299 metro areas

Data Entry Keyer Salary by City (2026)

Data entry keyers earn the most in San Jose, CA, an average of $54,870 a year, against $43,310 nationally. After local prices, pay goes furthest in St. Cloud, MN ($54,790 in national-average dollars). Every metro area with its own BLS estimate is ranked below.

US average (mean): $43,310BLS OEWS, May 2025
Highest-paying city: $54,870San Jose, CA
Best after cost of living: $54,790St. Cloud, MN
Metro areas: 299With their own estimate

Top cities

Highest-paying cities for data entry keyers

Mean annual wage

Top 10 metro areas

San Jose, CA$54,870
San Francisco, CA$51,980
Salt Lake City, UT$51,850
Olympia, WA$51,440
Seattle, WA$51,150
New Haven, CT$50,730
Napa, CA$50,340
Portland, ME$50,250
Boulder, CO$50,210
Minneapolis, MN-WI$49,900

Top 10 metro areas by mean wage for data entry keyers
Item	Value
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$54,870
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$51,980
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$51,850
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$51,440
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$51,150
New Haven, CT	$50,730
Napa, CA	$50,340
Portland-South Portland, ME	$50,250
Boulder, CO	$50,210
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$49,900

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

At national-average prices

Mean wage ÷ BEA price level

St. Cloud, MN$48,010 nominal$54,790
Bismarck, ND$48,690 nominal$53,490
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$44,970 nominal$52,020
Albuquerque, NM$49,670 nominal$51,990
Waterloo, IA$45,120 nominal$51,830
Salt Lake City, UT$51,850 nominal$51,400
Ames, IA$45,550 nominal$51,280
Oshkosh, WI$47,280 nominal$50,880
Des Moines, IA$46,590 nominal$50,810
Cedar Rapids, IA$45,090 nominal$50,680

Top 10 metro areas by price-adjusted mean wage for data entry keyers
Item	Value
St. Cloud, MN	$54,790
Bismarck, ND	$53,490
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$52,020
Albuquerque, NM	$51,990
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$51,830
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$51,400
Ames, IA	$51,280
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$50,880
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$50,810
Cedar Rapids, IA	$50,680

Source: BLS OEWS 2025 · BEA RPP 2024

Every city

Data Entry Keyer salary in every metro area

Mean annual wage, with the Department of Labor's entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) prevailing-wage benchmarks for the same metro, and the mean at national-average prices. Sorted by mean pay.

