Elementary school teacher · Dubuque, IA
Elementary school teacher in Dubuque: $1,345/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Dubuque at $57,840 a year. About 560 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.08). The 10th percentile is $44,230 and the 90th is $77,840. Pay ranks 309th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.0× 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 $1,345 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rochester, about 126 miles away, at $1,766 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,345
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$57,840
$44,230 to $77,840
Rent (1 bd)
$806
$959 (2 bd)
Employment
560
Location quotient 1.08
Pay rank
309th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $57,840.
- Taxes$914
- Rent$806
- Other living costs$1,755
- Left over$1,345
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $57,840
- Federal income tax
- −$4,902
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,425
- State income tax (IA)
- −$1,643
- Take-home pay
- $46,870
- Effective tax rate
- 19.0%
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
$4,820 gross, minus $914 in tax and $2,561 in living costs.
$1,345
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Rochester, $1,766/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Dubuque?
$57,840 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 560 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Dubuque?
$1,345 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $806, and pay covers 6.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Rochester, about 126 miles away, leaves $1,766 a month, more than Dubuque.