Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island

BLS metro-level wage data places Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners pay in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL at a median of $32,180 per year ($15.47/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $35,510, Davenport-Moline-Rock Island pays 9% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 1,030 maids and housekeeping cleanerss are employed across the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island MSA in SOC 37-2012.

The Davenport-Moline-Rock Island pay distribution spans from $29,090 at the 10th percentile to $37,660 at the 90th, a 1.3× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $31,200 and the 75th at $36,640, so half of Davenport-Moline-Rock Island-based maids and housekeeping cleanerss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live, which matters for commuters. 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. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide IA data, and peer-metro comparisons, a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.