Data Entry Keyer pay in every metro area with a BLS estimate
#	Metro area	Mean	Entry (Level I)	Experienced (Level IV)	At US prices
1	San Jose, CA	$54,870	$44,160	$60,150	$49,690
2	San Francisco, CA	$51,980	$40,790	$57,490	$44,960
3	Salt Lake City, UT	$51,850	$36,380	$59,490	$51,400
4	Olympia, WA	$51,440	$40,060	$57,050	$49,620
5	Seattle, WA	$51,150	$40,310	$56,490	$46,030
6	New Haven, CT	$50,730	$38,310	$56,850	$48,520
7	Napa, CA	$50,340	$37,630	$56,600	$44,730
8	Portland, ME	$50,250	$44,010	$53,330	$49,330
9	Boulder, CO	$50,210	$38,210	$56,140	$47,730
10	Minneapolis, MN-WI	$49,900	$36,880	$56,330	$47,600
11	Los Angeles, CA	$49,690	$39,520	$54,700	$43,750
12	Albuquerque, NM	$49,670	$40,680	$54,100	$51,990
13	Santa Rosa, CA	$49,230	$40,680	$53,440	$45,670
14	Santa Cruz, CA	$49,090	$36,590	$55,240	$44,670
15	Bismarck, ND	$48,690	$34,990	$55,450	$53,490
16	Kennewick, WA	$48,650	$37,380	$54,180	$48,610
17	Crestview, FL	$48,510	$35,570	$54,890	$49,990
18	Norwich, CT	$48,480	$39,400	$52,980	$48,270
19	Bangor, ME	$48,340	$43,720	$50,630	$50,090
20	Bridgeport, CT	$48,170	$38,560	$52,920	$45,080
21	Merced, CA	$48,070	$38,750	$52,670	$48,910
22	St. Cloud, MN	$48,010	$37,690	$53,100	$54,790
23	Flagstaff, AZ	$47,900	$34,510	$54,500	$47,740
24	Midland, TX	$47,800	$31,370	$55,870	$49,900
25	Helena, MT	$47,780	$38,060	$52,560	$49,940
26	Denver, CO	$47,720	$37,130	$52,920	$45,110
27	Bloomington, IN	$47,610	$38,880	$51,920	$50,070
28	Spokane, WA	$47,420	$36,280	$52,940	$47,260
29	Boston, MA-NH	$47,380	$38,330	$51,850	$43,760
30	Oshkosh, WI	$47,280	$34,800	$53,440	$50,880
31	New York, NY-NJ	$47,220	$35,780	$52,850	$41,950
32	Riverside, CA	$47,220	$38,960	$51,270	$44,360
33	Port St. Lucie, FL	$47,010	$35,940	$52,460	$46,900
34	Anchorage, AK	$46,970	$35,240	$52,730	$44,560
35	Fort Collins, CO	$46,950	$35,980	$52,350	$46,430
36	Sacramento, CA	$46,780	$38,290	$50,960	$43,850
37	Atlanta, GA	$46,650	$36,770	$51,540	$46,620
38	Vallejo, CA	$46,650	$38,360	$50,750	$43,000
39	Des Moines, IA	$46,590	$35,440	$52,080	$50,810
40	Worcester, MA	$46,380	$35,090	$51,940	$45,240
41	Hilton Head Island, SC	$46,260	$34,280	$52,170	$47,200
42	Oxnard, CA	$46,200	$37,980	$50,230	$41,800
43	Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV	$46,070	$34,010	$52,000	$42,310
44	Bakersfield, CA	$46,010	$37,670	$50,130	$45,610
45	Jackson, MI	$45,950	$35,570	$51,060	$50,070
46	Naples, FL	$45,950	$36,960	$50,380	$44,530
47	Modesto, CA	$45,780	$37,520	$49,860	$43,970
48	Providence, RI-MA	$45,740	$35,730	$50,670	$44,940
49	Chicago, IL-IN	$45,590	$34,690	$50,940	$44,010
50	Ames, IA	$45,550	$35,260	$50,630	$51,280
51	San Diego, CA	$45,450	$37,650	$49,300	$40,620
52	Salinas, CA	$45,410	$36,480	$49,800	$41,640
53	Pittsfield, MA	$45,320	$37,630	$49,110	$47,650
54	Burlington, VT	$45,300	$40,500	$47,650	$44,870
55	Twin Falls, ID	$45,300	$35,070	$50,360	$49,180
56	Atlantic City, NJ	$45,260	$33,430	$51,080	$45,780
57	Yuma, AZ	$45,160	$34,630	$50,360	$48,710
58	Waterloo, IA	$45,120	$35,730	$49,750	$51,830
59	Cedar Rapids, IA	$45,090	$35,690	$49,730	$50,680
