How much do Parts Salespersons make in Dubuque, IA?

Percentile spread

For Parts Salespersons, the published 10th percentile is $29,420 and the 90th percentile is $60,890. The difference is $31,470, which is 69.8% 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 $36,380 to the 75th at $55,190, covers $18,810.

The mean annual wage is $46,230, which sits above the median of $45,060. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Dubuque, IA median is 16.6% higher than the national median of $38,630 for Parts Salespersons. In 2024 national prices the local median is $51,599, which is 33.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.4% lower than the Iowa median of $46,670.

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 $45,060 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Parts Salespersons at $51,599 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 Parts Salespersons. Dubuque, IA ranks 12th 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 $48,010 and employment of 280. That median is 6.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,966, against $51,599 here.
• Iowa City, IA is 76 miles away, with a median of $39,160 and employment of 120. That median is 13.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,794, against $51,599 here.
• Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is 77 miles away, with a median of $44,480 and employment of 380. That median is 1.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,933, against $51,599 here.

Employment share

Parts Salespersons accounts for 0.27% of wage-and-salary employment in Dubuque, IA (160 of 58,470). Nationally the occupation is 0.17% of employment (270,070 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.58 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.