Data Entry Keyers
SOC code 43-9021 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Wage percentiles
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $31,200 | $15.00 |
| 25th percentile | $35,760 | $17.19 |
| 50th percentile (median) | $41,340 | $19.88 |
| 75th percentile | $48,410 | $23.27 |
| 90th percentile | $58,790 | $28.26 |
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Wages by state (May 2024)
State-level employment and wage estimates for Data Entry Keyers (SOC 43-9021), from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) State estimates, May 2024. Data available for 51 of 51 states/DC for this occupation.
| State | Employment | Mean annual | Median annual | 10th pctl annual | 25th pctl annual | 75th pctl annual | 90th pctl annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1,110 | $35,050 | $33,670 | $28,190 | $30,140 | $38,020 | $44,710 |
| Alaska | 210 | $45,230 | $42,050 | $32,960 | $34,840 | $54,880 | $66,610 |
| Arizona | 3,750 | $44,070 | $42,800 | $32,150 | $36,440 | $49,910 | $54,790 |
| Arkansas | 880 | $36,760 | $34,840 | $26,930 | $29,380 | $42,030 | $49,690 |
| California | 14,040 | $47,210 | $45,680 | $36,270 | $39,680 | $53,060 | $60,080 |
| Colorado | 2,040 | $48,040 | $45,560 | $33,820 | $39,030 | $58,040 | $66,540 |
| Connecticut | 890 | $47,480 | $46,020 | $36,290 | $39,690 | $53,790 | $61,980 |
| Delaware | 530 | $39,050 | $37,190 | $28,310 | $32,980 | $41,810 | $50,810 |
| District of Columbia | 320 | $57,560 | $51,860 | $44,890 | $47,510 | $70,970 | $73,510 |
| Florida | 9,280 | $39,620 | $38,100 | $30,540 | $35,210 | $43,090 | $49,110 |
| Georgia | 3,100 | $40,840 | $39,800 | $26,600 | $34,010 | $46,760 | $53,170 |
| Hawaii | 260 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Idaho | 560 | $39,530 | $36,400 | $29,120 | $33,240 | $46,820 | $51,630 |
| Illinois | 6,680 | $42,050 | $39,450 | $29,120 | $34,450 | $47,420 | $56,470 |
| Indiana | 2,690 | $40,770 | $39,800 | $30,040 | $34,650 | $46,710 | $53,050 |
| Iowa | 910 | $41,770 | $41,090 | $30,830 | $36,610 | $47,240 | $54,570 |
| Kansas | 850 | $37,720 | $37,710 | $28,280 | $33,690 | $42,490 | $47,840 |
| Kentucky | 1,600 | $36,430 | $36,400 | $22,920 | $31,360 | $41,010 | $47,580 |
| Louisiana | 1,540 | $38,910 | $36,630 | $22,930 | $30,680 | $46,770 | $58,060 |
| Maine | 200 | $45,290 | $43,720 | $37,470 | $40,450 | $48,960 | $56,920 |
| Maryland | 2,520 | $39,970 | $36,940 | $31,870 | $33,280 | $42,450 | $50,840 |
| Massachusetts | 1,840 | $47,200 | $46,930 | $35,480 | $38,300 | $53,290 | $60,160 |
| Michigan | 2,980 | $39,750 | $38,570 | $28,080 | $35,100 | $45,180 | $50,590 |
| Minnesota | 1,320 | $43,400 | $41,640 | $36,840 | $40,370 | $45,000 | $51,590 |
| Mississippi | 660 | $36,090 | $33,530 | $24,960 | $29,200 | $38,560 | $52,150 |
| Missouri | 2,220 | $43,380 | $36,620 | $28,610 | $32,300 | $41,600 | $53,350 |
| Montana | 380 | $41,310 | $39,750 | $31,200 | $35,830 | $46,860 | $51,990 |
| Nebraska | 1,110 | $36,390 | $36,330 | $24,960 | $25,400 | $42,140 | $49,180 |
| Nevada | 480 | $40,760 | $37,980 | $28,000 | $35,360 | $46,230 | $53,540 |
| New Hampshire | 780 | $42,380 | $41,940 | $33,000 | $37,740 | $44,480 | $52,610 |
| New Jersey | 5,240 | $44,850 | $43,480 | $32,870 | $35,550 | $50,120 | $61,110 |
| New Mexico | 410 | $43,440 | $44,960 | $29,560 | $36,750 | $51,790 | $51,840 |
| New York | 9,890 | $45,770 | $42,990 | $31,870 | $36,080 | $50,890 | $62,680 |
| North Carolina | 4,110 | $39,720 | $38,580 | $30,100 | $34,180 | $44,950 | $49,710 |
| North Dakota | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ohio | 5,450 | $41,120 | $39,810 | $28,890 | $35,300 | $46,070 | $53,400 |
| Oklahoma | 1,760 | $36,520 | $35,510 | $26,680 | $31,040 | $41,600 | $46,480 |
| Oregon | 1,180 | $47,230 | $45,650 | $36,940 | $39,450 | $51,130 | $61,540 |
| Pennsylvania | 7,350 | $41,760 | $42,400 | $31,860 | $36,350 | $46,230 | $49,500 |
| Rhode Island | 290 | $46,990 | $46,290 | $33,530 | $39,580 | $52,570 | $61,370 |
| South Carolina | 1,520 | $38,170 | $36,590 | $28,150 | $31,200 | $44,350 | $50,580 |
| South Dakota | — | $37,390 | $38,140 | $30,100 | $37,170 | $38,470 | $40,230 |
| Tennessee | 1,860 | $40,780 | $39,670 | $28,430 | $33,820 | $47,010 | $55,760 |
| Texas | 19,950 | $38,980 | $37,180 | $27,030 | $31,830 | $44,310 | $55,860 |
| Utah | 2,430 | $45,060 | $41,600 | $28,810 | $34,670 | $57,490 | $66,810 |
| Vermont | 260 | $43,580 | $42,590 | $37,420 | $38,970 | $46,350 | $52,510 |
| Virginia | 3,000 | $41,430 | $38,130 | $31,740 | $35,520 | $45,810 | $55,120 |
| Washington | 1,640 | $47,350 | $44,710 | $35,760 | $39,060 | $52,020 | $62,010 |
| West Virginia | 660 | $36,830 | $35,700 | $27,380 | $30,030 | $39,110 | $48,100 |
| Wisconsin | 2,610 | $41,620 | $38,740 | $27,330 | $34,000 | $47,410 | $56,840 |
| Wyoming | 130 | $45,030 | $41,020 | $29,740 | $34,670 | $51,790 | $57,570 |
Hourly by-state wages are in the source dataset but not rendered here (annual only, to keep this table a manageable width); see the source link below for the full file. BLS suppresses some state-level figures for reliability: an em dash (—) means BLS did not publish that figure for this state and occupation. Per BLS’s own field definitions: "*" = a wage estimate is not available; "**" = an employment estimate is not available; "#" = a wage equal to or greater than $115.00 per hour or $239,200 per year (all three are shown here as —, not guessed). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), State occupational employment and wage estimates, May 2024.
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- Couriers and Messengers 43-5021$39,200/yr
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 estimates. Wage figures are BLS OEWS estimates and may not reflect current pay.