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Data Entry Keyers Salary by City

Data entry keyers earn the most in San Jose, CA (average $54,880 a year), followed by San Francisco, CA ($51,980) and Salt Lake City, UT ($51,860), among the 299 metro areas we cover. Across all U.S. metro areas the average is $43,700 (May 2025).

$43,700U.S. metro average
$55Khighest: San Jose, CA
$25Klowest: Ponce, PR
299metro areas
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Top 15 cities for data entry keyers by average salary

San Jose, CA$54,880
San Francisco, CA$51,980
Salt Lake City, UT$51,860
Olympia, WA$51,440
Seattle, WA$51,150
New Haven, CT$50,740
Napa, CA$50,330
Portland, ME$50,250
Boulder, CO$50,220
Minneapolis, MN$49,910
Los Angeles, CA$49,690
Albuquerque, NM$49,670
Santa Rosa, CA$49,230
Santa Cruz, CA$49,080
Bismarck, ND$48,700
Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Data Entry Keyers salary by state

StateMetrosHighest averageLowest average
California23$54,880$43,150
Utah5$51,860$38,000
Washington4$51,440$47,430
Connecticut5$50,740$39,940
Maine2$50,250$48,350
Colorado6$50,220$41,040
Minnesota2$49,910$48,010
New Mexico1$49,670$49,670
North Dakota1$48,700$48,700
Florida21$48,510$37,470
Arizona7$47,890$38,700
Montana3$47,790$40,720
Texas25$47,790$31,940
Indiana8$47,610$35,660
Massachusetts4$47,390$41,740
Wisconsin10$47,290$38,410
New York9$47,210$40,190
Alaska1$46,960$46,960
Georgia8$46,660$37,090
Iowa7$46,590$39,700
South Carolina6$46,260$36,320
Washington, D.C.1$46,070$46,070
Michigan10$45,950$37,730
Rhode Island1$45,740$45,740
Illinois7$45,580$38,430
Idaho4$45,310$42,220
Vermont1$45,290$45,290
New Jersey3$45,250$42,190
Oregon5$44,960$42,950
North Carolina14$44,800$36,020
Tennessee9$44,630$36,140
Ohio11$44,560$37,630
Missouri5$44,490$37,190
New Hampshire1$44,490$44,490
Hawaii1$44,380$44,380
Louisiana8$43,710$36,090
Kentucky3$43,150$36,980
Pennsylvania13$43,050$37,440
Oklahoma2$42,560$40,710
Nebraska2$42,420$41,400
Nevada2$42,280$40,350
Wyoming1$41,940$41,940
Delaware1$41,720$41,720
Maryland2$41,530$35,380
Virginia6$41,270$39,490
Arkansas4$41,240$36,360
Alabama8$40,410$34,960
West Virginia6$39,190$35,520
Mississippi3$39,000$35,110
Kansas2$38,480$34,640
Puerto Rico5$27,620$24,900
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Data Entry Keyers salary in every city we cover

Sort by any column. Each city links to its pay range, take-home pay and cost of living.

