Data Entry Keyers salary

The median pay for data entry keyers in the United States is $41,340 a year. About 127,080 people hold this job.

10th percentile: $31,200
25th percentile: $35,760
Median percentile: $41,340
75th percentile: $48,410
90th percentile: $58,790

Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities

By state

District of Columbia $55,170
New Mexico $49,810
North Dakota $48,300
Maine $48,190
Hawaii $47,630
Massachusetts $47,560
Washington $47,480
Utah $47,180
California $47,010
Wyoming $45,870
Rhode Island $44,980
New York $44,860
Minnesota $44,280
Colorado $43,910
Iowa $43,640
New Hampshire $43,440
Vermont $43,280
Arizona $43,200
Illinois $42,840
Idaho $42,810
New Jersey $42,470
Montana $42,340
Georgia $41,270
Alaska $40,700
Indiana $40,550
Tennessee $40,490
Ohio $40,220
North Carolina $39,610
Nebraska $39,600
Nevada $39,260
Maryland $38,970
Virginia $38,900
Florida $38,880
Texas $38,880
Pennsylvania $38,810
Oklahoma $38,590
Connecticut $38,560
Kansas $38,290
Wisconsin $38,170
Michigan $38,080
South Carolina $38,070
Delaware $37,810
Louisiana $36,920
Kentucky $36,870
West Virginia $35,900
Alabama $35,130
Mississippi $34,540
South Dakota $34,320
Arkansas $33,860

By metro area

San Jose, CA $54,510
Albuquerque, NM $53,320
Bismarck, ND $53,140
Bloomington, IN $51,760
Olympia, WA $51,660
New Haven, CT $51,340
San Francisco, CA $51,250
Boulder, CO $49,920
Helena, MT $49,850
Hilton Head Island, SC $49,280
Napa, CA $48,880
Portland, ME $48,410
Santa Rosa, CA $48,350
Port St. Lucie, FL $48,020
Naples, FL $47,800
St. Cloud, MN $47,730
Boston, MA $47,640
Urban Honolulu, HI $47,630
Salt Lake City, UT $47,560
Bangor, ME $47,530
Twin Falls, ID $47,170
Los Angeles, CA $47,040
Seattle, WA $47,000
Sacramento, CA $46,970
Crestview, FL $46,940
Spokane, WA $46,650
Pittsfield, MA $46,620
Vallejo, CA $46,400
Minneapolis, MN $46,320
Riverside, CA $46,210
Worcester, MA $46,040
Jackson, MI $45,970
Yuma, AZ $45,890
La Crosse, WI $45,780
Sierra Vista, AZ $45,780
Bridgeport, CT $45,770
Norwich, CT $45,760
Oshkosh, WI $45,630
Raleigh, NC $45,620
Waterloo, IA $45,520
Salinas, CA $45,510
Cheyenne, WY $45,420
New York, NY $45,350
Cedar Rapids, IA $45,330
Salem, OR $45,300
Oxnard, CA $45,230
Ames, IA $45,140
Santa Cruz, CA $44,980
Denver, CO $44,910
Bakersfield, CA $44,760
Flagstaff, AZ $44,760
Coeur d'Alene, ID $44,710
Merced, CA $44,660
Chicago, IL $44,650
Sioux City, IA $44,550
Nashville, TN $44,490
Redding, CA $44,410
San Luis Obispo, CA $44,380
Atlantic City, NJ $44,250
Springfield, IL $44,230
Eugene, OR $44,200
Midland, TX $44,190
Phoenix, AZ $44,160
Stockton, CA $44,130
Visalia, CA $44,060
Modesto, CA $43,940
Savannah, GA $43,880
San Diego, CA $43,770
Fort Collins, CO $43,640
Atlanta, GA $43,610
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $43,570
Columbus, OH $43,560
Dayton, OH $43,500
Fresno, CA $43,490
Muskegon, MI $43,450
Burlington, VT $43,400
Mansfield, OH $43,150
Dallas, TX $43,110
Providence, RI $42,840
Syracuse, NY $42,840
Washington, DC $42,840
Portland, OR $42,760
Des Moines, IA $42,580
Champaign, IL $42,370
Omaha, NE $42,370
Lansing, MI $42,350
Roanoke, VA $42,300
Tucson, AZ $42,140
Idaho Falls, ID $42,040
Kennewick, WA $41,980
Huntsville, AL $41,970
El Centro, CA $41,860
Bend, OR $41,850
Austin, TX $41,820
Kalamazoo, MI $41,800
York, PA $41,740
Chico, CA $41,730
Charlotte, NC $41,630
Altoona, PA $41,600
Colorado Springs, CO $41,600
Las Vegas, NV $41,580
Charleston, SC $41,560
Racine, WI $41,530
Eau Claire, WI $41,480
Gainesville, GA $41,420
Elkhart, IN $41,390
Lincoln, NE $41,390
Kingston, NY $41,370
Longview, TX $41,310
Philadelphia, PA $41,280
Memphis, TN $41,270
Buffalo, NY $41,090
Cleveland, OH $40,990
Trenton, NJ $40,910
Appleton, WI $40,890
Cincinnati, OH $40,820
Ann Arbor, MI $40,780
Anchorage, AK $40,700
Tulsa, OK $40,700
Grand Rapids, MI $40,630