SOC 43-9021 · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro

Data Entry Keyers Salary in Harrisburg, PA

The average salary for data entry keyers in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania is $39,870 a year ($19.17 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $37,920: half of the 200 people in this job in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 9% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($43,700).

$39,870average per year

$19.17 / hourMedian $37,920Take-home ≈ $32,992

  • $32K10th
  • $34K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $43K75th
  • $52K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

200people in this job
-9%vs U.S. metro average
#6 of 13Pennsylvania metros
99cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Data Entry Keyers pay range in Harrisburg

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,350 a year or less, while the top 10% make $51,680 or more. The middle half of data entry keyers in Harrisburg earn between $34,420 and $42,710.

  • $32K10th
  • $34K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $43K75th
  • $52K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$39,870$3,322$19.17
Median$37,920$3,160$18.23
Entry level (25th percentile)$34,420$2,868$16.55
Experienced (75th percentile)$42,710$3,559$20.53

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

Data Entry Keyers salary after taxes in Harrisburg

On the average salary of $39,870, a single filer in Harrisburg takes home about $32,992 a year, or $2,749 a month and $1,269 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 (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

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

Prices in the Harrisburg area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.7), so the average $39,870 buys what about $40,416 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Harrisburg ($49,610). A typical home costs $312,126, or 7.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Data Entry Keyers salary in other Pennsylvania cities

Harrisburg ranks 6th of 13 Pennsylvania metro areas for this job; Philadelphia pays the most ($43,050).

All Data Entry Keyers salaries in Pennsylvania

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 Harrisburg: questions

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

$19.17 an hour on average, and $18.23 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,350 a year and the 25th percentile is $34,420, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $32,992 a year ($2,749 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $39,870. Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

Do data entry keyers earn more in Harrisburg than elsewhere?

The average here is 9% 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA (25420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.1%.
  • 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). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.73, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.73).

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