SOC 43-9021 · Albuquerque, NM metro

Data Entry Keyers Salary in Albuquerque, NM

The average salary for data entry keyers in Albuquerque, New Mexico is $49,670 a year ($23.88 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $53,320: half of the 220 people in this job in the Albuquerque, NM metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 14% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($43,700).

$49,670average per year

$23.88 / hourMedian $53,320Take-home ≈ $40,921

  • $39K10th
  • $43K25th
  • $53KMedian
  • $53K75th
  • $53K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

220people in this job
+14%vs U.S. metro average
96cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Data Entry Keyers pay range in Albuquerque

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,200 a year or less, while the top 10% make $53,410 or more. The middle half of data entry keyers in Albuquerque earn between $42,680 and $53,410.

  • $39K10th
  • $43K25th
  • $53KMedian
  • $53K75th
  • $53K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$49,670$4,139$23.88
Median$53,320$4,443$25.63
Entry level (25th percentile)$42,680$3,557$20.52
Experienced (75th percentile)$53,410$4,451$25.68

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

Data Entry Keyers salary after taxes in Albuquerque

On the average salary of $49,670, a single filer in Albuquerque takes home about $40,921 a year, or $3,410 a month and $1,574 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).

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

Prices in the Albuquerque area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.5), so the average $49,670 buys what about $51,985 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Albuquerque ($48,060). A typical home costs $352,894, or 7.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Data Entry Keyers salary in Albuquerque: questions

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

$23.88 an hour on average, and $25.64 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,200 a year and the 25th percentile is $42,680, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $40,921 a year ($3,410 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $49,670.

Do data entry keyers earn more in Albuquerque than elsewhere?

The average here is 14% more 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 Albuquerque, NM (10740). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.4%.
  • 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 0.67, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.67).

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