Data Entry Keyers · SOC 43-9021
Data Entry Keyers Salary in the Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Data Entry Keyers in the Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $35,770 per year ($17.20 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $26,350 at the 10th percentile to $47,740 at the 90th. BLS estimates 30 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Data Entry Keyers in the Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area earn more than $35,770 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $29,990 and $38,430.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $26,350 | $29,990 | $35,770 | $38,430 | $47,740 |
| Hourly | $12.67 | $14.42 | $17.20 | $18.48 | $22.95 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$35,770 median for Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $29,990 to $38,430
- West Virginiastate$35,900 median for West Virginia; middle half earns $32,130 to $39,950
- United Statesnational$41,340 median for United States; middle half earns $35,760 to $48,410
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is about the same vs West Virginia overall and −13% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in West Virginia
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for data entry keyers, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan areathis page$35,770 median for Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $29,990 to $38,430
- $39,000 median for Wheeling metro area; middle half earns $35,830 to $40,690
- $36,610 median for Charleston metro area; middle half earns $33,110 to $39,950
- $36,410 median for Huntington metro area; middle half earns $31,540 to $42,940
- $36,210 median for Morgantown metro area; middle half earns $31,650 to $37,120
- $35,580 median for Weirton metro area; middle half earns $35,580 to $40,700
- $33,950 median for Beckley metro area; middle half earns $32,050 to $37,670
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for data entry keyerss · Highest-paying occupations in Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.