SOC 41-2011 · Sales and Related Occupations · May 2025
How much do Cashiers make in Dubuque, IA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Cashiers in Dubuque, IA is $30,500. The 10th percentile is $23,600 and the 90th percentile is $36,700. Employment is 1,240.
Median annual wage
$30,500
- 10th percentile
- $23,600
- 25th percentile
- $28,760
- Median
- $30,500
- 75th percentile
- $35,220
- 90th percentile
- $36,700
- Mean
- $31,270
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Cashiers, the published 10th percentile is $23,600 and the 90th percentile is $36,700. The difference is $13,100, which is 43.0% 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 $28,760 to the 75th at $35,220, covers $6,460.
The mean annual wage is $31,270, which sits above the median of $30,500. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Dubuque, IA median is 7.2% lower than the national median of $32,880 for Cashiers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $34,926, which is 6.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 5.3% higher than the Iowa median of $28,970.
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 $30,500 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cashiers at $34,926 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
25 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cashiers. Dubuque, IA ranks 17th of 26 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 $29,270 and employment of 3,090. That median is 4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,901, against $34,926 here.
- Iowa City, IA is 76 miles away, with a median of $29,080 and employment of 2,090. That median is 4.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $31,778, against $34,926 here.
- Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is 77 miles away, with a median of $31,200 and employment of 4,250. That median is 2.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,025, against $34,926 here.
Employment share
Cashiers accounts for 2.1% of wage-and-salary employment in Dubuque, IA (1,240 of 58,470). Nationally the occupation is 2.0% of employment (3,089,410 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.07 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Dubuque, IA · Cashiers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Cashiers make in Dubuque, IA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Cashiers in Dubuque, IA is $30,500. The 10th percentile is $23,600 and the 90th percentile is $36,700. Employment is 1,240.
How does that compare with the national median for Cashiers?
The local median is 7.2% lower than the national median of $32,880.
What is Cashiers 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 $30,500 is $34,926. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Dubuque, IA compare with nearby metros for Cashiers?
Cedar Rapids, IA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 46 miles away, at $29,270. Dubuque, IA ranks 17th of 26 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.