Lawyer · Dubuque, IA
Lawyer in Dubuque: $4,244/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Dubuque at $109,270 a year. About 100 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.34). The 10th percentile is $66,300 and the 90th is $225,000. Pay ranks 242nd-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.3× 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 $4,244 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Peoria, about 136 miles away, at $6,581 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,244
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$109,270
$66,300 to $225,000
Rent (1 bd)
$806
$959 (2 bd)
Employment
100
Location quotient 0.34
Pay rank
242nd of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $109,270.
- Taxes$2,301
- Rent$806
- Other living costs$1,755
- Left over$4,244
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $109,270
- Federal income tax
- −$15,653
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,359
- State income tax (IA)
- −$3,597
- Take-home pay
- $81,660
- Effective tax rate
- 25.3%
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
$9,106 gross, minus $2,301 in tax and $2,561 in living costs.
$4,244
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Peoria, $6,581/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a lawyer make in Dubuque?
$109,270 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 100 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Dubuque?
$4,244 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $806, and pay covers 11.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Peoria, about 136 miles away, leaves $6,581 a month, more than Dubuque.