How much do Electrical Engineers make in Dubuque, IA?

Percentile spread

For Electrical Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $81,190 and the 90th percentile is $204,630. The difference is $123,440, which is 118.4% 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 $100,660 to the 75th at $126,550, covers $25,890.

The mean annual wage is $121,000, which sits above the median of $104,290. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Dubuque, IA median is 13.5% lower than the national median of $120,630 for Electrical Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $119,423, which is 1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.4% lower than the Iowa median of $105,820.

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 $104,290 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electrical Engineers at $119,423 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

23 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Electrical Engineers. Dubuque, IA ranks 10th of 24 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 $104,360 and employment of 390. That median is 0.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $117,307, against $119,423 here.
• Iowa City, IA is 76 miles away, with a median of $107,000 and employment of 60. That median is 2.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $116,928, against $119,423 here.
• Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is 77 miles away, with a median of $106,840 and employment of 170. That median is 2.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $119,938, against $119,423 here.

Employment share

Electrical Engineers accounts for 0.12% of wage-and-salary employment in Dubuque, IA (70 of 58,470). Nationally the occupation is 0.13% of employment (198,750 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.94 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.