SOC 29-1229 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Physicians, All Other make in Dubuque, IA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physicians, All Other in Dubuque, IA is $309,930. The 10th percentile is $202,280 and the 90th percentile is $525,310. Employment is 40.

Median annual wage

$309,930

10th percentile
$202,280
25th percentile
$281,060
Median
$309,930
75th percentile
$525,310
90th percentile
$525,310
Mean
$369,760

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Physicians, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $202,280 and the 90th percentile is $525,310. The difference is $323,030, which is 104.2% 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 $281,060 to the 75th at $525,310, covers $244,250.

The mean annual wage is $369,760, which sits above the median of $309,930. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Dubuque, IA median is 16.5% higher than the national median of $265,930 for Physicians, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $354,903, which is 33.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5% higher than the Iowa median of $295,190.

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 $309,930 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physicians, All Other at $354,903 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Physicians, All Other. Dubuque, IA ranks 13th of 20 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).).

  • Iowa City, IA is 76 miles away, with a median of $257,340 and employment of 470. That median is 17% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $281,218, against $354,903 here.
  • Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is 77 miles away, with a median of $75,780 and employment of 400. That median is 75.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,071, against $354,903 here.
  • Madison, WI is 78 miles away, with a median of $301,940 and employment of 850. That median is 2.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $310,360, against $354,903 here.

Employment share

Physicians, All Other accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Dubuque, IA (40 of 58,470). Nationally the occupation is 0.22% of employment (342,720 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.31 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 Physicians, All Other make in Dubuque, IA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physicians, All Other in Dubuque, IA is $309,930. The 10th percentile is $202,280 and the 90th percentile is $525,310. Employment is 40.

How does that compare with the national median for Physicians, All Other?

The local median is 16.5% higher than the national median of $265,930.

What is Physicians, All Other 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 $309,930 is $354,903. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Dubuque, IA compare with nearby metros for Physicians, All Other?

Iowa City, IA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 76 miles away, at $257,340. Dubuque, IA ranks 13th of 20 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.