How much do Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping make in Dubuque, IA?

Percentile spread

For Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping, the published 10th percentile is $36,880 and the 90th percentile is $63,610. The difference is $26,730, which is 62.6% 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 $36,880 to the 75th at $51,810, covers $14,930.

The mean annual wage is $45,360, which sits above the median of $42,680. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Dubuque, IA median is 15.7% lower than the national median of $50,610 for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping. In 2024 national prices the local median is $48,873, which is 3.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12% lower than the Iowa median of $48,490.

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 $42,680 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping at $48,873 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 Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping. 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 $46,030 and employment of 100. That median is 7.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,741, against $48,873 here.
• Iowa City, IA is 76 miles away, with a median of $55,650 and employment of 40. That median is 30.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,814, against $48,873 here.
• Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is 77 miles away, with a median of $50,330 and employment of 150. That median is 17.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,500, against $48,873 here.

Employment share

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Dubuque, IA (60 of 58,470). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (90,220 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.77 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.