High paying business and finance jobs in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL run 10.9% below the national average (2024), so a Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL salary is worth about 1.12× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL · Employed

1Personal Financial Advisors$124,540
Bachelor's degree
$61,770 – $475,570180
2Financial and Investment Analysts$105,850
Bachelor's degree
$60,500 – $154,440220
3Project Management Specialists$102,880
Bachelor's degree
$59,700 – $161,770650
4Budget Analysts$102,020
Bachelor's degree
$62,070 – $128,46070
5Logisticians$100,710
Bachelor's degree
$61,140 – $139,170770
6Labor Relations Specialists$96,760
Bachelor's degree
$61,160 – $132,320170
7Business Operations Specialists, All Other$95,140
Bachelor's degree
$50,700 – $132,0401,110
8Management Analysts$93,530
Bachelor's degree
$57,740 – $132,040530
9Buyers and Purchasing Agents$84,730
Bachelor's degree
$52,000 – $126,1201,320
10Financial Specialists, All Other$82,620
Bachelor's degree
$48,670 – $127,790240
11Insurance Underwriters$80,070
Bachelor's degree
$62,410 – $123,89080
12Human Resources Specialists$79,670
Bachelor's degree
$49,920 – $124,9001,420
13Cost Estimators$78,530
Bachelor's degree
$47,840 – $118,990190
14Accountants and Auditors$77,600
Bachelor's degree
$49,850 – $126,7501,560
15Loan Officers$75,380
Bachelor's degree
$48,680 – $125,220350
16Compliance Officers$74,590
Bachelor's degree
$49,130 – $125,750350
17Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$73,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,020 – $114,050180
18Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$73,380
Bachelor's degree
$52,420 – $101,410120
19Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$71,590
Bachelor's degree
$41,400 – $139,2101,080
20Financial Examiners$66,170
Bachelor's degree
$47,830 – $104,54070
21Training and Development Specialists$64,540
Bachelor's degree
$43,070 – $121,400480
22Property Appraisers and Assessors$64,080
Bachelor's degree
$32,690 – $128,45080
23Tax Preparers$60,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,030 – $87,99080
24Fundraisers$59,890
Bachelor's degree
$38,950 – $91,660120
25Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$49,140
Bachelor's degree
$32,730 – $83,11090

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianDavenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$124,540	$61,770 – $475,570	180
2	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$105,850	$60,500 – $154,440	220
3	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$102,880	$59,700 – $161,770	650
4	Budget AnalystsBachelor's degree	$102,020	$62,070 – $128,460	70
5	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$100,710	$61,140 – $139,170	770
6	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$96,760	$61,160 – $132,320	170
7	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$95,140	$50,700 – $132,040	1,110
8	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$93,530	$57,740 – $132,040	530
9	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$84,730	$52,000 – $126,120	1,320
10	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$82,620	$48,670 – $127,790	240
11	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$80,070	$62,410 – $123,890	80
12	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$79,670	$49,920 – $124,900	1,420
13	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$78,530	$47,840 – $118,990	190
14	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$77,600	$49,850 – $126,750	1,560
15	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$75,380	$48,680 – $125,220	350
16	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$74,590	$49,130 – $125,750	350
17	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,530	$48,020 – $114,050	180
18	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$73,380	$52,420 – $101,410	120
19	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$71,590	$41,400 – $139,210	1,080
20	Financial ExaminersBachelor's degree	$66,170	$47,830 – $104,540	70
21	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$64,540	$43,070 – $121,400	480
22	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$64,080	$32,690 – $128,450	80
23	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,280	$33,030 – $87,990	80
24	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$59,890	$38,950 – $91,660	120
25	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$49,140	$32,730 – $83,110	90

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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