Metro areaAverageMedianHourlyJobs
San Jose, CA$54,880$54,510$26.38720
San Francisco, CA$51,980$51,250$24.991,410
Salt Lake City, UT$51,860$47,560$24.931,580
Olympia, WA$51,440$51,660$24.73140
Seattle, WA$51,150$47,000$24.59760
New Haven, CT$50,740$51,340$24.39140
Napa, CA$50,330$48,880$24.2060
Portland, ME$50,250$48,410$24.1660
Boulder, CO$50,220$49,920$24.1490
Minneapolis, MN$49,910$46,320$23.99920
Los Angeles, CA$49,690$47,040$23.895,900
Albuquerque, NM$49,670$53,320$23.88220
Santa Rosa, CA$49,230$48,350$23.67160
Santa Cruz, CA$49,080$44,980$23.6050
Bismarck, ND$48,700$53,140$23.4130
Kennewick, WA$48,640$41,980$23.3950
Crestview, FL$48,510$46,940$23.3260
Norwich, CT$48,490$45,760$23.3150
Bangor, ME$48,350$47,530$23.2430
Bridgeport, CT$48,180$45,770$23.16190
Merced, CA$48,070$44,660$23.1140
St. Cloud, MN$48,010$47,730$23.0850
Flagstaff, AZ$47,890$44,760$23.0340
Midland, TX$47,790$44,190$22.98100
Helena, MT$47,790$49,850$22.9790
Denver, CO$47,710$44,910$22.94680
Bloomington, IN$47,610$51,760$22.89230
Spokane, WA$47,430$46,650$22.80100
Boston, MA$47,390$47,640$22.781,460
Oshkosh, WI$47,290$45,630$22.7340
New York, NY$47,210$45,350$22.7010,110
Riverside, CA$47,210$46,210$22.701,130
Port St. Lucie, FL$47,010$48,020$22.60100
Anchorage, AK$46,960$40,700$22.58110
Fort Collins, CO$46,950$43,640$22.5760
Sacramento, CA$46,780$46,970$22.49970
Vallejo, CA$46,660$46,400$22.4360
Atlanta, GA$46,660$43,610$22.431,810
Des Moines, IA$46,590$42,580$22.40460
Worcester, MA$46,370$46,040$22.30150
Hilton Head Island, SC$46,260$49,280$22.2460
Oxnard, CA$46,190$45,230$22.21240
Washington, DC$46,070$42,840$22.151,620
Bakersfield, CA$46,010$44,760$22.12170
Jackson, MI$45,950$45,970$22.0930
Naples, FL$45,950$47,800$22.09140
Modesto, CA$45,790$43,940$22.01130
Providence, RI$45,740$42,840$21.99360
Chicago, IL$45,580$44,650$21.924,270
Ames, IA$45,560$45,140$21.9050
San Diego, CA$45,450$43,770$21.851,020
Salinas, CA$45,400$45,510$21.83100
Pittsfield, MA$45,320$46,620$21.7930
Twin Falls, ID$45,310$47,170$21.7840
Burlington, VT$45,290$43,400$21.78180
Atlantic City, NJ$45,250$44,250$21.76120
Yuma, AZ$45,160$45,890$21.7170
Waterloo, IA$45,120$45,520$21.6960
Cedar Rapids, IA$45,100$45,330$21.68110
Medford, OR$44,960$40,220$21.62n/a
Sioux City, IA$44,960$44,550$21.6240
San Luis Obispo, CA$44,930$44,380$21.6060
Asheville, NC$44,800$40,380$21.54130
Phoenix, AZ$44,780$44,160$21.532,650
Coeur d'Alene, ID$44,660$44,710$21.4730
Raleigh, NC$44,650$45,620$21.47520
Nashville, TN$44,630$44,490$21.46760
Lansing, MI$44,610$42,350$21.45160
Syracuse, NY$44,560$42,840$21.43230
Dayton, OH$44,560$43,500$21.42230
Stockton, CA$44,530$44,130$21.41180
Manchester, NH$44,490$40,360$21.39160
St. Louis, MO$44,490$39,130$21.39910
Muskegon, MI$44,470$43,450$21.3840
Salem, OR$44,410$45,300$21.35100
Visalia, CA$44,410$44,060$21.3580
Colorado Springs, CO$44,410$41,600$21.3590
