SOC 43-9021 · Traverse City, MI metro

Data Entry Keyers Salary in Traverse City, MI

The average salary for data entry keyers in Traverse City, Michigan is $43,340 a year ($20.84 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $40,450: half of the 50 people in this job in the Traverse City, MI 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).

$43,340average per year

$20.84 / hourMedian $40,450Take-home ≈ $35,408

  • $30K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $53K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

50people in this job
-1%vs U.S. metro average
#6 of 10Michigan metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Data Entry Keyers pay range in Traverse City

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,990 a year or less, while the top 10% make $52,920 or more. The middle half of data entry keyers in Traverse City earn between $37,280 and $46,540.

  • $30K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $53K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$43,340$3,612$20.84
Median$40,450$3,371$19.45
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,280$3,107$17.92
Experienced (75th percentile)$46,540$3,878$22.38

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

Data Entry Keyers salary after taxes in Traverse City

On the average salary of $43,340, a single filer in Traverse City takes home about $35,408 a year, or $2,951 a month and $1,362 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 (2025 rules).

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

Prices in the Traverse City area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.4), so the average $43,340 buys what about $46,416 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Traverse City ($47,470). A typical home costs $421,806, or 9.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Data Entry Keyers salary in other Michigan cities

Traverse City ranks 6th of 10 Michigan metro areas for this job; Jackson pays the most ($45,950).

All Data Entry Keyers salaries in Michigan

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 Traverse City: questions

How much do data entry keyers make an hour in Traverse City?

$20.84 an hour on average, and $19.45 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level data entry keyers salary in Traverse City?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,990 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,280, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $35,408 a year ($2,951 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $43,340.

Do data entry keyers earn more in Traverse City 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 Traverse City, MI (45900). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.7%.
  • 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).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.89, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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