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Home Health and Personal Care Aides salary in Dubuque, IA

The median home health and personal care aides in Dubuque, IA earns $38,090 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,611 a month.

10th percentile
$32,220
25th percentile
$35,410
Median percentile
$38,090
75th percentile
$44,560
90th percentile
$46,220

Based on 1,020 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

$31,338 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,090
Federal income tax−$2,391
Social Security + Medicare−$2,914
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,447
Monthly take-home$2,611
Every two weeks$1,205

Does it go far here?

$43,617Median pay in Dubuque, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.3 vs 100).
37%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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