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 | |
||
| 25% |
Median |
75% |
||
| Illinois | Hourly | $18.51 | $21.09 | $23.72 |
| Yearly | $38,500 | $43,854 | $49,341 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $17.00 | $20.79 | $23.26 |
| Yearly | $35,356 | $43,237 | $48,366 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $17.84 | $19.07 | $21.86 |
| Yearly | $37,110 | $39,667 | $45,460 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $18.70 | $22.02 | $24.11 |
| Yearly | $38,894 | $45,808 | $50,136 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $15.38 | $19.24 | $22.85 |
| Yearly | $31,978 | $40,037 | $47,530 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $18.98 | $21.48 | $22.86 |
| Yearly | $39,469 | $44,669 | $47,550 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $19.20 | $22.02 | $24.06 |
| Yearly | $39,944 | $45,805 | $50,034 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $18.08 | $19.63 | $23.25 |
| Yearly | $37,594 | $40,841 | $48,365 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $17.83 | $19.81 | $22.40 |
| Yearly | $37,098 | $41,203 | $46,592 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $18.52 | $20.33 | $20.33 |
| Yearly | $38,520 | $42,281 | $42,284 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $18.31 | $20.81 | $24.05 |
| Yearly | $38,097 | $43,285 | $50,017 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $17.85 | $20.63 | $22.39 |
| Yearly | $37,137 | $42,899 | $46,560 | |
| Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $17.71 | $22.40 | $26.99 |
| Yearly | $36,843 | $46,594 | $56,147 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $17.23 | $18.98 | $22.40 |
| Yearly | $35,844 | $39,470 | $46,589 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $16.93 | $18.71 | $22.11 |
| Yearly | $35,213 | $38,926 | $45,989 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $15.35 | $15.35 | $19.53 |
| Yearly | $31,938 | $31,938 | $40,629 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $16.70 | $19.17 | $19.50 |
| Yearly | $34,732 | $39,880 | $40,555 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $17.51 | $19.88 | $22.83 |
| Yearly | $36,426 | $41,354 | $47,486 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $17.84 | $18.65 | $21.86 |
| Yearly | $37,111 | $38,790 | $45,459 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $16.95 | $21.76 | $24.80 |
| Yearly | $35,254 | $45,276 | $51,582 | |
| St Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $19.18 | $19.63 | $22.21 |
| Yearly | $39,899 | $40,842 | $46,210 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $18.98 | $22.39 | $25.33 |
| Yearly | $39,470 | $46,560 | $52,670 | |
| United States | Hourly | $17.19 | $19.88 | $23.27 |
| Yearly | $35,760 | $41,340 | $48,410 | |