Most of Dubuque is in Dubuque County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $23.87 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 5 ZIP codes in Dubuque with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $780 to $870 a month. At the middle rent, $790, a full-time job would need to pay $23.87 an hour before taxes.
What the standard would be at each ZIP code's own studio rent. The calculator and the official standard use the county figure.
| ZIP | County | Studio rent | Pay needed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52001 | Dubuque County | $790/mo | $23.87/hr |
| 52002 | Dubuque County | $870/mo | $26.49/hr |
| 52003 | Dubuque County | $780/mo | $23.55/hr |
| 52004 | Dubuque County | $790/mo | $23.87/hr |
| 52099 | Dubuque County | $790/mo | $23.87/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Dubuque needs to pay at least $23.87 an hour before taxes, about $49,656 a year. That is the figure for Dubuque County, where the typical studio rent is $790 a month.
Yes. Across the 5 ZIP codes in Dubuque with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $780 to $870 a month. At the middle rent of $790, the pay needed would be $23.87 an hour.
The minimum wage in Dubuque County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.3 times that.
The Four Times Rent standard: a month of full-time work (160 hours) should take home at least four times the typical rent on a studio apartment in the county where the work is done. Rents: HUD FY2027 Fair Market Rents. Taxes: 2026 federal and state income taxes plus Social Security and Medicare, for a single filer. Why four times rent? · Method and data downloads