How much do Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners make in Dubuque, IA?

Percentile spread

For Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, the published 10th percentile is $29,170 and the 90th percentile is $38,560. The difference is $9,390, which is 28.3% 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 $30,090 to the 75th at $35,940, covers $5,850.

The mean annual wage is $33,580, which sits above the median of $33,180. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Dubuque, IA median is 6.6% lower than the national median of $35,510 for Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. In 2024 national prices the local median is $37,995, which is 7% 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 $32,620.

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 $33,180 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners at $37,995 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 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. Dubuque, IA ranks 21st 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 $33,190 and employment of 610. That median is about the same as the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,308, against $37,995 here.
• Iowa City, IA is 76 miles away, with a median of $32,110 and employment of 400. That median is 3.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,089, against $37,995 here.
• Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is 77 miles away, with a median of $32,180 and employment of 1,030. That median is 3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,125, against $37,995 here.

Employment share

Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners accounts for 0.62% of wage-and-salary employment in Dubuque, IA (360 of 58,470). Nationally the occupation is 0.55% of employment (860,670 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.11 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.