60	Medford, OR	$44,970	$32,530	$51,080	$44,330
61	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$44,970	$36,090	$49,340	$52,020
62	San Luis Obispo, CA	$44,930	$35,780	$49,440	$41,370
63	Asheville, NC	$44,800	$36,690	$48,800	$46,420
64	Phoenix, AZ	$44,780	$35,360	$49,420	$43,340
65	Coeur d'Alene, ID	$44,660	$34,860	$49,480	$45,440
66	Raleigh, NC	$44,660	$34,240	$49,800	$45,500
67	Nashville, TN	$44,640	$32,720	$50,500	$46,340
68	Lansing, MI	$44,620	$34,360	$49,670	$46,970
69	Syracuse, NY	$44,570	$35,670	$48,940	$46,550
70	Dayton, OH	$44,550	$31,760	$50,860	$48,060
71	Stockton, CA	$44,530	$38,270	$47,610	$42,370
72	Manchester, NH	$44,490	$35,960	$48,690	$42,110
73	St. Louis, MO-IL	$44,490	$33,970	$49,670	$46,790
74	Muskegon, MI	$44,470	$33,650	$49,800	$48,070
75	Colorado Springs, CO	$44,410	$35,760	$48,690	$44,100
76	Salem, OR	$44,410	$36,070	$48,510	$42,850
77	Visalia, CA	$44,410	$36,340	$48,380	$44,490
78	Urban Honolulu, HI	$44,390	$37,130	$47,940	$40,010
79	Redding, CA	$44,350	$36,070	$48,420	$44,050
80	Fresno, CA	$44,320	$36,440	$48,210	$43,380
81	Trenton, NJ	$44,200	$36,460	$48,010	$42,840
82	Grand Rapids, MI	$44,120	$34,240	$48,980	$46,180
83	Portland, OR-WA	$44,100	$35,190	$48,480	$41,830
84	Columbus, OH	$44,080	$34,070	$48,980	$46,170
85	Champaign, IL	$44,010	$33,470	$49,190	$47,470
86	Dallas, TX	$43,930	$33,180	$49,230	$42,610
87	Kiryas Joel, NY	$43,910	$35,320	$48,150	$40,130
88	Racine, WI	$43,760	$33,920	$48,610	$45,600
89	Chico, CA	$43,720	$37,230	$46,920	$43,200
90	Baton Rouge, LA	$43,700	$30,220	$50,360	$48,140
91	La Crosse, WI-MN	$43,600	$34,150	$48,260	$47,510
92	Ann Arbor, MI	$43,580	$33,920	$48,320	$43,200
93	Boise City, ID	$43,580	$32,410	$49,090	$44,290
94	El Centro, CA	$43,530	$37,750	$46,380	$45,740
95	Longview, TX	$43,510	$29,520	$50,420	$48,620
96	Traverse City, MI	$43,350	$32,860	$48,480	$46,430
97	Springfield, IL	$43,280	$32,700	$48,510	$46,670
98	Elkhart, IN	$43,140	$35,760	$46,760	$47,760
99	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$43,140	$33,200	$48,050	$46,350
100	Santa Maria, CA	$43,140	$36,500	$46,430	$39,650
101	Eugene, OR	$43,100	$33,820	$47,650	$42,430
102	Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$43,060	$34,050	$47,490	$41,990
103	Savannah, GA	$43,060	$33,880	$47,590	$45,230
104	Detroit, MI	$43,040	$33,950	$47,490	$42,910
105	Bend, OR	$42,950	$33,780	$47,470	$41,450
106	Waterbury, CT	$42,810	$34,010	$47,150	$42,910
107	Kingston, NY	$42,790	$35,820	$46,220	$42,490
108	Charlotte, NC-SC	$42,760	$33,900	$47,130	$43,920
109	Eau Claire, WI	$42,660	$33,510	$47,150	$45,970
110	Rochester, NY	$42,660	$34,010	$46,920	$43,960
111	Tucson, AZ	$42,660	$33,380	$47,240	$44,030
112	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$42,600	$32,320	$47,670	$46,210
113	Tulsa, OK	$42,560	$32,950	$47,300	$47,710
114	Buffalo, NY	$42,540	$34,610	$46,450	$44,380
115	Peoria, IL	$42,540	$35,380	$46,050	$46,630
116	Reading, PA	$42,520	$33,760	$46,840	$43,810
117	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$42,490	$32,510	$47,420	$44,550
