SOC 41-3011 · Sales and Related Occupations · May 2025

How much do Advertising Sales Agents make in Dubuque, IA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Advertising Sales Agents in Dubuque, IA is $52,830. The 10th percentile is $27,080 and the 90th percentile is $80,660. Employment is 30.

Median annual wage

$52,830

10th percentile
$27,080
25th percentile
$43,250
Median
$52,830
75th percentile
$60,340
90th percentile
$80,660
Mean
$53,440

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Advertising Sales Agents, the published 10th percentile is $27,080 and the 90th percentile is $80,660. The difference is $53,580, which is 101.4% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $43,250 to the 75th at $60,340, covers $17,090.

The mean annual wage is $53,440, which sits above the median of $52,830. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Dubuque, IA median is 18.5% lower than the national median of $64,820 for Advertising Sales Agents. In 2024 national prices the local median is $60,496, which is 6.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.7% lower than the Iowa median of $58,480.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dubuque, IA is 87.328, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $52,830 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Advertising Sales Agents at $60,496 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Advertising Sales Agents. Dubuque, IA ranks 11th of 12 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Cedar Rapids, IA is 46 miles away, with a median of $62,460 and employment of 100. That median is 18.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,209, against $60,496 here.
  • Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is 77 miles away, with a median of $54,180 and employment of 60. That median is 2.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,822, against $60,496 here.
  • Madison, WI is 78 miles away, with a median of $63,840 and employment of 200. That median is 20.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,620, against $60,496 here.

Employment share

Advertising Sales Agents accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Dubuque, IA (30 of 58,470). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (91,700 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.87 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Advertising Sales Agents make in Dubuque, IA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Advertising Sales Agents in Dubuque, IA is $52,830. The 10th percentile is $27,080 and the 90th percentile is $80,660. Employment is 30.

How does that compare with the national median for Advertising Sales Agents?

The local median is 18.5% lower than the national median of $64,820.

What is Advertising Sales Agents pay in Dubuque, IA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dubuque, IA is 87.328, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $52,830 is $60,496. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Dubuque, IA compare with nearby metros for Advertising Sales Agents?

Cedar Rapids, IA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 46 miles away, at $62,460. Dubuque, IA ranks 11th of 12 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.