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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Dubuque, IA

The median heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Dubuque, IA earns $58,470 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,912 a month.

10th percentile
$41,790
25th percentile
$48,940
Median percentile
$58,470
75th percentile
$63,970
90th percentile
$76,530

Based on 1,310 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

$46,939 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,470
Federal income tax−$4,836
Social Security + Medicare−$4,473
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$2,222
Monthly take-home$3,912
Every two weeks$1,805

Does it go far here?

$66,954Median pay in Dubuque, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.3 vs 100).
25%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
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
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$47,630

All heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa