SOC 41-9099 · Sales and Related Occupations · May 2025

How much do Sales and Related Workers, 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 Sales and Related Workers, All Other in Dubuque, IA is $34,590. The 10th percentile is $30,040 and the 90th percentile is $48,450. Employment is 30.

Median annual wage

$34,590

10th percentile
$30,040
25th percentile
$30,040
Median
$34,590
75th percentile
$42,890
90th percentile
$48,450
Mean
$37,650

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Sales and Related Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $30,040 and the 90th percentile is $48,450. The difference is $18,410, which is 53.2% 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 $30,040 to the 75th at $42,890, covers $12,850.

The mean annual wage is $37,650, which sits above the median of $34,590. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Dubuque, IA median is 28.4% lower than the national median of $48,280 for Sales and Related Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $39,609, which is 18% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.9% lower than the Iowa median of $35,250.

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 $34,590 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Sales and Related Workers, All Other at $39,609 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Sales and Related Workers, All Other. Dubuque, IA ranks 7th of 10 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 $34,960 and employment of 120. That median is 1.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,297, against $39,609 here.
  • Iowa City, IA is 76 miles away, with a median of $34,240 and employment of 50. That median is 1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,417, against $39,609 here.
  • Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is 77 miles away, with a median of $31,200 and employment of 120. That median is 9.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,025, against $39,609 here.

Employment share

Sales and Related Workers, All Other accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Dubuque, IA (30 of 58,470). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (93,180 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.86 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Dubuque, IA · Sales and Related Workers, All Other by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Sales and Related Workers, All Other make in Dubuque, IA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Sales and Related Workers, All Other in Dubuque, IA is $34,590. The 10th percentile is $30,040 and the 90th percentile is $48,450. Employment is 30.

How does that compare with the national median for Sales and Related Workers, All Other?

The local median is 28.4% lower than the national median of $48,280.

What is Sales and Related Workers, 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 $34,590 is $39,609. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Dubuque, IA compare with nearby metros for Sales and Related Workers, All Other?

Cedar Rapids, IA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 46 miles away, at $34,960. Dubuque, IA ranks 7th of 10 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.