Honolulu, HI$44,380$47,630$21.34160
Redding, CA$44,340$44,410$21.3260
Fresno, CA$44,320$43,490$21.31270
Trenton, NJ$44,200$40,910$21.25500
Grand Rapids, MI$44,110$40,630$21.21290
Portland, OR$44,090$42,760$21.20880
Columbus, OH$44,070$43,560$21.19810
Champaign, IL$44,000$42,370$21.1650
Dallas, TX$43,930$43,110$21.125,610
Kiryas Joel, NY$43,920$39,910$21.11210
Racine, WI$43,770$41,530$21.0430
Chico, CA$43,720$41,730$21.0250
Baton Rouge, LA$43,710$39,630$21.01210
La Crosse, WI$43,600$45,780$20.9640
Boise, ID$43,580$40,260$20.95270
Ann Arbor, MI$43,570$40,780$20.95130
El Centro, CA$43,540$41,860$20.9340
Longview, TX$43,510$41,310$20.92120
Traverse City, MI$43,340$40,450$20.8450
Springfield, IL$43,280$44,230$20.81170
Louisville, KY$43,150$43,570$20.74510
Santa Maria, CA$43,150$39,520$20.74130
Elkhart, IN$43,130$41,390$20.74100
Eugene, OR$43,090$44,200$20.72110
Savannah, GA$43,060$43,880$20.70110
Philadelphia, PA$43,050$41,280$20.702,340
Detroit, MI$43,020$40,210$20.691,120
Bend, OR$42,950$41,850$20.6550
Waterbury, CT$42,810$40,440$20.58120
Kingston, NY$42,780$41,370$20.5760
Charlotte, NC$42,770$41,630$20.56650
Rochester, NY$42,660$39,400$20.51370
Eau Claire, WI$42,660$41,480$20.5140
Tucson, AZ$42,660$42,140$20.51320
Memphis, TN$42,600$41,270$20.48550
Tulsa, OK$42,560$40,700$20.46380
Buffalo, NY$42,540$41,090$20.45410
Peoria, IL$42,530$40,330$20.45110
Reading, PA$42,520$38,680$20.44120
Cincinnati, OH$42,500$40,820$20.43950
South Bend, IN$42,460$40,210$20.41120
Omaha, NE$42,420$42,370$20.40400
Indianapolis, IN$42,390$40,550$20.38850
Austin, TX$42,350$41,820$20.361,290
Appleton, WI$42,330$40,890$20.3590
Altoona, PA$42,280$41,600$20.3330
Las Vegas, NV$42,280$41,580$20.33540
Rockford, IL$42,260$40,400$20.32160
Cleveland, OH$42,220$40,990$20.30900
Idaho Falls, ID$42,220$42,040$20.3070
Miami, FL$42,210$40,160$20.292,290
Vineland, NJ$42,190$38,330$20.2850
Greenville, NC$42,160$40,290$20.2730
York, PA$42,150$41,740$20.27140
Sierra Vista, AZ$42,130$45,780$20.2650
Gainesville, GA$42,120$41,420$20.2560
Charleston, SC$42,030$41,560$20.21210
Cheyenne, WY$41,940$45,420$20.1640
Durham, NC$41,890$40,470$20.14260
Sarasota, FL$41,820$40,630$20.10240
Kalamazoo, MI$41,760$41,800$20.0860
Springfield, MA$41,740$40,390$20.0780
Dover, DE$41,720$37,600$20.0680
Davenport, IA$41,680$38,960$20.04150
Albany, NY$41,580$39,840$19.99450
Baltimore, MD$41,530$38,340$19.97860
Toledo, OH$41,530$39,460$19.96220
Houston, TX$41,470$39,520$19.944,430
Palm Bay, FL$41,470$39,080$19.94180
Pensacola, FL$41,420$40,240$19.91120
Lincoln, NE$41,400$41,390$19.90330
Clarksville, TN$41,380$37,890$19.8940
Great Falls, MT$41,360$39,140$19.8930
Kansas City, MO$41,340$38,910$19.88920
Wilmington, NC$41,280$39,770$19.84110
Richmond, VA$41,270$40,270$19.84480
Killeen, TX$41,260$39,550$19.8490
Chattanooga, TN$41,260$39,450$19.84120
Jonesboro, AR$41,240$37,830$19.8340
Milwaukee, WI$41,220$39,650$19.82620
