How much do Dental Hygienists make in Dubuque, IA?

Percentile spread

For Dental Hygienists, the published 10th percentile is $78,320 and the 90th percentile is $92,480. The difference is $14,160, which is 17.4% 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 $79,750 to the 75th at $89,630, covers $9,880.

The mean annual wage is $84,090, which sits above the median of $81,410. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Dubuque, IA median is 17% lower than the national median of $98,100 for Dental Hygienists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $93,223, which is 5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.1% lower than the Iowa median of $84,010.

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 $81,410 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dental Hygienists at $93,223 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 Dental Hygienists. Dubuque, IA ranks 23rd 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 $82,270 and employment of 200. That median is 1.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $92,477, against $93,223 here.
• Iowa City, IA is 76 miles away, with a median of $92,020 and employment of 120. That median is 13% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $100,558, against $93,223 here.
• Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is 77 miles away, with a median of $82,000 and employment of 280. That median is 0.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $92,053, against $93,223 here.

Employment share

Dental Hygienists accounts for 0.19% of wage-and-salary employment in Dubuque, IA (110 of 58,470). Nationally the occupation is 0.14% of employment (222,740 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.31 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.