How much do Hazardous Materials Removal Workers make in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL?

Percentile spread

For Hazardous Materials Removal Workers, the published 10th percentile is $42,810 and the 90th percentile is $60,140. The difference is $17,330, which is 29.5% 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 $44,640 to the 75th at $58,650, covers $14,010.

The mean annual wage is $55,660, which sits below the median of $58,650. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL median is 18.6% higher than the national median of $49,450 for Hazardous Materials Removal Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $65,840, which is 33.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 17.6% higher than the Iowa median of $49,870.

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 $58,650 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Hazardous Materials Removal Workers at $65,840 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 Hazardous Materials Removal Workers. 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).).

• Cedar Rapids, IA is 77 miles away, with a median of $47,820 and employment of 40. That median is 18.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,753, against $65,840 here.
• Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 138 miles away, with a median of $61,330 and employment of 1,580. That median is 4.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,202, against $65,840 here.
• Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is 170 miles away, with a median of $48,240 and employment of 180. That median is 17.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,764, against $65,840 here.