Greeley, CO$41,210$38,560$19.8140
Springfield, MO$41,180$37,680$19.80150
Deltona, FL$41,100$38,300$19.76120
Roanoke, VA$41,060$42,300$19.7470
Pueblo, CO$41,040$37,740$19.7350
Mansfield, OH$41,030$43,150$19.7340
College Station, TX$41,020$38,610$19.72100
Pittsburgh, PA$41,000$38,710$19.71930
Fayetteville, AR$40,830$37,640$19.63160
Lafayette, IN$40,810$38,970$19.6240
Lakeland, FL$40,760$39,520$19.60130
Pinehurst, NC$40,750$37,600$19.5930
Billings, MT$40,720$40,000$19.5840
Fort Myers, FL$40,710$39,000$19.57190
Oklahoma City, OK$40,710$39,540$19.57530
Prescott Valley, AZ$40,640$37,640$19.5450
Utica, NY$40,600$38,910$19.5270
Tampa, FL$40,550$38,510$19.501,460
Charlottesville, VA$40,520$38,300$19.4860
Fort Wayne, IN$40,520$39,480$19.48120
Knoxville, TN$40,480$38,990$19.46340
Jacksonville, FL$40,450$37,510$19.45680
Huntsville, AL$40,410$41,970$19.4380
Spartanburg, SC$40,370$38,370$19.4180
Reno, NV$40,350$37,440$19.40190
Columbus, GA$40,330$36,240$19.39220
Virginia Beach, VA$40,280$38,030$19.37510
Greensboro, NC$40,250$37,670$19.35290
Morristown, TN$40,220$36,990$19.3430
Binghamton, NY$40,190$38,940$19.3260
Kankakee, IL$40,190$38,790$19.3270
Birmingham, AL$40,170$38,320$19.31220
Youngstown, OH$40,140$38,660$19.30110
Lynchburg, VA$40,070$36,600$19.2740
Flint, MI$40,040$39,340$19.2570
Punta Gorda, FL$40,040$39,350$19.2540
Fort Smith, AR$40,000$37,060$19.2350
Kenosha, WI$39,960$35,430$19.2140
Hartford, CT$39,940$34,160$19.20710
Hickory, NC$39,920$37,940$19.19110
Lima, OH$39,920$36,600$19.1930
Dalton, GA$39,880$39,110$19.1840
Harrisburg, PA$39,870$37,920$19.17200
Provo, UT$39,840$39,490$19.16240
Winston-Salem, NC$39,840$38,640$19.15190
St. Joseph, MO$39,820$33,210$19.1430
Burlington, NC$39,800$35,860$19.1440
San Antonio, TX$39,770$37,780$19.121,090
Lexington, KY$39,740$35,830$19.11470
Lafayette, LA$39,710$40,550$19.09300
Iowa City, IA$39,700$40,260$19.0940
Lancaster, PA$39,640$38,660$19.06140
Erie, PA$39,540$36,840$19.0150
Allentown, PA$39,520$38,880$19.00210
Winchester, VA$39,490$39,110$18.9830
Greenville, SC$39,370$39,120$18.93300
Wildwood, FL$39,350$40,140$18.9230
Houma, LA$39,280$35,790$18.8860
Augusta, GA$39,220$37,990$18.8690
Wheeling, WV$39,190$39,000$18.8450
Evansville, IN$39,180$38,370$18.8490
Akron, OH$39,170$37,370$18.83310
Amarillo, TX$39,070$37,830$18.7970
Jacksonville, NC$39,040$36,840$18.7760
Madison, WI$39,040$37,980$18.77430
Panama City, FL$39,030$37,020$18.7780
Jackson, MS$39,000$37,360$18.7590
Scranton, PA$38,970$37,210$18.74200
Waco, TX$38,940$39,220$18.72180
Orlando, FL$38,880$37,140$18.69790
Beaumont, TX$38,860$36,540$18.68120
Mobile, AL$38,860$35,270$18.6860
Ogden, UT$38,860$39,800$18.69140
Ocala, FL$38,720$36,990$18.6260
Sebring, FL$38,720$37,340$18.6230
Lake Havasu City, AZ$38,700$35,600$18.6140
Abilene, TX$38,690$35,990$18.60100
St. George, UT$38,650$37,700$18.58n/a
Myrtle Beach, SC$38,590$39,400$18.5590
