SOC 43-9021 · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro

Data Entry Keyers Salary in Nashville, TN

The average salary for data entry keyers in Nashville, Tennessee is $44,630 a year ($21.46 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $44,490: half of the 760 people in this job in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 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).

$44,630average per year

$21.46 / hourMedian $44,490Take-home ≈ $38,040

  • $30K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $60K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

760people in this job
+2%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 9Tennessee metros
96cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Data Entry Keyers pay range in Nashville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,440 a year or less, while the top 10% make $60,360 or more. The middle half of data entry keyers in Nashville earn between $37,050 and $48,290.

  • $30K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $60K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$44,630$3,719$21.46
Median$44,490$3,708$21.39
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,050$3,088$17.81
Experienced (75th percentile)$48,290$4,024$23.22

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

Data Entry Keyers salary after taxes in Nashville

On the average salary of $44,630, a single filer in Nashville takes home about $38,040 a year, or $3,170 a month and $1,463 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Nashville area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.3), so the average $44,630 buys what about $46,326 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Nashville ($50,390). A typical home costs $455,958, or 10.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Data Entry Keyers salary in other Tennessee cities

Nashville ranks 1st of 9 Tennessee metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Data Entry Keyers salaries in Tennessee

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 Nashville: questions

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

$21.46 an hour on average, and $21.39 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,440 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,050, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $38,040 a year ($3,170 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $44,630. Tennessee has no state income tax.

Do data entry keyers earn more in Nashville 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN (34980). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.3%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.85, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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