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Cost Estimators salary in Dubuque, IA

The median cost estimators in Dubuque, IA earns $82,940 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,336 a month.

10th percentile
$46,690
25th percentile
$59,200
Median percentile
$82,940
75th percentile
$113,450
90th percentile
$123,390

Based on 80 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

$64,027 take-home a year
Gross pay$82,940
Federal income tax−$9,417
Social Security + Medicare−$6,345
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$3,152
Monthly take-home$5,336
Every two weeks$2,463

Does it go far here?

$94,975Median pay in Dubuque, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.3 vs 100).
18%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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