118	South Bend, IN-MI	$42,450	$33,490	$46,880	$45,710
119	Omaha, NE-IA	$42,430	$35,710	$45,720	$46,160
120	Indianapolis, IN	$42,390	$32,990	$47,030	$44,300
121	Austin, TX	$42,350	$30,490	$48,190	$43,190
122	Appleton, WI	$42,330	$32,490	$47,170	$45,800
123	Altoona, PA	$42,290	$34,030	$46,340	$47,250
124	Las Vegas, NV	$42,290	$31,450	$47,610	$42,200
125	Rockford, IL	$42,270	$34,130	$46,260	$45,870
126	Cleveland, OH	$42,220	$32,700	$46,900	$44,950
127	Idaho Falls, ID	$42,220	$31,890	$47,320	$44,720
128	Miami, FL	$42,200	$33,130	$46,680	$36,970
129	Vineland, NJ	$42,180	$33,240	$46,590	$43,950
130	Greenville, NC	$42,160	$33,880	$46,240	$47,690
131	York, PA	$42,160	$32,610	$46,860	$43,920
132	Sierra Vista, AZ	$42,140	$32,050	$47,110	$47,220
133	Gainesville, GA	$42,120	$32,050	$47,070	$43,530
134	Charleston, SC	$42,040	$33,550	$46,200	$41,640
135	Cheyenne, WY	$41,930	$31,530	$47,070	$43,450
136	Durham, NC	$41,890	$34,590	$45,490	$42,930
137	North Port, FL	$41,810	$34,440	$45,450	$40,820
138	Kalamazoo, MI	$41,770	$33,050	$46,050	$44,040
139	Springfield, MA	$41,750	$33,740	$45,680	$43,460
140	Dover, DE	$41,720	$32,180	$46,430	$42,790
141	Davenport, IA-IL	$41,680	$32,490	$46,220	$46,790
142	Albany, NY	$41,580	$33,430	$45,590	$41,760
143	Baltimore, MD	$41,540	$33,490	$45,490	$39,760
144	Toledo, OH	$41,520	$32,030	$46,200	$45,400
145	Houston, TX	$41,480	$29,830	$47,220	$42,060
146	Palm Bay, FL	$41,480	$31,320	$46,470	$41,480
147	Pensacola, FL	$41,410	$31,180	$46,470	$42,380
148	Lincoln, NE	$41,390	$35,460	$44,320	$45,190
149	Clarksville, TN-KY	$41,370	$32,180	$45,910	$45,490
150	Great Falls, MT	$41,370	$37,230	$43,410	$42,720
151	Kansas City, MO-KS	$41,350	$34,090	$44,910	$44,680
152	Chattanooga, TN-GA	$41,270	$30,680	$46,490	$45,120
153	Killeen, TX	$41,270	$31,930	$45,860	$45,290
154	Richmond, VA	$41,270	$31,160	$46,240	$42,170
155	Wilmington, NC	$41,270	$33,030	$45,340	$42,800
156	Jonesboro, AR	$41,250	$27,140	$48,170	$48,030
157	Milwaukee, WI	$41,230	$29,740	$46,860	$42,530
158	Greeley, CO	$41,200	$32,720	$45,410	$41,130
159	Springfield, MO	$41,180	$32,340	$45,530	$46,490
160	Deltona, FL	$41,100	$33,530	$44,820	$41,360
161	Roanoke, VA	$41,060	$31,080	$45,990	$43,860
162	Mansfield, OH	$41,040	$34,320	$44,320	$46,180
163	Pueblo, CO	$41,040	$32,430	$45,280	$44,720
164	College Station, TX	$41,020	$29,270	$46,800	$45,100
165	Pittsburgh, PA	$41,000	$31,760	$45,550	$43,310
166	Fayetteville, AR	$40,830	$31,840	$45,260	$44,690
167	Lafayette, IN	$40,810	$29,020	$46,610	$43,680
168	Lakeland, FL	$40,770	$33,680	$44,240	$41,970
169	Pinehurst, NC	$40,750	$32,050	$45,030	$46,130
170	Billings, MT	$40,730	$35,280	$43,410	$43,550
171	Cape Coral, FL	$40,710	$32,530	$44,740	$39,780
172	Oklahoma City, OK	$40,710	$31,260	$45,360	$45,030
173	Prescott Valley, AZ	$40,640	$33,130	$44,350	$41,360
174	Utica, NY	$40,600	$34,800	$43,450	$43,810
175	Tampa, FL	$40,560	$34,320	$43,620	$40,200
176	Charlottesville, VA	$40,520	$30,660	$45,390	$40,870
177	Fort Wayne, IN	$40,520	$32,140	$44,640	$43,770
