Electrician · Dubuque, IA
Electrician in Dubuque: $1,617/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Dubuque at $62,110 a year. About 210 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.75). The 10th percentile is $42,590 and the 90th is $90,460. Pay ranks 202nd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× 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 $1,617 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kankakee, about 180 miles away, at $3,471 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,617
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,110
$42,590 to $90,460
Rent (1 bd)
$806
$959 (2 bd)
Employment
210
Location quotient 0.75
Pay rank
202nd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $62,110.
- Taxes$998
- Rent$806
- Other living costs$1,755
- Left over$1,617
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,110
- Federal income tax
- −$5,415
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,751
- State income tax (IA)
- −$1,805
- Take-home pay
- $50,139
- Effective tax rate
- 19.3%
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
$5,176 gross, minus $998 in tax and $2,561 in living costs.
$1,617
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kankakee, $3,471/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Dubuque?
$62,110 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 210 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Dubuque?
$1,617 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $806, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Kankakee, about 180 miles away, leaves $3,471 a month, more than Dubuque.