.

Salary Range in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island Metro

Annual Salary Distribution

10th$55,410

25th$63,360

Median$70,890

75th$74,110

90th$74,110

Top Paying Jobs in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island

1. Family Medicine Physicians Small sample $293,440 2. Chief Executives $205,030 3. Architectural and Engineering Managers $175,030 4. Dentists, General $168,170 5. Computer and Information Systems Managers $159,590 6. Purchasing Managers $147,600 7. Training and Development Managers Small sample $142,620 8. Human Resources Managers $142,600 9. Marketing Managers $141,300 10. Pharmacists $140,550

Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.