Data Entry Keyers Salary in the US
A data entry keyers earns a national median of $41,340 a year (mean $43,310) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #714 of 825.
How much does a data entry keyers earn in the US?
A data entry keyers in the United States earns a median of $41,340 a year (mean $43,310), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 19% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 127,080 people work in this occupation (SOC 43-9021), ranked #714 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$41,340
per year
Mean
$43,310
per year
Employment
127,080
US workers
National rank
#714
of 825 by median
What a data entry keyers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a data entry keyers (SOC 43-9021) earns a median annual wage of $41,340 and a mean (average) of $43,310. The median is the midpoint — half of data entry keyers earn more and half earn less — and is 19% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a data entry keyers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for data entry keyers is $41,340, and the mean (average) is $43,310. The median is the midpoint — half of data entry keyers earn more and half earn less.
- How does data entry keyers pay compare to the US average?
- At $41,340, a data entry keyers earns 19% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many data entry keyers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 127,080 data entry keyers employed nationally (SOC 43-9021), across all industries.
- Where does this data entry keyers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 43-9021. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 43-9021 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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