178	Knoxville, TN	$40,480	$30,390	$45,450	$43,730
179	Jacksonville, FL	$40,460	$33,760	$43,740	$40,670
180	Huntsville, AL	$40,410	$32,160	$44,470	$43,420
181	Spartanburg, SC	$40,370	$32,070	$44,450	$44,340
182	Reno, NV	$40,350	$33,860	$43,530	$39,940
183	Columbus, GA-AL	$40,330	$32,880	$43,990	$45,160
184	Virginia Beach, VA-NC	$40,290	$32,050	$44,320	$41,140
185	Greensboro, NC	$40,250	$33,280	$43,680	$43,340
186	Morristown, TN	$40,230	$28,230	$46,130	$46,580
187	Binghamton, NY	$40,190	$34,280	$43,100	$43,280
188	Kankakee, IL	$40,190	$36,710	$41,890	$41,690
189	Birmingham, AL	$40,160	$32,280	$44,050	$43,820
190	Youngstown, OH	$40,140	$29,580	$45,340	$45,930
191	Lynchburg, VA	$40,080	$32,260	$43,930	$44,850
192	Flint, MI	$40,040	$32,360	$43,830	$43,040
193	Punta Gorda, FL	$40,040	$31,410	$44,280	$39,830
194	Fort Smith, AR-OK	$40,000	$29,270	$45,280	$46,570
195	Kenosha, WI	$39,960	$31,030	$44,370	$39,520
196	Hartford, CT	$39,940	$34,070	$42,830	$38,870
197	Hickory, NC	$39,920	$31,760	$43,930	$45,110
198	Lima, OH	$39,920	$29,930	$44,840	$44,520
199	Dalton, GA	$39,890	$29,200	$45,160	$44,400
200	Harrisburg, PA	$39,870	$32,760	$43,370	$40,420
201	Provo, UT	$39,850	$28,930	$45,220	$40,570
202	Winston, NC	$39,830	$32,240	$43,580	$43,270
203	Burlington, NC	$39,810	$31,660	$43,830	$42,720
204	St. Joseph, MO-KS	$39,810	$29,240	$45,010	$46,090
205	San Antonio, TX	$39,770	$30,100	$44,530	$41,990
206	Lexington, KY	$39,750	$30,510	$44,280	$42,790
207	Iowa City, IA	$39,710	$28,810	$45,050	$43,390
208	Lafayette, LA	$39,710	$28,060	$45,450	$45,530
209	Lancaster, PA	$39,640	$31,740	$43,530	$40,340
210	Erie, PA	$39,540	$28,180	$45,140	$43,470
211	Allentown, PA-NJ	$39,520	$30,220	$44,100	$39,530
212	Winchester, VA-WV	$39,480	$32,320	$43,010	$40,930
213	Greenville, SC	$39,370	$29,830	$44,080	$42,220
214	Wildwood, FL	$39,350	$34,690	$41,640	$46,060
215	Houma, LA	$39,270	$28,680	$44,490	$46,140
216	Augusta, GA-SC	$39,230	$30,450	$43,530	$42,690
217	Evansville, IN	$39,190	$27,830	$44,780	$42,820
218	Wheeling, WV-OH	$39,190	$31,530	$42,970	$44,370
219	Akron, OH	$39,170	$30,160	$43,620	$41,950
220	Amarillo, TX	$39,080	$30,240	$43,410	$42,560
221	Jacksonville, NC	$39,040	$34,170	$41,430	$42,400
222	Madison, WI	$39,040	$28,600	$44,180	$40,130
223	Panama City, FL	$39,040	$31,990	$42,490	$40,120
224	Jackson, MS	$39,000	$27,370	$44,740	$43,800
225	Scranton, PA	$38,980	$32,010	$42,390	$41,660
226	Waco, TX	$38,940	$31,760	$42,470	$42,070
227	Ogden, UT	$38,880	$29,330	$43,560	$38,740
228	Orlando, FL	$38,880	$31,140	$42,700	$38,340
229	Beaumont, TX	$38,850	$28,500	$43,950	$43,140
230	Mobile, AL	$38,850	$30,640	$42,910	$44,100
231	Ocala, FL	$38,730	$31,820	$42,120	$40,670
232	Sebring, FL	$38,730	$31,220	$42,430	$41,880
233	Lake Havasu City, AZ	$38,710	$31,680	$42,160	$41,140
234	Abilene, TX	$38,690	$28,270	$43,830	$42,820
235	St. George, UT	$38,650	$32,740	$41,580	$39,710
236	Green Bay, WI	$38,580	$28,160	$43,720	$41,450
237	Myrtle Beach, SC	$38,580	$30,780	$42,430	$41,200
238	Wichita, KS	$38,480	$32,010	$41,660	$43,260
