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Office Clerks, General salary in Dubuque, IA

The median office clerks, general in Dubuque, IA earns $44,980 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,051 a month.

10th percentile
$30,320
25th percentile
$36,340
Median percentile
$44,980
75th percentile
$51,940
90th percentile
$61,750

Based on 920 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

$36,612 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,980
Federal income tax−$3,218
Social Security + Medicare−$3,441
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,709
Monthly take-home$3,051
Every two weeks$1,408

Does it go far here?

$51,507Median pay in Dubuque, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.3 vs 100).
31%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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