SOC 43-9021 · Mobile, AL metro

Data Entry Keyers Salary in Mobile, AL

The average salary for data entry keyers in Mobile, Alabama is $38,860 a year ($18.68 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $35,270: half of the 60 people in this job in the Mobile, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 11% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($43,700).

$38,860average per year

$18.68 / hourMedian $35,270Take-home ≈ $31,825

  • $30K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $35KMedian
  • $44K75th
  • $47K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

60people in this job
-11%vs U.S. metro average
#3 of 8Alabama metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Data Entry Keyers pay range in Mobile

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,020 a year or less, while the top 10% make $47,440 or more. The middle half of data entry keyers in Mobile earn between $31,700 and $44,280.

  • $30K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $35KMedian
  • $44K75th
  • $47K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$38,860$3,238$18.68
Median$35,270$2,939$16.96
Entry level (25th percentile)$31,700$2,642$15.24
Experienced (75th percentile)$44,280$3,690$21.29

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Data Entry Keyers salary after taxes in Mobile

On the average salary of $38,860, a single filer in Mobile takes home about $31,825 a year, or $2,652 a month and $1,224 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

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Is Mobile a good place for data entry keyers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Mobile area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.1), so the average $38,860 buys what about $44,110 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Mobile ($47,000). A typical home costs $197,857, or 5.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Data Entry Keyers salary in other Alabama cities

Mobile ranks 3rd of 8 Alabama metro areas for this job; Huntsville pays the most ($40,410).

All Data Entry Keyers salaries in Alabama

Highest-paying cities for data entry keyers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($54,880).

Data Entry Keyers salary by city

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Data Entry Keyers salary in Mobile: questions

How much do data entry keyers make an hour in Mobile?

$18.68 an hour on average, and $16.96 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level data entry keyers salary in Mobile?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,020 a year and the 25th percentile is $31,700, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the data entry keyers take-home pay in Mobile?

About $31,825 a year ($2,652 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $38,860. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Do data entry keyers earn more in Mobile than elsewhere?

The average here is 11% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($43,700).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-9021; area Mobile, AL (33660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.0%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.44, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.44).

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