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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers salary in Dubuque, IA

The median welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Dubuque, IA earns $56,100 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,760 a month.

10th percentile
$47,220
25th percentile
$48,560
Median percentile
$56,100
75th percentile
$59,610
90th percentile
$64,960

Based on 330 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

$45,125 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,100
Federal income tax−$4,552
Social Security + Medicare−$4,292
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$2,132
Monthly take-home$3,760
Every two weeks$1,736

Does it go far here?

$64,241Median pay in Dubuque, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.3 vs 100).
26%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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