Construction manager · Dubuque, IA
Construction manager in Dubuque: $3,854/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Dubuque at $102,240 a year. About 80 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.56). The 10th percentile is $62,400 and the 90th is $174,730. Pay ranks 239th-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.6× 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 $3,854 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fond du Lac, about 150 miles away, at $4,688 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,854
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$102,240
$62,400 to $174,730
Rent (1 bd)
$806
$959 (2 bd)
Employment
80
Location quotient 0.56
Pay rank
239th of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $102,240.
- Taxes$2,105
- Rent$806
- Other living costs$1,755
- Left over$3,854
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $102,240
- Federal income tax
- −$14,107
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,821
- State income tax (IA)
- −$3,330
- Take-home pay
- $76,982
- Effective tax rate
- 24.7%
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
$8,520 gross, minus $2,105 in tax and $2,561 in living costs.
$3,854
Rank every metro for a construction manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fond du Lac, $4,688/mo.
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Questions
What does a construction manager make in Dubuque?
$102,240 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 80 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Dubuque?
$3,854 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $806, and pay covers 10.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
Fond du Lac, about 150 miles away, leaves $4,688 a month, more than Dubuque.