239	Lebanon, PA	$38,460	$32,990	$41,140	$41,260
240	Bloomington, IL	$38,440	$33,110	$41,040	$41,100
241	Janesville, WI	$38,420	$29,040	$43,040	$41,000
242	Gainesville, FL	$38,360	$30,720	$42,120	$39,660
243	Tyler, TX	$38,330	$27,270	$43,780	$41,590
244	Williamsport, PA	$38,290	$30,930	$41,910	$41,460
245	Canton, OH	$38,210	$29,950	$42,270	$42,740
246	Homosassa Springs, FL	$38,210	$33,550	$40,500	$40,880
247	Logan, UT-ID	$38,000	$30,430	$41,720	$39,610
248	Huntington, WV-KY-OH	$37,880	$27,890	$42,790	$42,840
249	Gulfport, MS	$37,810	$26,400	$43,450	$42,010
250	Rocky Mount, NC	$37,750	$31,240	$40,960	$42,890
251	Saginaw, MI	$37,730	$32,090	$40,500	$41,510
252	Jackson, TN	$37,690	$28,890	$42,020	$44,070
253	Sandusky, OH	$37,630	$28,200	$42,290	$42,150
254	Monroe, LA	$37,560	$28,660	$41,930	$44,930
255	Tallahassee, FL	$37,480	$31,080	$40,620	$39,910
256	Johnstown, PA	$37,440	$29,790	$41,200	$43,570
257	Morgantown, WV	$37,420	$30,330	$40,910	$40,100
258	Albany, GA	$37,340	$29,490	$41,200	$42,590
259	New Orleans, LA	$37,230	$23,210	$44,140	$40,210
260	Columbia, MO	$37,190	$28,970	$41,250	$41,580
261	Weirton, WV-OH	$37,130	$30,830	$40,230	$41,710
262	Odessa, TX	$37,110	$28,040	$41,580	$39,520
263	Macon, GA	$37,090	$30,850	$40,160	$41,900
264	Paducah, KY-IL	$36,980	$28,620	$41,100	$42,960
265	San Angelo, TX	$36,980	$27,500	$41,660	$40,000
266	Lubbock, TX	$36,940	$26,770	$41,950	$40,450
267	Shreveport, LA	$36,880	$32,720	$38,940	$43,510
268	Decatur, AL	$36,750	$30,930	$39,620	$42,140
269	Kingsport, TN-VA	$36,750	$29,850	$40,140	$42,510
270	Corpus Christi, TX	$36,710	$28,350	$40,830	$39,610
271	Victoria, TX	$36,650	$26,100	$41,870	$40,800
272	Sherman, TX	$36,610	$28,770	$40,480	$39,040
273	Slidell, LA	$36,590	$26,120	$41,750	$39,460
274	Charleston, WV	$36,500	$29,490	$39,940	$41,140
275	Daphne, AL	$36,460	$30,680	$39,310	$38,500
276	Little Rock, AR	$36,360	$32,220	$38,400	$40,690
277	Columbia, SC	$36,320	$28,970	$39,940	$38,780
278	Johnson City, TN	$36,150	$26,440	$40,910	$41,110
279	Lake Charles, LA	$36,090	$25,710	$41,200	$42,040
280	Fayetteville, NC	$36,030	$29,200	$39,400	$39,170
281	Montgomery, AL	$35,960	$30,430	$38,690	$40,100
282	Muncie, IN	$35,670	$27,620	$39,620	$40,470
283	Beckley, WV	$35,530	$28,180	$39,150	$40,210
284	Hagerstown, MD-WV	$35,380	$31,510	$37,270	$37,570
285	Wichita Falls, TX	$35,210	$25,900	$39,810	$39,340
286	Auburn, AL	$35,110	$29,040	$38,110	$39,930
287	Hattiesburg, MS	$35,110	$29,000	$38,130	$40,060
288	Tuscaloosa, AL	$34,960	$30,470	$37,170	$39,850
289	Texarkana, TX-AR	$34,650	$26,640	$38,600	$41,240
290	Topeka, KS	$34,630	$29,060	$37,400	$38,990
291	McAllen, TX	$34,550	$25,900	$38,810	$40,220
292	Laredo, TX	$32,800	$26,290	$36,000	$37,720
293	El Paso, TX	$32,450	$24,920	$36,170	$36,090
294	Brownsville, TX	$31,950	$24,770	$35,460	$37,160
295	San Juan, PR	$27,620	$22,260	$30,260	N/A
296	Mayaguez, PR	$26,400	$22,300	$28,410	N/A
297	Aguadilla, PR	$25,600	$21,990	$27,390	N/A
298	Arecibo, PR	$25,170	$22,130	$26,670	N/A
299	Ponce, PR	$24,900	$21,840	$26,420	N/A

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Method

About these numbers

Mean wages are BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 estimates for each metropolitan statistical area, as published in the Department of Labor’s 2026–27 OFLC prevailing-wage file. Only metros with their own BLS estimate are listed.
Entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) are the Department of Labor’s prevailing-wage levels for the occupation in that metro, used for employer visa filings. They are benchmarks from the same OEWS survey, not percentiles.
OEWS top-codes wages at $115 an hour ($239,200 a year); top-coded means are shown as "$239,200+" and left out of rankings.
At US prices divides the mean by the metro’s BEA Regional Price Parity (2024) over 100, a NueCareer calculation.

Questions

Data Entry Keyer salary by city: FAQ

Which city pays data entry keyers the most?

San Jose, CA, where the average (mean) wage is $54,870 a year, followed by San Francisco, CA ($51,980), Salt Lake City, UT ($51,850), Olympia, WA ($51,440). The national mean is $43,310 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where do data entry keyers earn the most after cost of living?

Divided by each metro's BEA price level, pay goes furthest in St. Cloud, MN ($54,790 at national prices, $48,010 nominal), Bismarck, ND ($53,490 at national prices, $48,690 nominal), Sioux City, IA-NE-SD ($52,020 at national prices, $44,970 nominal).

How much do data entry keyers make in the biggest cities?

New York, NY-NJ: $47,220; Los Angeles, CA: $49,690; Chicago, IL-IN: $45,590; Dallas, TX: $43,930; Houston, TX: $41,480 (mean annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025).

Where do data entry keyers earn the least?

Of the 299 metro areas with their own estimate, Ponce, PR has the lowest mean wage, $24,900.