Dubuque, IA metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Dubuque Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Dubuque, IA metro area

Figures describe the Dubuque, IA metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Dubuque city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (2 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 249 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Dubuque, IA metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$309,930	$149.01	40
2	Chief Executives	$212,880	$102.35	100
3	Dentists, General	$161,140	$77.47	60
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$149,300	$71.78	230
5	Pharmacists	$145,390	$69.90	140
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$136,670	$65.71	120
7	Sales Managers	$130,980	$62.97	160
8	Human Resources Managers	$129,670	$62.34	70
9	Nurse Practitioners	$129,620	$62.32	130
10	Marketing Managers	$127,280	$61.19	90
11	Financial Managers	$126,980	$61.05	390
12	Physician Assistants	$126,050	$60.60	40
13	Administrative Services Managers	$119,770	$57.58	70
14	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$116,010	$55.78	90
15	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$113,920	$54.77	60
16	Lawyers	$109,270	$52.54	100
17	Industrial Engineers	$109,040	$52.43	230
18	Software Developers	$105,360	$50.65	330
19	Managers, All Other	$104,900	$50.43	150
20	Project Management Specialists	$104,690	$50.33	290
21	Electrical Engineers	$104,290	$50.14	70
22	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$102,660	Not published	90
23	Construction Managers	$102,240	$49.15	80
24	Industrial Production Managers	$101,850	$48.97	190
25	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$100,170	$48.16	40

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Dubuque metro area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.