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 | $15.25 | $18.17 | $22.80 |
| Yearly | $31,711 | $37,796 | $47,418 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $15.55 | $18.44 | $24.00 |
| Yearly | $32,347 | $38,352 | $49,908 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $17.33 | $20.35 | $23.71 |
| Yearly | $36,036 | $42,323 | $49,331 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $15.25 | $18.41 | $22.65 |
| Yearly | $31,711 | $38,289 | $47,105 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $16.46 | $18.96 | $23.32 |
| Yearly | $34,221 | $39,423 | $48,500 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $14.84 | $18.09 | $23.56 |
| Yearly | $30,859 | $37,624 | $48,999 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $15.14 | $18.14 | $22.36 |
| Yearly | $31,508 | $37,734 | $46,517 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $16.57 | $18.55 | $23.78 |
| Yearly | $34,464 | $38,582 | $49,467 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $15.25 | $18.30 | $23.57 |
| Yearly | $31,711 | $38,055 | $49,024 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $16.45 | $18.10 | $22.75 |
| Yearly | $34,196 | $37,659 | $47,313 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $14.25 | $17.45 | $21.30 |
| Yearly | $29,648 | $36,294 | $44,319 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $14.25 | $17.86 | $20.84 |
| Yearly | $29,648 | $37,141 | $43,339 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $15.25 | $17.56 | $21.70 |
| Yearly | $31,711 | $36,525 | $45,130 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $15.32 | $18.20 | $22.39 |
| Yearly | $31,853 | $37,868 | $46,581 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $13.21 | $13.21 | $18.77 |
| Yearly | $27,483 | $27,483 | $39,057 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $15.38 | $18.30 | $22.87 |
| Yearly | $31,987 | $38,054 | $47,567 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $15.42 | $19.29 | $23.20 |
| Yearly | $32,073 | $40,134 | $48,263 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $15.25 | $17.86 | $23.57 |
| Yearly | $31,711 | $37,137 | $49,024 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $15.35 | $18.52 | $23.46 |
| Yearly | $31,920 | $38,528 | $48,793 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $16.67 | $17.92 | $22.49 |
| Yearly | $34,676 | $37,270 | $46,776 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $15.29 | $19.55 | $23.83 |
| Yearly | $31,798 | $40,653 | $49,581 | |
| United States | Hourly | $15.70 | $18.17 | $22.13 |
| Yearly | $32,660 | $37,790 | $46,020 | |