Salaries in Dubuque, IA metro area

Typical pay for 249 jobs in the Dubuque, IA metro area. The median for all workers is $48,750 a year ($23.44 an hour). Click a job for its full pay range.

Median pay, all jobs

$48,750

Median hourly

$23.44

Workers

58,470

vs U.S. median

-4%

Highest paying jobs in Dubuque, IA

Job	Median salary	Workers
Physicians, All Other	$309,930	40
Chief Executive	$212,880	100
Dentists, General	$161,140	60
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$149,300	230
Pharmacist	$145,390	140
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$136,670	120
Sales Manager	$130,980	160
Human Resources Manager	$129,670	70
Nurse Practitioner	$129,620	130
Marketing Manager	$127,280	90
Financial Manager	$126,980	390
Physician Assistant	$126,050	40
Administrative Services Manager	$119,770	70
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$116,010	90
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$113,920	60

Most common jobs in Dubuque, IA

Job	Workers	Median salary
Customer Service Representative	1,880	$46,670
Retail Salesperson	1,810	$30,960
Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,600	$28,680
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,310	$58,470
Registered Nurse	1,280	$76,790
Cashier	1,240	$30,500
General and Operations Managers	1,170	$92,530
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,020	$38,090
Stockers and Order Fillers	1,020	$36,850
Nursing Assistant	1,010	$41,580
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	980	$45,960
Office Clerks, General	920	$44,980
Waiters and Waitresses	810	$20,060
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	800	$50,320
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	710	$30,410

Compare with statewide pay: salaries in Iowa.

All 249 jobs by category

Management Occupations (20)Business and Financial Operations Occupations (22)Computer and Mathematical Occupations (9)Architecture and Engineering Occupations (9)Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (1)Community and Social Service Occupations (7)Legal Occupations (2)Educational Instruction and Library Occupations (11)Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations (7)Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations (21)Healthcare Support Occupations (7)Protective Service Occupations (4)Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations (15)Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations (5)Personal Care and Service Occupations (10)Sales and Related Occupations (13)Office and Administrative Support Occupations (24)Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations (1)Construction and Extraction Occupations (9)Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations (14)Production Occupations (26)Transportation and Material Moving Occupations (12)

Management Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Administrative Services Manager	$119,770	$57.58	70
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$149,300	$71.78	230
Chief Executive	$212,880	$102.35	100
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$136,670	$65.71	120
Construction Manager	$102,240	$49.15	80
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$102,660	—	90
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$49,650	$23.87	40
Facilities Manager	$99,010	$47.60	80
Financial Manager	$126,980	$61.05	390
Food Service Manager	$76,910	$36.98	90
General and Operations Managers	$92,530	$44.49	1,170
Human Resources Manager	$129,670	$62.34	70
Industrial Production Manager	$101,850	$48.97	190
Managers, All Other	$104,900	$50.43	150
Marketing Manager	$127,280	$61.19	90
Medical and Health Services Managers	$99,240	$47.71	200
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$58,890	$28.31	60
Sales Manager	$130,980	$62.97	160
Social and Community Service Managers	$61,500	$29.57	110
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$116,010	$55.78	90

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Accountants and Auditors	$74,140	$35.65	450
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$82,090	$39.47	250
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$66,050	$31.76	270
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$62,930	$30.25	230
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$57,620	$27.70	50
Compliance Officer	$60,870	$29.27	110
Cost Estimator	$82,940	$39.88	80
Financial and Investment Analysts	$84,270	$40.52	70
Financial Examiner	$70,350	$33.82	30
Financial Specialists, All Other	$83,280	$40.04	50
Human Resources Specialist	$64,390	$30.96	380
Insurance Underwriter	$74,390	$35.76	50
Labor Relations Specialist	$89,150	$42.86	40
Loan Officer	$76,170	$36.62	110
Logistician	$93,480	$44.94	340
Management Analyst	$73,960	$35.56	140
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$61,660	$29.64	330
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$54,150	$26.03	40
Personal Financial Advisor	$89,700	$43.13	160
Project Management Specialist	$104,690	$50.33	290
Tax Preparer	$61,330	$29.49	50
Training and Development Specialists	$72,840	$35.02	180

