How much do Food Batchmakers make in Dubuque, IA?

Percentile spread

For Food Batchmakers, the published 10th percentile is $36,020 and the 90th percentile is $58,380. The difference is $22,360, which is 45.5% 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 $47,310 to the 75th at $49,130, covers $1,820.

The mean annual wage is $48,000, which sits below the median of $49,130. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Dubuque, IA median is 16.2% higher than the national median of $42,290 for Food Batchmakers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $56,259, which is 33% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.7% higher than the Iowa median of $48,300.

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 $49,130 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Food Batchmakers at $56,259 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 Food Batchmakers. Dubuque, IA ranks 9th 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 $77,920 and employment of 480. That median is 58.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,587, against $56,259 here.
• Iowa City, IA is 76 miles away, with a median of $48,030 and employment of 70. That median is 2.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,487, against $56,259 here.
• Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is 77 miles away, with a median of $45,600 and employment of 280. That median is 7.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,191, against $56,259 here.

Employment share

Food Batchmakers accounts for 0.24% of wage-and-salary employment in Dubuque, IA (140 of 58,470). Nationally the occupation is 0.11% of employment (174,520 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.13 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.