Firefighter · Dubuque, IA
Firefighter in Dubuque: $1,215/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Dubuque median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Iowa median, $55,810 a year. Iowa has about 2,170 firefighter jobs. The 10th percentile is $32,240 and the 90th is $87,720. On the pay used here, Dubuque ranks 189th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 5.8× 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 $1,215 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 147 miles away, at $3,039 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,215
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$55,810
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$806
$959 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
189th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
5.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $55,810.
- Taxes$875
- Rent$806
- Other living costs$1,755
- Left over$1,215
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $55,810
- Federal income tax
- −$4,659
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,269
- State income tax (IA)
- −$1,566
- Take-home pay
- $45,316
- Effective tax rate
- 18.8%
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
$4,651 gross, minus $875 in tax and $2,561 in living costs.
$1,215
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ames, $3,039/mo.
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Dubuque?
$55,810 a year. That figure is the Iowa median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Dubuque?
$1,215 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $806, and pay covers 5.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Ames, about 147 miles away, leaves $3,039 a month, more than Dubuque.