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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers salary in Dubuque, IA

The median dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Dubuque, IA earns $27,670 a year, 19% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,945 a month.

10th percentile
$17,660
25th percentile
$20,990
Median percentile
$27,670
75th percentile
$31,840
90th percentile
$37,940

Based on 100 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

$23,345 take-home a year
Gross pay$27,670
Federal income tax−$1,157
Social Security + Medicare−$2,117
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,051
Monthly take-home$1,945
Every two weeks$898

Does it go far here?

$31,685Median pay in Dubuque, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.3 vs 100).
49%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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