SOC 43-9021 · Boise City, ID metro

Data Entry Keyers Salary in Boise, ID

The average salary for data entry keyers in Boise, Idaho is $43,580 a year ($20.95 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $40,260: half of the 270 people in this job in the Boise City, ID metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($43,700).

$43,580average per year

$20.95 / hourMedian $40,260Take-home ≈ $35,995

  • $30K10th
  • $35K25th
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  • $50K75th
  • $60K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

270people in this job
-0%vs U.S. metro average
#3 of 4Idaho metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Data Entry Keyers pay range in Boise

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,990 a year or less, while the top 10% make $60,480 or more. The middle half of data entry keyers in Boise earn between $35,150 and $49,580.

  • $30K10th
  • $35K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $50K75th
  • $60K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$43,580$3,632$20.95
Median$40,260$3,355$19.36
Entry level (25th percentile)$35,150$2,929$16.90
Experienced (75th percentile)$49,580$4,132$23.84

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

Data Entry Keyers salary after taxes in Boise

On the average salary of $43,580, a single filer in Boise takes home about $35,995 a year, or $3,000 a month and $1,384 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).

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

Prices in the Boise area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.4), so the average $43,580 buys what about $44,293 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Boise ($49,100). A typical home costs $496,288, or 11.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Data Entry Keyers salary in other Idaho cities

Boise ranks 3rd of 4 Idaho metro areas for this job; Twin Falls pays the most ($45,310).

All Data Entry Keyers salaries in Idaho

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 Boise: questions

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

$20.95 an hour on average, and $19.36 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,990 a year and the 25th percentile is $35,150, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $35,995 a year ($3,000 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $43,580. Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).

Do data entry keyers earn more in Boise than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as 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 Boise City, ID (14260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 8.5%.
  • 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). Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.84, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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