SOC 43-9021 · Charleston-North Charleston, SC metro

Data Entry Keyers Salary in Charleston, SC

The average salary for data entry keyers in Charleston, South Carolina is $42,030 a year ($20.21 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $41,560: half of the 210 people in this job in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC 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).

$42,030average per year

$20.21 / hourMedian $41,560Take-home ≈ $35,402

  • $33K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $42KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $50K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

210people in this job
-4%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 6South Carolina metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Data Entry Keyers pay range in Charleston

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,730 a year or less, while the top 10% make $50,490 or more. The middle half of data entry keyers in Charleston earn between $35,610 and $47,860.

  • $33K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $42KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $50K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$42,030$3,502$20.21
Median$41,560$3,463$19.98
Entry level (25th percentile)$35,610$2,968$17.12
Experienced (75th percentile)$47,860$3,988$23.01

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

Data Entry Keyers salary after taxes in Charleston

On the average salary of $42,030, a single filer in Charleston takes home about $35,402 a year, or $2,950 a month and $1,362 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% 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 Charleston a good place for data entry keyers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Charleston area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 101.0), so the average $42,030 buys what about $41,630 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Charleston ($49,150). A typical home costs $435,877, or 10.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Data Entry Keyers salary in other South Carolina cities

Charleston ranks 2nd of 6 South Carolina metro areas for this job; Hilton Head Island pays the most ($46,260).

All Data Entry Keyers salaries in South 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 Charleston: questions

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

$20.21 an hour on average, and $19.98 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,730 a year and the 25th percentile is $35,610, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $35,402 a year ($2,950 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $42,030.

Do data entry keyers earn more in Charleston 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 Charleston-North Charleston, SC (16700). 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 (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.64, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.64).

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