Software Developers salary in Davenport, IA

Median pay for software developers in Davenport, IA: $109,770/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $73,720 – $153,260 · about 1,150 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($111,055) by −$1,285 (-1%).

What it's really worth in Davenport

With Davenport's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $109,770 has the buying power of about $123,112 in an average-cost US metro.

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

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How Davenport ranks for this job

On raw pay, Davenport, IA is 100th of the 186 metros we hold software developers wages for. Once Davenport's cost of living is applied, it ranks 64th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Davenport is one of the places where software developers 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 1.8× 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 11% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where software developers 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	$199,100	+81%	3.6×
San Francisco, CA	$172,340	+57%	3.2×
Seattle, WA	$167,030	+52%	2.2×
Santa Maria, CA	$154,200	+40%	3.3×

Same job elsewhere in IA

Metro	Median pay	vs Davenport	Rent vs Davenport
Des Moines, IA	$112,210	+2%	1.3×
Cedar Rapids, IA	$102,850	−6%	1.2×

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

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