Green Bay, WI$38,580$38,760$18.55160
Wichita, KS$38,480$38,560$18.50190
Lebanon, PA$38,460$35,090$18.4930
Bloomington, IL$38,430$36,260$18.4880
Janesville, WI$38,410$38,440$18.4740
Gainesville, FL$38,360$36,650$18.4480
Tyler, TX$38,330$38,020$18.43130
Williamsport, PA$38,290$35,640$18.4130
Homosassa Springs, FL$38,200$38,160$18.3730
Canton, OH$38,200$36,300$18.37140
Logan, UT$38,000$34,850$18.2750
Huntington, WV$37,870$36,410$18.21110
Gulfport, MS$37,820$36,410$18.1840
Rocky Mount, NC$37,750$36,000$18.1550
Saginaw, MI$37,730$35,910$18.1450
Jackson, TN$37,680$36,270$18.1270
Sandusky, OH$37,630$38,040$18.0940
Monroe, LA$37,560$35,580$18.0650
Tallahassee, FL$37,470$35,280$18.02120
Johnstown, PA$37,440$37,760$18.0050
Morgantown, WV$37,420$36,210$17.9960
Albany, GA$37,340$38,370$17.9540
New Orleans, LA$37,230$34,890$17.90320
Columbia, MO$37,190$34,270$17.8890
Weirton, WV$37,120$35,580$17.8530
Odessa, TX$37,110$35,270$17.8450
Macon, GA$37,090$36,550$17.8340
Paducah, KY$36,980$33,500$17.7850
San Angelo, TX$36,980$34,790$17.7840
Lubbock, TX$36,930$35,930$17.76140
Shreveport, LA$36,880$36,920$17.73390
Decatur, AL$36,760$36,160$17.6740
Kingsport, TN$36,750$35,200$17.6750
Corpus Christi, TX$36,720$34,390$17.65140
Victoria, TX$36,660$35,160$17.6230
Sherman, TX$36,610$36,590$17.6040
Slidell, LA$36,590$33,400$17.59100
Charleston, WV$36,500$36,610$17.55110
Daphne, AL$36,460$34,860$17.5330
Little Rock, AR$36,360$33,860$17.48460
Columbia, SC$36,320$36,230$17.46350
Johnson City, TN$36,140$36,110$17.3830
Lake Charles, LA$36,090$33,310$17.3540
Fayetteville, NC$36,020$35,340$17.3290
Montgomery, AL$35,960$34,930$17.2980
Muncie, IN$35,660$33,810$17.1530
Beckley, WV$35,520$33,950$17.0850
Hagerstown, MD$35,380$32,340$17.01120
Wichita Falls, TX$35,220$33,860$16.9350
Auburn, AL$35,110$34,240$16.8830
Hattiesburg, MS$35,110$33,610$16.8850
Tuscaloosa, AL$34,960$32,990$16.8160
Texarkana, TX$34,660$32,610$16.6660
Topeka, KS$34,640$36,760$16.65300
McAllen, TX$34,540$32,480$16.61370
Laredo, TX$32,800$30,360$15.77360
El Paso, TX$32,450$31,200$15.60360
Brownsville, TX$31,940$28,980$15.36160
San Juan, PR$27,620$24,340$13.281,470
Mayaguez, PR$26,390$23,420$12.69140
Aguadilla, PR$25,600$23,120$12.31100
Arecibo, PR$25,170$23,810$12.1060
Ponce, PR$24,900$22,780$11.97120

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Data Entry Keyers salary: questions

Where do data entry keyers make the most money?

In San Jose, CA, with an average of $54,880 a year, among the 299 metro areas we cover.

What is the average data entry keyers salary in the U.S.?

$43,700 a year across all U.S. metro areas, weighted by employment (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where is data entry keyers pay the lowest?

Ponce, PR, at $24,900 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

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