Civil engineer · Dubuque, IA
Civil engineer in Dubuque: $3,686/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Dubuque at $99,210 a year. About 120 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.84). The 10th percentile is $63,770 and the 90th is $133,620. Pay ranks 130th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($806/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,686 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Mankato, about 202 miles away, at $4,890 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,686
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$99,210
$63,770 to $133,620
Rent (1 bd)
$806
$959 (2 bd)
Employment
120
Location quotient 0.84
Pay rank
130th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $99,210.
- Taxes$2,020
- Rent$806
- Other living costs$1,755
- Left over$3,686
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $99,210
- Federal income tax
- −$13,440
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,590
- State income tax (IA)
- −$3,215
- Take-home pay
- $74,965
- Effective tax rate
- 24.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $806
- Groceries
- $347
- Getting around
- $496
- Healthcare
- $391
- Utilities and internet
- $217
- Everything else
- $304
- Total spending
- $2,561
Left over each month
$8,268 gross, minus $2,020 in tax and $2,561 in living costs.
$3,686
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Mankato, $4,890/mo.
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- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Dubuque?
$99,210 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 120 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Dubuque?
$3,686 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $806, and pay covers 10.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Mankato, about 202 miles away, leaves $4,890 a month, more than Dubuque.