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Computer Network Support Specialist	$69,060	$33.20	70
Computer Occupations, All Other	$90,480	$43.50	110
Computer Systems Analyst	$85,310	$41.02	100
Computer User Support Specialist	$59,190	$28.46	230
Data Scientist	$74,790	$35.96	90
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$83,180	$39.99	110
Software Developer	$105,360	$50.65	330
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$100,170	$48.16	40
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$67,900	$32.65	40

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$87,890	$42.25	40
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$65,760	$31.62	60
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$77,370	$37.20	40
Civil Engineer	$99,210	$47.70	120
Electrical Engineer	$104,290	$50.14	70
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$77,860	$37.43	60
Industrial Engineer	$109,040	$52.43	230
Mechanical Drafter	$57,440	$27.62	50
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$81,110	$38.99	60

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$78,410	$37.70	30

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$51,980	$24.99	100
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$49,150	$23.63	120
Healthcare Social Worker	$62,240	$29.92	60
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$50,700	$24.37	30
Rehabilitation Counselor	$46,050	$22.14	50
Social and Human Service Assistants	$41,030	$19.73	160
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	$57,530	$27.66	90

Legal Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Lawyer	$109,270	$52.54	100
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$55,740	$26.80	80

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$34,660	$16.66	30
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$57,840	—	560
Instructional Coordinator	$64,010	$30.78	70
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$52,490	—	30
Library Technician	$47,820	$22.99	30
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$31,130	$14.97	200
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$60,200	—	350
Self-Enrichment Teacher	$34,040	$16.37	140
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	$60,470	—	90
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$58,950	—	50
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$30,410	—	710

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Coaches and Scouts	$47,840	—	200
Commercial and Industrial Designers	$64,690	$31.10	30
Editor	$60,980	$29.32	70
Graphic Designer	$48,620	$23.38	120
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$42,620	$20.49	90
Public Relations Specialist	$64,180	$30.86	100
Technical Writer	$57,400	$27.60	70

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$55,680	$26.77	100
Dental Hygienist	$81,410	$39.14	110
Dentists, General	$161,140	$77.47	60
Emergency Medical Technician	$41,260	$19.84	40
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$53,890	$25.91	40
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$63,750	$30.65	200
Medical Records Specialist	$49,720	$23.91	60
Nurse Practitioner	$129,620	$62.32	130
Occupational Therapist	$94,210	$45.29	30
Opticians, Dispensing	$45,560	$21.91	40
Pharmacist	$145,390	$69.90	140
Pharmacy Technician	$45,100	$21.69	250
Physical Therapist	$99,840	$48.00	110
Physician Assistant	$126,050	$60.60	40
Physicians, All Other	$309,930	$149.01	40
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$74,530	$35.83	100
Registered Nurse	$76,790	$36.92	1,280
Respiratory Therapist	$74,190	$35.67	40
Speech-Language Pathologist	$85,030	$40.88	30
Surgical Technologist	$60,500	$29.09	40
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$41,070	$19.75	30

Healthcare Support Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Dental Assistant	$47,850	$23.00	160
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$38,090	$18.31	1,020
Medical Assistant	$44,730	$21.51	210
Nursing Assistant	$41,580	$19.99	1,010
Pharmacy Aide	$35,440	$17.04	30
Phlebotomist	$37,430	$18.00	50
Physical Therapist Assistant	$51,640	$24.83	50

Protective Service Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$57,680	$27.73	40
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$113,920	$54.77	60
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$72,170	$34.70	170
Security Guard	$37,620	$18.09	170

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Bartender	$21,720	$10.44	460
Chefs and Head Cooks	$47,690	$22.93	70
Cooks, Fast Food	$29,500	$14.18	290
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$36,890	$17.74	290
Cooks, Restaurant	$35,610	$17.12	440
Cooks, Short Order	$36,990	$17.78	50
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$27,670	$13.31	100
Dishwasher	$29,380	$14.13	150
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$28,680	$13.79	1,600
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$39,510	$19.00	460
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$32,340	$15.55	30
Food Preparation Worker	$32,520	$15.63	150
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$32,270	$15.51	230
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$28,340	$13.63	90
Waiters and Waitresses	$20,060	$9.65	810

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$46,540	$22.37	50
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$52,210	$25.10	60
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$35,800	$17.21	690
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$41,450	$19.93	240
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$33,180	$15.95	360

