High paying medical jobs in Dubuque, IA

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Dubuque, IA. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single medical job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

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
2Dentists, General$161,140
Doctoral or professional degree
$89,990 – $283,07060
3Pharmacists$145,390
Doctoral or professional degree
$113,670 – $159,670140
4Nurse Practitioners$129,620
Master's degree
$110,040 – $168,480130
5Physician Assistants$126,050
Master's degree
$96,620 – $164,88040
6Physical Therapists$99,840
Doctoral or professional degree
$72,600 – $110,790110
7Occupational Therapists$94,210
Master's degree
$77,480 – $111,87030
8Speech-Language Pathologists$85,030
Master's degree
$76,960 – $104,80030
9Dental Hygienists$81,410
Associate's degree
$78,320 – $92,480110
10Registered Nurses$76,790
Bachelor's degree
$65,700 – $96,5701,280
11Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$74,530
Associate's degree
$60,000 – $80,780100
12Respiratory Therapists$74,190
Associate's degree
$64,260 – $78,04040
13Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$63,750
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,180 – $76,200200
14Surgical Technologists$60,500
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,680 – $75,25040
15Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$55,680
Bachelor's degree
$38,460 – $75,890100
16Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$53,890
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,770 – $76,55040
17Medical Records Specialists$49,720
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,920 – $60,96060
18Opticians, Dispensing$45,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,060 – $56,20040
19Pharmacy Technicians$45,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,640 – $54,320250
20Emergency Medical Technicians$41,260
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,760 – $61,60040
21Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$41,070
Associate's degree
$36,600 – $47,86030

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	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$161,140	$89,990 – $283,070	60
3	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$145,390	$113,670 – $159,670	140
4	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$129,620	$110,040 – $168,480	130
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$126,050	$96,620 – $164,880	40
6	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$99,840	$72,600 – $110,790	110
7	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$94,210	$77,480 – $111,870	30
8	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$85,030	$76,960 – $104,800	30
9	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$81,410	$78,320 – $92,480	110
10	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$76,790	$65,700 – $96,570	1,280
11	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$74,530	$60,000 – $80,780	100
12	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$74,190	$64,260 – $78,040	40
13	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,750	$51,180 – $76,200	200
14	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,500	$48,680 – $75,250	40
15	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$55,680	$38,460 – $75,890	100
16	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$53,890	$37,770 – $76,550	40
17	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,720	$39,920 – $60,960	60
18	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,560	$38,060 – $56,200	40
19	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,100	$36,640 – $54,320	250
20	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$41,260	$34,760 – $61,600	40
21	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$41,070	$36,600 – $47,860	30

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Dubuque, IA. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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