Wages vary by employer, area of the country, and the complexity of the data being entered.
Full-time data entry keyers usually receive benefits. Common benefits include health insurance, sick leave, and paid vacation.
Data entry keyers (SOC 43-9021)
| Location |
Pay Period | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
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| Illinois | Hourly | $15.38 | $18.16 | $23.02 |
| Yearly | $31,985 | $37,763 | $47,893 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $14.45 | $17.32 | $21.62 |
| Yearly | $30,055 | $36,026 | $44,980 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $14.84 | $16.73 | $20.09 |
| Yearly | $30,882 | $34,807 | $41,792 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $16.03 | $18.66 | $23.58 |
| Yearly | $33,354 | $38,806 | $49,046 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $15.58 | $18.10 | $22.14 |
| Yearly | $32,401 | $37,647 | $46,041 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $16.67 | $17.77 | $23.44 |
| Yearly | $34,670 | $36,947 | $48,743 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $14.39 | $15.64 | $22.22 |
| Yearly | $29,931 | $32,527 | $46,208 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $13.53 | $14.86 | $19.57 |
| Yearly | $28,152 | $30,917 | $40,713 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $14.67 | $16.98 | $19.37 |
| Yearly | $30,502 | $35,330 | $40,296 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $16.39 | $18.11 | $21.25 |
| Yearly | $34,106 | $37,653 | $44,186 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $15.14 | $17.77 | $22.29 |
| Yearly | $31,489 | $36,955 | $46,365 | |
| Mt. Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $14.84 | $16.18 | $17.82 |
| Yearly | $30,866 | $33,651 | $37,062 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $15.43 | $17.82 | $21.61 |
| Yearly | $32,108 | $37,071 | $44,950 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $15.17 | $17.69 | $22.67 |
| Yearly | $31,557 | $36,799 | $47,151 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $14.67 | $16.10 | $18.69 |
| Yearly | $30,502 | $33,500 | $38,862 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $14.37 | $16.06 | $19.16 |
| Yearly | $29,882 | $33,408 | $39,853 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $15.72 | $17.53 | $19.17 |
| Yearly | $32,701 | $36,470 | $39,874 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $14.46 | $15.28 | $22.16 |
| Yearly | $30,084 | $31,774 | $46,076 | |
| St. Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $15.71 | $17.39 | $22.07 |
| Yearly | $32,675 | $36,178 | $45,908 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $14.00 | $17.04 | $18.78 |
| Yearly | $29,118 | $35,451 | $39,062 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $14.82 | $18.58 | $23.02 |
| Yearly | $30,838 | $38,655 | $47,900 | |
| United States | Hourly | $14.82 | $17.40 | $20.93 |
| Yearly | $30,830 | $36,190 | $43,540 | |