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Data Entry Keyers salary in Washington, DC

The median data entry keyers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $42,840 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,747 a month.

10th percentile
$31,750
25th percentile
$37,470
Median percentile
$42,840
75th percentile
$53,410
90th percentile
$64,220

Based on 1,620 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$32,961 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,840
Federal income tax−$2,961
Social Security + Medicare−$3,277
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$3,641
Monthly take-home$2,747
Every two weeks$1,268

Does it go far here?

$39,345Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
74%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,027 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington, DC

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$246,990
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$225,140
General Internal Medicine Physicians$223,250
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$209,750
Physicians, All Other$208,710
Public Relations Managers$195,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers$195,190

All data entry keyers salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia