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Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping salary in Dubuque, IA

The median human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping in Dubuque, IA earns $42,680 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,904 a month.

10th percentile
$36,880
25th percentile
$36,880
Median percentile
$42,680
75th percentile
$51,810
90th percentile
$63,610

Based on 60 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

$34,852 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,680
Federal income tax−$2,942
Social Security + Medicare−$3,265
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,622
Monthly take-home$2,904
Every two weeks$1,340

Does it go far here?

$48,873Median pay in Dubuque, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.3 vs 100).
33%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

All human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa