SOC 43-9021 · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro

Data Entry Keyers Salary in Virginia Beach, VA

The average salary for data entry keyers in Virginia Beach, Virginia is $40,280 a year ($19.37 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $38,030: half of the 510 people in this job in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($43,700).

$40,280average per year

$19.37 / hourMedian $38,030Take-home ≈ $33,043

  • $30K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $49K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

510people in this job
-8%vs U.S. metro average
#4 of 6Virginia metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Data Entry Keyers pay range in Virginia Beach

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,640 a year or less, while the top 10% make $49,440 or more. The middle half of data entry keyers in Virginia Beach earn between $35,660 and $45,060.

  • $30K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $49K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$40,280$3,357$19.37
Median$38,030$3,169$18.28
Entry level (25th percentile)$35,660$2,972$17.14
Experienced (75th percentile)$45,060$3,755$21.66

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

Data Entry Keyers salary after taxes in Virginia Beach

On the average salary of $40,280, a single filer in Virginia Beach takes home about $33,043 a year, or $2,754 a month and $1,271 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

The Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in NC$33,447$2,787
Working in VA$33,043$2,754

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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

Prices in the Virginia Beach area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.9), so the average $40,280 buys what about $41,127 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Virginia Beach ($49,430). A typical home costs $373,678, or 9.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Data Entry Keyers salary in other Virginia cities

Virginia Beach ranks 4th of 6 Virginia metro areas for this job; Richmond pays the most ($41,270).

All Data Entry Keyers salaries in Virginia

Highest-paying cities for data entry keyers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($54,880).

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Data Entry Keyers salary in Virginia Beach: questions

How much do data entry keyers make an hour in Virginia Beach?

$19.37 an hour on average, and $18.28 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level data entry keyers salary in Virginia Beach?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,640 a year and the 25th percentile is $35,660, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $33,043 a year ($2,754 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $40,280.

Do data entry keyers earn more in Virginia Beach than elsewhere?

The average here is 8% 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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (47260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.5%.
  • 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).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.82, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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