SOC 43-9021 · Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro

Data Entry Keyers Salary in Elkhart, IN

The average salary for data entry keyers in Elkhart, Indiana is $43,130 a year ($20.74 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $41,390: half of the 100 people in this job in the Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($43,310).

$43,130average per year

$20.74 / hourMedian $41,390Take-home ≈ $34,728

  • $33K10th
  • $41K25th
  • $41KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $53K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

100people in this job
-0%vs U.S. average
#2 of 8Indiana metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Data Entry Keyers pay range in Elkhart

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,280 a year or less, while the top 10% make $52,710 or more. The middle half of data entry keyers in Elkhart earn between $41,390 and $46,620.

  • $33K10th
  • $41K25th
  • $41KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $53K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$43,130$3,594$20.74
Median$41,390$3,449$19.90
Entry level (25th percentile)$41,390$3,449$19.90
Experienced (75th percentile)$46,620$3,885$22.41

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

Data Entry Keyers pay in Elkhart vs. Indiana and the U.S.

Data entry keyers in Elkhart earn about the same as the Indiana average ($42,230) and about the same as the U.S. average ($43,310). At the median the gap is +0% against the U.S. median of $41,340.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Elkhart$43,130$41,390$33,280$52,710100
Indiana$42,230$40,550$31,460$55,0402,370
United States$43,310$41,340$31,200$58,790127,080

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Data Entry Keyers salary after taxes in Elkhart

On the average salary of $43,130, a single filer in Elkhart takes home about $34,728 a year, or $2,894 a month and $1,336 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Includes Elkhart's local income tax (2%).

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

Prices in the Elkhart area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.3), so the average $43,130 buys what about $47,750 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Elkhart ($48,070). A typical home costs $265,734, or 6.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Data Entry Keyers salary in other Indiana cities

Elkhart ranks 2nd of 8 Indiana metro areas for this job; Bloomington pays the most ($47,610).

All Data Entry Keyers salaries in Indiana

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 Elkhart: questions

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

$20.74 an hour on average, and $19.90 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,280 a year and the 25th percentile is $41,390, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $34,728 a year ($2,894 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $43,130. Includes Elkhart's local income tax (2%).

Do data entry keyers earn more in Elkhart than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($43,310).

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 Elkhart-Goshen, IN (21140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.5%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 (2025 rules). Includes Elkhart's local income tax (2%).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.96, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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