SOC 43-9021 · Greenville, NC metro

Data Entry Keyers Salary in Greenville, NC

The average salary for data entry keyers in Greenville, North Carolina is $42,160 a year ($20.27 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $40,290: half of the 30 people in this job in the Greenville, NC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($43,700).

$42,160average per year

$20.27 / hourMedian $40,290Take-home ≈ $34,882

  • $33K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $48K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

30people in this job
-4%vs U.S. metro average
#4 of 14North Carolina metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Data Entry Keyers pay range in Greenville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,940 a year or less, while the top 10% make $48,250 or more. The middle half of data entry keyers in Greenville earn between $35,980 and $47,740.

  • $33K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $48K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$42,160$3,513$20.27
Median$40,290$3,358$19.37
Entry level (25th percentile)$35,980$2,998$17.30
Experienced (75th percentile)$47,740$3,978$22.95

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

Data Entry Keyers salary after taxes in Greenville

On the average salary of $42,160, a single filer in Greenville takes home about $34,882 a year, or $2,907 a month and $1,342 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).

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

Prices in the Greenville area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.4), so the average $42,160 buys what about $47,691 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Greenville ($46,560). A typical home costs $245,726, or 5.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Data Entry Keyers salary in other North Carolina cities

Greenville ranks 4th of 14 North Carolina metro areas for this job; Asheville pays the most ($44,800).

All Data Entry Keyers salaries in North Carolina

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 Greenville: questions

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

$20.27 an hour on average, and $19.37 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,940 a year and the 25th percentile is $35,980, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $34,882 a year ($2,907 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $42,160.

Do data entry keyers earn more in Greenville than elsewhere?

The average here is 4% 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 Greenville, NC (24780). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.4%.
  • 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 0.52, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.52).

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