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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Dubuque, IA

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Dubuque, IA earns $49,150 a year, 24% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,317 a month.

10th percentile
$34,190
25th percentile
$45,110
Median percentile
$49,150
75th percentile
$59,880
90th percentile
$74,540

Based on 120 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

$39,804 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,150
Federal income tax−$3,718
Social Security + Medicare−$3,760
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,868
Monthly take-home$3,317
Every two weeks$1,531

Does it go far here?

$56,282Median pay in Dubuque, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.3 vs 100).
29%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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