Truck driver (heavy) · Dubuque, IA

Truck driver (heavy) in Dubuque: $1,385/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Dubuque at $58,470 a year. About 1,310 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.69). The 10th percentile is $41,790 and the 90th is $76,530. Pay ranks 151st-highest of 387 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 $1,385 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Iowa City, about 76 miles away, at $1,588 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,385

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$58,470

$41,790 to $76,530

Rent (1 bd)

$806

$959 (2 bd)

Employment

1,310

Location quotient 1.69

Pay rank

151st of 387

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, truck driver (heavy) pay of $58,470.

Taxes$926
Rent$806
Other living costs$1,755
Left over$1,385

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $58,470
Federal income tax: −$4,978
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,473
State income tax (IA): −$1,667
Take-home pay: $47,352
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

$4,873 gross, minus $926 in tax and $2,561 in living costs.

$1,385

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Iowa City, $1,588/mo.

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Questions

What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Dubuque?

$58,470 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,310 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Dubuque?

$1,385 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 truck driver (heavy) keep more?

Iowa City, about 76 miles away, leaves $1,588 a month, more than Dubuque.