SOC 39-1022 · Personal Care and Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers make in Dubuque, IA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers in Dubuque, IA is $37,130. The 10th percentile is $27,850 and the 90th percentile is $48,390. Employment is 40.

Median annual wage

$37,130

10th percentile
$27,850
25th percentile
$33,510
Median
$37,130
75th percentile
$43,270
90th percentile
$48,390
Mean
$38,510

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Forklift operators in a Miami warehouse, 2011. Photograph by U.S. Department of Agriculture. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers, the published 10th percentile is $27,850 and the 90th percentile is $48,390. The difference is $20,540, which is 55.3% 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 $33,510 to the 75th at $43,270, covers $9,760.

The mean annual wage is $38,510, which sits above the median of $37,130. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Dubuque, IA median is 23.6% lower than the national median of $48,590 for First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $42,518, which is 12.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.3% lower than the Iowa median of $38,780.

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 $37,130 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers at $42,518 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

22 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers. Dubuque, IA ranks 23rd of 23 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 $44,140 and employment of 70. That median is 18.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,616, against $42,518 here.
  • Iowa City, IA is 76 miles away, with a median of $44,580 and employment of 50. That median is 20.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,717, against $42,518 here.
  • Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is 77 miles away, with a median of $43,890 and employment of 100. That median is 18.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,271, against $42,518 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Dubuque, IA (40 of 58,470). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (114,110 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.93 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 First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers make in Dubuque, IA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers in Dubuque, IA is $37,130. The 10th percentile is $27,850 and the 90th percentile is $48,390. Employment is 40.

How does that compare with the national median for First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers?

The local median is 23.6% lower than the national median of $48,590.

What is First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 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 $37,130 is $42,518. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Dubuque, IA compare with nearby metros for First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers?

Cedar Rapids, IA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 46 miles away, at $44,140. Dubuque, IA ranks 23rd of 23 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.