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 | $16.92 | $19.38 | $23.29 |
| Yearly | $35,192 | $40,300 | $48,441 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $15.29 | $19.37 | $22.85 |
| Yearly | $31,816 | $40,283 | $47,529 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $15.32 | $18.39 | $20.55 |
| Yearly | $31,872 | $38,246 | $42,748 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $17.37 | $19.88 | $23.59 |
| Yearly | $36,115 | $41,345 | $49,061 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $18.60 | $20.84 | $27.10 |
| Yearly | $38,686 | $43,339 | $56,378 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $18.39 | $19.76 | $24.15 |
| Yearly | $38,246 | $41,099 | $50,221 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $18.33 | $20.43 | $22.98 |
| Yearly | $38,113 | $42,496 | $47,809 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $16.98 | $17.40 | $21.52 |
| Yearly | $35,316 | $36,188 | $44,775 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $15.32 | $17.70 | $19.89 |
| Yearly | $31,872 | $36,812 | $41,378 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $16.75 | $18.17 | $21.30 |
| Yearly | $34,844 | $37,803 | $44,298 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $17.73 | $19.25 | $23.07 |
| Yearly | $36,877 | $40,027 | $47,976 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $16.69 | $18.84 | $20.78 |
| Yearly | $34,722 | $39,173 | $43,226 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $16.70 | $18.39 | $22.63 |
| Yearly | $34,732 | $38,249 | $47,066 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $17.64 | $18.38 | $21.85 |
| Yearly | $36,701 | $38,227 | $45,450 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $14.30 | $14.30 | $18.78 |
| Yearly | $29,747 | $29,747 | $39,046 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $15.81 | $18.51 | $21.64 |
| Yearly | $32,891 | $38,499 | $44,999 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $16.94 | $18.51 | $22.62 |
| Yearly | $35,240 | $38,499 | $47,037 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $16.14 | $18.61 | $25.35 |
| Yearly | $33,581 | $38,715 | $52,737 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $14.61 | $20.18 | $23.94 |
| Yearly | $30,385 | $41,974 | $49,803 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $18.08 | $18.08 | $18.08 |
| Yearly | $37,599 | $37,599 | $37,599 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $16.41 | $20.13 | $25.25 |
| Yearly | $34,114 | $41,875 | $52,530 | |
| United States | Hourly | $16.78 | $19.16 | $22.72 |
| Yearly | $34,900 | $39,850 | $47,260 | |