How much do Data Entry Keyers make in Columbia, SC?

Percentile spread

For Data Entry Keyers, the published 10th percentile is $28,380 and the 90th percentile is $45,510. The difference is $17,130, which is 47.3% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $31,390 to the 75th at $39,250, covers $7,860.

The mean annual wage is $36,320, which sits above the median of $36,230. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbia, SC median is 12.4% lower than the national median of $41,340 for Data Entry Keyers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $38,682, which is 6.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.8% lower than the South Carolina median of $38,070.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbia, SC is 93.662, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $36,230 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Data Entry Keyers at $38,682 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

24 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Data Entry Keyers. Columbia, SC ranks 21st of 25 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC is 69 miles away, with a median of $37,990 and employment of 90. That median is 4.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,337, against $38,682 here.
• Spartanburg, SC is 70 miles away, with a median of $38,370 and employment of 80. That median is 5.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,141, against $38,682 here.
• Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 76 miles away, with a median of $41,630 and employment of 650. That median is 14.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,764, against $38,682 here.

Employment share

Data Entry Keyers accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbia, SC (350 of 394,200). Nationally the occupation is 0.08% of employment (127,080 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.09 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.