Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL · BLS May 2025

Web Design Rates in Davenport, IA

The median web developer wage in the Davenport area is $30.06 an hour, 33% below the US figure. A freelancer there should charge about $40–$60 an hour — $700–$1,100 for a five-page site.

Pages

5
What the site needs

What to charge

$700–$1,100

About 18 hours at $40–$60 an hour, the freelance rate in Davenport. Plus $40–$80 a month for hosting and updates.

Web designer pay in Davenport

Median web developer wage
$30.06/hr
$62,500 a year
Freelance rate
$40–$60
an hour, estimated
Rank among metros
170 of 191
with published data
Davenport areaMedian hourlyAverage hourlyEmployed
Web developers$30.06$34.7450
Web and digital interface designers$33.02$34.9740

BLS area: Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL. A dash is a figure BLS did not publish for it.

Davenport against Iowa and the US

AreaMedian web developer wageFreelance rate
Davenport area$30.06$40–$60
Iowa$30.87$40–$60
United States$44.54$55–$90

What to charge for a website in Davenport

At $40–$60 an hour. Quote the project, not the hours; use these to check the quote pays at least what a local employee earns.

SitePriceMonthly
One-page site$500–$750$40–$80
Five-page business site$700–$1,100$40–$80
Five pages with online booking$900–$1,300$40–$80
Eight pages, copy written for them$1,550–$2,350$40–$80
Small online shop$1,250–$1,850$40–$80

For a particular kind of business, see website cost by business.

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Questions

How much do web designers make in Davenport?+

The median web developer wage in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area is $30.06 an hour, about $62,500 a year (BLS, May 2025). That is 3% below the Iowa figure.

How much do freelance web designers charge in Davenport?+

About $40–$60 an hour: 1.25 to 2 times the employee wage, which covers self-employment tax, insurance, software and the hours nobody pays for.

How much does a website cost in Davenport?+

A five-page small-business website built by a freelancer in the Davenport area costs about $700–$1,100, plus $40–$80 a month for hosting and updates.

How many web developers work in Davenport?+

BLS counts 50 employed web developers and 40 web and digital interface designers in the Davenport metro area. Freelancers are not included.

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Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates, for web developers (15-1254) and web and digital interface designers (15-1255). Those are employees' wages; freelance rates and prices here are estimates built from them, not BLS figures.