Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Dubuque, IA

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Dubuque, IA, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Dubuque, IA are those of family medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $221,990. The second highest-paying jobs are those of architectural and engineering manager, with an average salary of $131,970.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Dubuque, IA has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Dubuque, IA in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Dubuque, IA (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$221,990	$120,530	30
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$131,970	$100,530	180
3	Chief Executives	$131,530	$39,140	90
4	Marketing Managers	$131,090	$71,350	130
5	General Dentists	$128,000	$78,000	50
6	Pharmacists	$125,860	$106,270	100
7	Emergency Medicine Physicians	$123,780	$106,010	40
8	Nurse Practitioners	$118,000	$96,810	80
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$112,670	$80,210	150
10	Sales Managers	$105,060	$65,020	100
11	Financial Managers	$104,310	$62,650	520
12	Human Resources Managers	$102,780	$67,300	70
13	All Other Managers	$102,720	$60,890	80
14	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$101,910	$64,450	110
15	Mechanical Engineers	$99,580	$79,160	610
16	Lawyers	$99,440	$39,210	90
17	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$99,440	$43,780	60
18	Industrial Production Managers	$98,980	$67,390	150
19	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$96,500	$57,090	70
20	Industrial Engineers	$95,420	$63,750	310
21	Construction Managers	$94,800	$67,590	60
22	Purchasing Managers	$94,500	$64,480	40
23	Medical and Health Services Managers	$91,050	$64,650	230
24	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$90,150	$66,700	50
25	Physical Therapists	$86,380	$68,700	120
26	Software Developers	$85,110	$64,210	220
27	Logisticians	$82,510	$35,210	140
28	Facilities Managers	$81,190	$58,240	80
29	Personal Financial Advisors	$80,890	$47,160	180
30	Civil Engineers	$80,480	$59,700	80
31	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$80,000	$53,610	90
32	Loan Officers	$79,930	$43,690	110
33	Computer Programmers	$79,390	$41,080	70
34	Administrative Services Managers	$79,200	$60,550	60
35	Computer Systems Analysts	$78,810	$51,160	180
36	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$78,750	$49,400	40
37	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$78,290	$58,510	150
38	Speech-Language Pathologists	$77,080	$64,770	30
39	Dental Hygienists	$77,080	$64,510	110
40	Occupational Therapists	$76,720	$62,750	70
41	Management Analysts	$76,460	$38,670	130
42	General and Operations Managers	$76,420	$37,330	1,290
43	Project Management Specialists	$76,330	$47,670	240
44	Computer Occupations, All Other	$75,740	$51,590	60
45	Financial Analysts	$75,000	$51,810	40
46	Labor Relations Specialists	$73,170	$17,070	40
47	Financial Examiners	$71,840	$40,520	40
48	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$68,590	$48,200	40
49	Data Scientists	$67,920	$40,030	40
50	Instructional Coordinators	$66,780	$46,600	80
51	Food Service Managers	$66,150	$41,920	40
52	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$66,090	$47,770	270
53	Cost Estimators	$65,540	$42,710	110
54	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$64,200	$39,880	200
55	Construction and Building Inspectors	$64,150	$50,030	30
56	Registered Nurses	$63,140	$54,090	1,330
57	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$63,060	$43,100	440
58	Civil Engineering Technicians	$62,090	$43,090	40
59	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$61,940	$61,940	140
60	Electricians	$61,590	$37,060	200
61	Accountants and Auditors	$61,510	$44,800	460
62	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	$61,470	$38,870	690
63	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$61,450	$39,510	470
64	Other Financial Specialists	$61,120	$42,630	40
65	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$60,980	$30,470	30
66	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$60,970	$47,810	70
67	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$60,960	$46,410	30
68	Other Business Operations Specialists	$60,660	$40,120	230
69	Social and Community Service Managers	$60,600	$39,590	80
70	Training and Development Specialists	$60,580	$38,480	160
71	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$60,530	$46,350	30
72	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$60,440	$38,790	30
73	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$60,110	$38,080	170
74	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$59,910	$38,490	170
75	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$59,880	$36,650	440
76	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$59,850	$37,120	330
77	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$59,810	$34,380	90
78	Compliance Officers	$59,560	$42,500	90
79	Insurance Sales Agents	$59,200	$32,810	380
80	Architectural and Civil Drafters	$59,120	$41,360	90
81	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$59,120	$30,850	210
82	Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$59,100	$30,310	50
83	Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$59,070	$43,000	30
84	Radiologic Technologists	$58,700	$48,760	90
85	Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Pla	$58,310	$37,680	40
86	Credit Analysts	$57,990	$39,510	30
87	Human Resources Specialists	$57,630	$37,910	270
88	Postal Service Mail Carriers	$57,220	$39,640	120
89	Computer Network Support Specialists	$56,600	$39,550	70
90	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$56,560	$37,320	440
91	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$56,260	$37,370	150
92	Physical Therapist Assistants	$56,250	$33,880	40
93	Healthcare Social Workers	$55,950	$39,540	40
94	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$55,730	$44,630	240
95	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	$55,630	$41,780	90
96	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$55,560	$38,840	160
97	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$55,130	$39,040	170
98	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$55,120	$38,860	220
99	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$55,090	$37,190	60
100	Mechanical Engineering Technicians	$53,190	$17,660	50

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Dubuque, IA – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$163,800
2	Chief Executives	$132,240
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$128,420
4	Computer Network Architects	$127,040
5	Pharmacists	$122,670
6	Nurse Practitioners	$121,010
7	Marketing Managers	$120,900
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$103,170
9	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$101,910
10	All Other Managers	$101,600

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Dubuque, IA – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$202,810
2	General Dentists	$142,950
3	Pharmacists	$123,460
4	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$115,430
5	Nurse Practitioners	$114,480
6	Lawyers	$113,650
7	Personal Financial Advisors	$109,630
8	Marketing Managers	$104,600
9	Financial Managers	$102,710
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$101,330

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Dubuque, IA – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$156,110
2	Pharmacists	$121,680
3	Nurse Practitioners	$116,550
4	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$107,180
5	Financial Managers	$100,500
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$100,160
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$100,140
8	Marketing Managers	$99,910
9	Sales Managers	$99,860
10	Personal Financial Advisors	$91,290

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