Mechanical engineer · Dubuque, IA
Mechanical engineer in Dubuque: $3,602/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Dubuque median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Iowa median, $97,700 a year. Iowa has about 3,470 mechanical engineer jobs. The 10th percentile is $71,050 and the 90th is $137,540. On the pay used here, Dubuque ranks 247th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 10.1× 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 $3,602 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Peoria, about 136 miles away, at $4,867 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,602
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$97,700
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$806
$959 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
247th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
10.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $97,700.
- Taxes$1,978
- Rent$806
- Other living costs$1,755
- Left over$3,602
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $97,700
- Federal income tax
- −$13,108
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,474
- State income tax (IA)
- −$3,158
- Take-home pay
- $73,960
- Effective tax rate
- 24.3%
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
$8,142 gross, minus $1,978 in tax and $2,561 in living costs.
$3,602
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Peoria, $4,867/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Dubuque?
$97,700 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 mechanical engineer in Dubuque?
$3,602 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $806, and pay covers 10.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Peoria, about 136 miles away, leaves $4,867 a month, more than Dubuque.