How much do Data Entry Keyers make in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA?

Percentile spread

For Data Entry Keyers, the published 10th percentile is $39,630 and the 90th percentile is $62,250. The difference is $22,620, which is 43.8% 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 $39,630 to the 75th at $60,010, covers $20,380.

The mean annual wage is $51,440, which sits below the median of $51,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA median is 25% higher than the national median of $41,340 for Data Entry Keyers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,831, which is 20.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.8% higher than the Washington median of $47,480.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA is 103.670, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $51,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Data Entry Keyers at $49,831 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Data Entry Keyers. Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA ranks 1st of 5 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).).

• Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 60 miles away, with a median of $47,000 and employment of 760. That median is 9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,292, against $49,831 here.
• Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 94 miles away, with a median of $42,760 and employment of 880. That median is 17.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,561, against $49,831 here.
• Salem, OR is 140 miles away, with a median of $45,300 and employment of 100. That median is 12.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,705, against $49,831 here.

Employment share

Data Entry Keyers accounts for 0.11% of wage-and-salary employment in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA (140 of 130,300). Nationally the occupation is 0.08% of employment (127,080 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.31 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.