Physician · Dubuque, IA
Physician in Dubuque: $10,428/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Dubuque. Pay is estimated at $221,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Dubuque ranks 138th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 22.8× 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 $10,428 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Appleton, about 178 miles away, at $11,028 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$10,428
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$221,000
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$806
$959 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
138th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
22.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $221,000.
- Taxes$5,428
- Rent$806
- Other living costs$1,755
- Left over$10,428
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $221,000
- Federal income tax
- −$42,983
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,312
- State income tax (IA)
- −$7,843
- Take-home pay
- $155,862
- Effective tax rate
- 29.5%
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
$18,417 gross, minus $5,428 in tax and $2,561 in living costs.
$10,428
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Appleton, $11,028/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Dubuque?
$221,000 a year. That figure is the an estimate, because BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median.
What is left after tax and rent for a physician in Dubuque?
$10,428 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $806, and pay covers 22.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Appleton, about 178 miles away, leaves $11,028 a month, more than Dubuque.