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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks salary in Dubuque, IA

The median bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Dubuque, IA earns $47,630 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,220 a month.

10th percentile
$32,450
25th percentile
$41,410
Median percentile
$47,630
75th percentile
$56,690
90th percentile
$63,460

Based on 520 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$38,641 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,630
Federal income tax−$3,536
Social Security + Medicare−$3,644
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,810
Monthly take-home$3,220
Every two weeks$1,486

Does it go far here?

$54,541Median pay in Dubuque, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.3 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($959 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dubuque, IA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$92,530
Registered Nurses$76,790
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$63,560
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,470
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$57,840
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$54,360
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$50,320
Construction Laborers$48,800

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