High paying jobs in Dubuque, IA

Every occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Dubuque, IA. The percentile range matters more than the median on its own: it shows what the bottom and top of each field actually earn, which a single average hides.

Cost of living: prices in Dubuque, IA run 12.7% below the national average (2024), so a Dubuque, IA salary is worth about 1.15× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Dubuque, IA · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$309,930
Doctoral or professional degree
$202,280 – $525,31040
2Chief Executives$212,880
Bachelor's degree
$80,460 – $454,180100
3Dentists, General$161,140
Doctoral or professional degree
$89,990 – $283,07060
4Architectural and Engineering Managers$149,300
Bachelor's degree
$122,650 – $217,880230
5Pharmacists$145,390
Doctoral or professional degree
$113,670 – $159,670140
6Computer and Information Systems Managers$136,670
Bachelor's degree
$93,440 – $203,600120
7Sales Managers$130,980
Bachelor's degree
$70,860 – $341,100160
8Human Resources Managers$129,670
Bachelor's degree
$88,830 – $204,92070
9Nurse Practitioners$129,620
Master's degree
$110,040 – $168,480130
10Marketing Managers$127,280
Bachelor's degree
$78,270 – $207,17090
11Financial Managers$126,980
Bachelor's degree
$82,950 – $212,130390
12Physician Assistants$126,050
Master's degree
$96,620 – $164,88040
13Administrative Services Managers$119,770
Bachelor's degree
$61,990 – $176,59070
14Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$116,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,970 – $185,19090
15First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$113,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$79,580 – $125,53060
16Lawyers$109,270
Doctoral or professional degree
$66,300 – $225,000100
17Industrial Engineers$109,040
Bachelor's degree
$78,480 – $135,590230
18Software Developers$105,360
Bachelor's degree
$76,810 – $167,100330
19Managers, All Other$104,900
Bachelor's degree
$36,390 – $187,440150
20Project Management Specialists$104,690
Bachelor's degree
$64,400 – $146,050290
21Electrical Engineers$104,290
Bachelor's degree
$81,190 – $204,63070
22Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$102,660
Master's degree
$77,460 – $151,53090
23Construction Managers$102,240
Bachelor's degree
$62,400 – $174,73080
24Industrial Production Managers$101,850
Bachelor's degree
$63,580 – $179,510190
25Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$100,170
Bachelor's degree
$59,280 – $134,64040
26Physical Therapists$99,840
Doctoral or professional degree
$72,600 – $110,790110
27Medical and Health Services Managers$99,240
Bachelor's degree
$64,680 – $162,750200
28Civil Engineers$99,210
Bachelor's degree
$63,770 – $133,620120
29Facilities Managers$99,010
Bachelor's degree
$61,890 – $139,32080
30Occupational Therapists$94,210
Master's degree
$77,480 – $111,87030
31Logisticians$93,480
Bachelor's degree
$63,470 – $143,750340
32General and Operations Managers$92,530
Bachelor's degree
$40,560 – $194,7201,170
33Computer Occupations, All Other$90,480
Bachelor's degree
$63,550 – $188,140110
34Personal Financial Advisors$89,700
Bachelor's degree
$54,100 – $196,190160
35Labor Relations Specialists$89,150
Bachelor's degree
$52,310 – $216,10040
36Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$87,890
Bachelor's degree
$49,570 – $151,49040
37Computer Systems Analysts$85,310
Bachelor's degree
$62,430 – $125,450100
38Speech-Language Pathologists$85,030
Master's degree
$76,960 – $104,80030
39Financial and Investment Analysts$84,270
Bachelor's degree
$60,850 – $129,31070
40Financial Specialists, All Other$83,280
Bachelor's degree
$53,950 – $101,17050
41Network and Computer Systems Administrators$83,180
Bachelor's degree
$58,400 – $111,090110
42Cost Estimators$82,940
Bachelor's degree
$46,690 – $123,39080
43Business Operations Specialists, All Other$82,090
Bachelor's degree
$46,020 – $114,540250
44Dental Hygienists$81,410
Associate's degree
$78,320 – $92,480110
45Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$81,110
Associate's degree
$32,060 – $105,35060
46First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$80,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,150 – $154,98090
47Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$78,410
Bachelor's degree
$53,420 – $113,77030
48Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$77,860
Associate's degree
$59,720 – $86,39060
49Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$77,370
Associate's degree
$45,090 – $90,57040
50First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$77,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,960 – $99,230280

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianDubuque, IA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$309,930	$202,280 – $525,310	40
2	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$212,880	$80,460 – $454,180	100
3	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$161,140	$89,990 – $283,070	60
4	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$149,300	$122,650 – $217,880	230
5	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$145,390	$113,670 – $159,670	140
6	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$136,670	$93,440 – $203,600	120
7	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,980	$70,860 – $341,100	160
8	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$129,670	$88,830 – $204,920	70
9	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$129,620	$110,040 – $168,480	130
10	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$127,280	$78,270 – $207,170	90
11	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$126,980	$82,950 – $212,130	390
12	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$126,050	$96,620 – $164,880	40
13	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$119,770	$61,990 – $176,590	70
14	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$116,010	$58,970 – $185,190	90
15	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$113,920	$79,580 – $125,530	60
16	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$109,270	$66,300 – $225,000	100
17	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$109,040	$78,480 – $135,590	230
18	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$105,360	$76,810 – $167,100	330
19	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$104,900	$36,390 – $187,440	150
20	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$104,690	$64,400 – $146,050	290
21	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$104,290	$81,190 – $204,630	70
22	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$102,660	$77,460 – $151,530	90
23	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$102,240	$62,400 – $174,730	80
24	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$101,850	$63,580 – $179,510	190
25	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersBachelor's degree	$100,170	$59,280 – $134,640	40
26	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$99,840	$72,600 – $110,790	110
27	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$99,240	$64,680 – $162,750	200
28	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$99,210	$63,770 – $133,620	120
29	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$99,010	$61,890 – $139,320	80
30	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$94,210	$77,480 – $111,870	30
31	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$93,480	$63,470 – $143,750	340
32	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$92,530	$40,560 – $194,720	1,170
33	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$90,480	$63,550 – $188,140	110
34	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$89,700	$54,100 – $196,190	160
35	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$89,150	$52,310 – $216,100	40
36	Architects, Except Landscape and NavalBachelor's degree	$87,890	$49,570 – $151,490	40
37	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$85,310	$62,430 – $125,450	100
38	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$85,030	$76,960 – $104,800	30
39	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$84,270	$60,850 – $129,310	70
40	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$83,280	$53,950 – $101,170	50
41	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$83,180	$58,400 – $111,090	110
42	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$82,940	$46,690 – $123,390	80
43	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$82,090	$46,020 – $114,540	250
44	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$81,410	$78,320 – $92,480	110
45	Mechanical Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$81,110	$32,060 – $105,350	60
46	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,850	$47,150 – $154,980	90
47	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$78,410	$53,420 – $113,770	30
48	Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$77,860	$59,720 – $86,390	60
49	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$77,370	$45,090 – $90,570	40
50	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,320	$57,960 – $99,230	280

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