SOC 43-9021 · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro

Data Entry Keyers Salary in Shreveport, LA

The average salary for data entry keyers in Shreveport, Louisiana is $36,880 a year ($17.73 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $36,920: half of the 390 people in this job in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 16% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($43,700).

$36,880average per year

$17.73 / hourMedian $36,920Take-home ≈ $31,093

  • $32K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $37KMedian
  • $37K75th
  • $37K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

390people in this job
-16%vs U.S. metro average
#6 of 8Louisiana metros
85cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Data Entry Keyers pay range in Shreveport

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,960 a year or less, while the top 10% make $36,920 or more. The middle half of data entry keyers in Shreveport earn between $36,920 and $36,920.

  • $32K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $37KMedian
  • $37K75th
  • $37K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$36,880$3,073$17.73
Median$36,920$3,077$17.75
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,920$3,077$17.75
Experienced (75th percentile)$36,920$3,077$17.75

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

Data Entry Keyers salary after taxes in Shreveport

On the average salary of $36,880, a single filer in Shreveport takes home about $31,093 a year, or $2,591 a month and $1,196 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Shreveport area are 15% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 84.8), so the average $36,880 buys what about $43,508 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Shreveport ($44,820). A typical home costs $186,193, or 5.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Data Entry Keyers salary in other Louisiana cities

Shreveport ranks 6th of 8 Louisiana metro areas for this job; Baton Rouge pays the most ($43,710).

All Data Entry Keyers salaries in Louisiana

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 Shreveport: questions

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

$17.73 an hour on average, and $17.75 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,960 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,920, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $31,093 a year ($2,591 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $36,880.

Do data entry keyers earn more in Shreveport than elsewhere?

The average here is 16% 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 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA (43340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.2%.
  • 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).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.95, this job is 3.0 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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