Pharmacist · Dubuque, IA
Pharmacist in Dubuque: $6,202/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Dubuque at $145,390 a year. About 140 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.16). The 10th percentile is $113,670 and the 90th is $159,670. Pay ranks 116th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 15.0× 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 $6,202 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is La Crosse, about 86 miles away, at $6,555 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$6,202
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$145,390
$113,670 to $159,670
Rent (1 bd)
$806
$959 (2 bd)
Employment
140
Location quotient 1.16
Pay rank
116th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
15.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $145,390.
- Taxes$3,353
- Rent$806
- Other living costs$1,755
- Left over$6,202
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $145,390
- Federal income tax
- −$24,141
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$11,122
- State income tax (IA)
- −$4,970
- Take-home pay
- $105,157
- Effective tax rate
- 27.7%
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
$12,116 gross, minus $3,353 in tax and $2,561 in living costs.
$6,202
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: La Crosse, $6,555/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Dubuque?
$145,390 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 140 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Dubuque?
$6,202 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $806, and pay covers 15.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
La Crosse, about 86 miles away, leaves $6,555 a month, more than Dubuque.