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Social and Human Service Assistants salary in Dubuque, IA

The median social and human service assistants in Dubuque, IA earns $41,030 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,799 a month.

10th percentile
$27,270
25th percentile
$35,150
Median percentile
$41,030
75th percentile
$50,230
90th percentile
$67,910

Based on 160 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

$33,588 take-home a year
Gross pay$41,030
Federal income tax−$2,744
Social Security + Medicare−$3,139
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,559
Monthly take-home$2,799
Every two weeks$1,292

Does it go far here?

$46,984Median pay in Dubuque, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.3 vs 100).
34%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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