Personal Care and Service Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$27,110	$13.03	190
Animal Caretaker	$29,420	$14.14	80
Childcare Worker	$31,730	$15.25	370
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$35,990	$17.30	100
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$44,210	$21.25	40
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$37,130	$17.85	40
Gambling Dealer	$24,290	$11.68	n/a
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$35,360	$17.00	110
Recreation Worker	$36,660	$17.63	80
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	$32,720	$15.73	40

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Advertising Sales Agent	$52,830	$25.40	30
Cashier	$30,500	$14.66	1,240
Counter and Rental Clerks	$38,400	$18.46	60
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$80,850	$38.87	90
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$47,150	$22.67	360
Insurance Sales Agent	$71,840	$34.54	280
Parts Salesperson	$45,060	$21.67	160
Retail Salesperson	$30,960	$14.88	1,810
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$34,590	$16.63	30
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$61,970	$29.79	210
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$63,560	$30.56	640
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$74,550	$35.84	50
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$61,200	$29.42	100

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Billing and Posting Clerks	$46,140	$22.18	120
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$47,630	$22.90	520
Couriers and Messengers	$39,020	$18.76	30
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$56,290	$27.06	50
Customer Service Representative	$46,670	$22.44	1,880
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$51,290	$24.66	60
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$60,360	$29.02	110
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$64,070	$30.80	440
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$34,520	$16.59	100
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$42,680	$20.52	60
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$46,040	$22.13	240
Library Assistants, Clerical	$34,590	$16.63	50
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$49,170	$23.64	110
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$39,340	$18.91	410
New Accounts Clerk	$47,060	$22.63	80
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$37,150	$17.86	40
Office Clerks, General	$44,980	$21.63	920
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$44,260	$21.28	80
Postal Service Mail Carrier	$62,070	$29.84	110
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$63,370	$30.47	160
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$38,830	$18.67	200
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$45,430	$21.84	440
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$48,690	$23.41	280
Teller	$39,440	$18.96	210

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Agricultural Equipment Operator	$49,440	$23.77	40

Construction and Extraction Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Carpenter	$60,090	$28.89	260
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$58,400	$28.08	110
Construction Laborer	$48,800	$23.46	500
Electrician	$62,110	$29.86	210
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$77,320	$37.17	280
Highway Maintenance Worker	$61,420	$29.53	60
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$62,250	$29.93	160
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$47,400	$22.79	40
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$61,380	$29.51	120

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$51,000	$24.52	70
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$61,030	$29.34	290
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$57,630	$27.71	170
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$45,740	$21.99	30
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$60,880	$29.27	40
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$61,500	$29.57	80
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$73,880	$35.52	240
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$61,410	$29.53	130
Industrial Machinery Mechanic	$65,480	$31.48	160
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$47,090	$22.64	90
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$54,360	$26.13	570
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$64,040	$30.79	100
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$68,980	$33.16	40
Tire Repairers and Changers	$36,710	$17.65	40

Production Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Baker	$41,160	$19.79	110
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$36,520	$17.56	110
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,770	$22.49	180
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator	$52,110	$25.05	260
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer	$55,770	$26.81	50
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,740	$23.91	130
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$45,910	$22.07	90
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$77,130	$37.08	480
Food Batchmaker	$49,130	$23.62	140
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$50,140	$24.11	40
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,620	$23.37	70
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$49,800	$23.94	260
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$32,770	$15.75	50
Machinist	$58,890	$28.31	180
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$50,320	$24.19	800
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,720	$22.46	80
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,180	$23.65	290
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$47,640	$22.90	160
Printing Press Operator	$40,560	$19.50	50
Production Workers, All Other	$48,750	$23.44	130
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$43,600	$20.96	40
Sewing Machine Operator	$39,120	$18.81	50
Tool and Die Makers	$63,290	$30.43	70
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$64,420	$30.97	60
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$56,100	$26.97	330
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,930	$24.01	30

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$36,080	$17.35	190
Crane and Tower Operators	$49,720	$23.91	n/a
Driver/Sales Worker	$53,910	$25.92	200
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$59,620	$28.67	290
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$58,470	$28.11	1,310
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$50,770	$24.41	230
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$45,960	$22.10	980
Light Truck Driver	$41,810	$20.10	660
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$38,120	$18.33	160
Parking Attendant	$33,940	$16.32	40
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$29,500	$14.18	60
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,850	$17.72	1,020