How much do Foundry Mold and Coremakers make in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL?

Percentile spread

For Foundry Mold and Coremakers, the published 10th percentile is $39,860 and the 90th percentile is $61,750. The difference is $21,890, which is 46.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $45,090 to the 75th at $57,580, covers $12,490.

The mean annual wage is $50,500, which sits above the median of $46,740. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL median is 2.8% lower than the national median of $48,110 for Foundry Mold and Coremakers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,470, which is 9.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.7% lower than the Iowa median of $49,060.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Iowa, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is 89.079, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $46,740 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Foundry Mold and Coremakers at $52,470 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Foundry Mold and Coremakers. Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL ranks 3rd of 6 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Madison, WI is 125 miles away, with a median of $44,130 and employment of 90. That median is 5.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,361, against $52,470 here.
• Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA is 130 miles away, with a median of $54,920 and employment of 80. That median is 17.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,085, against $52,470 here.
• Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 138 miles away, with a median of $50,610 and employment of 170. That median is 8.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,854, against $52,470 here.

Employment share

Foundry Mold and Coremakers accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL (50 of 180,450). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (12,790 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.37 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.