SOC 43-9021 · Reading, PA metro

Data Entry Keyers Salary in Reading, PA

The average salary for data entry keyers in Reading, Pennsylvania is $42,520 a year ($20.44 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $38,680: half of the 120 people in this job in the Reading, PA 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).

$42,520average per year

$20.44 / hourMedian $38,680Take-home ≈ $35,039

  • $34K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $58K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

120people in this job
-3%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 13Pennsylvania metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Data Entry Keyers pay range in Reading

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,720 a year or less, while the top 10% make $57,970 or more. The middle half of data entry keyers in Reading earn between $36,150 and $49,430.

  • $34K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $58K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$42,520$3,543$20.44
Median$38,680$3,223$18.60
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,150$3,012$17.38
Experienced (75th percentile)$49,430$4,119$23.76

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

Data Entry Keyers salary after taxes in Reading

On the average salary of $42,520, a single filer in Reading takes home about $35,039 a year, or $2,920 a month and $1,348 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). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

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

Prices in the Reading area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.1), so the average $42,520 buys what about $43,808 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Reading ($49,440). A typical home costs $312,348, or 7.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Data Entry Keyers salary in other Pennsylvania cities

Reading ranks 2nd 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 Reading: questions

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

$20.44 an hour on average, and $18.59 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,720 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,150, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $35,039 a year ($2,920 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $42,520. Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

Do data entry keyers earn more in Reading 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 Reading, PA (39740). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.5%.
  • 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 0.85, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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