Trucking pay in Dubuque, IA
In Dubuque, IA, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $58,470 a year ($28.11 an hour), across 1,310 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 0.3% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
1,310 employed in Dubuque, IA, median $58,470 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $41,790 | $20.09 |
| 25th percentile | $48,940 | — |
| Median | $58,470 | $28.11 |
| 75th percentile | $63,970 | — |
| 90th percentile | $76,530 | $36.79 |
| Mean | $58,690 | $28.21 |
Light truck drivers
660 employed in Dubuque, IA, median $41,810 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $31,280 | $15.04 |
| 25th percentile | $38,020 | — |
| Median | $41,810 | $20.10 |
| 75th percentile | $45,050 | — |
| 90th percentile | $61,900 | $29.76 |
| Mean | $45,430 | $21.84 |
Driver/sales workers
200 employed in Dubuque, IA, median $53,910 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $23,510 | $11.31 |
| 25th percentile | $34,940 | — |
| Median | $53,910 | $25.92 |
| 75th percentile | $55,710 | — |
| 90th percentile | $64,040 | $30.79 |
| Mean | $47,110 | $22.65 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
230 employed in Dubuque, IA, median $50,770 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $40,820 | $19.62 |
| 25th percentile | $45,980 | — |
| Median | $50,770 | $24.41 |
| 75th percentile | $53,710 | — |
| 90th percentile | $62,250 | $29.93 |
| Mean | $50,510 | $24.28 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
60 employed in Dubuque, IA, median $51,290 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,100 | $18.32 |
| 25th percentile | $44,100 | — |
| Median | $51,290 | $24.66 |
| 75th percentile | $66,880 | — |
| 90th percentile | $73,740 | $35.45 |
| Mean | $55,430 | $26.65 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
290 employed in Dubuque, IA, median $59,620 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $40,890 | $19.66 |
| 25th percentile | $49,980 | — |
| Median | $59,620 | $28.67 |
| 75th percentile | $74,950 | — |
| 90th percentile | $86,700 | $41.68 |
| Mean | $62,900 | $30.24 |
How to read these figures
These are wages as reported by employers, not owner-operator revenue: they exclude what an owner-operator grosses and the costs that come out of it. A dash means the survey did not publish that figure for this area, which it withholds where publishing it would identify an employer.