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Postal Service Mail Carriers salary in Dubuque, IA

The median postal service mail carriers in Dubuque, IA earns $62,070 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,141 a month.

10th percentile
$42,390
25th percentile
$49,960
Median percentile
$62,070
75th percentile
$77,860
90th percentile
$81,040

Based on 110 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

$49,695 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,070
Federal income tax−$5,268
Social Security + Medicare−$4,748
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$2,359
Monthly take-home$4,141
Every two weeks$1,911

Does it go far here?

$71,077Median pay in Dubuque, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.3 vs 100).
23%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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