Software developer · Dubuque, IA
Software developer in Dubuque: $4,027/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Dubuque at $105,360 a year. About 330 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.52). The 10th percentile is $76,810 and the 90th is $167,100. Pay ranks 288th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.9× 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 $4,027 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 147 miles away, at $5,429 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,027
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$105,360
$76,810 to $167,100
Rent (1 bd)
$806
$959 (2 bd)
Employment
330
Location quotient 0.52
Pay rank
288th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $105,360.
- Taxes$2,192
- Rent$806
- Other living costs$1,755
- Left over$4,027
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $105,360
- Federal income tax
- −$14,793
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,060
- State income tax (IA)
- −$3,449
- Take-home pay
- $79,058
- Effective tax rate
- 25.0%
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
$8,780 gross, minus $2,192 in tax and $2,561 in living costs.
$4,027
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ames, $5,429/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Dubuque?
$105,360 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 330 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Dubuque?
$4,027 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $806, and pay covers 10.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Ames, about 147 miles away, leaves $5,429 a month, more than Dubuque.