SOC 43-9021 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations · May 2025

How much do Data Entry Keyers make in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Data Entry Keyers in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is $44,160. The 10th percentile is $34,470 and the 90th percentile is $54,900. Employment is 2,650.

Median annual wage

$44,160

10th percentile
$34,470
25th percentile
$37,330
Median
$44,160
75th percentile
$51,050
90th percentile
$54,900
Mean
$44,780

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Denali transit bus driver Gary at Teklanika Rest Stop, August 29, 2019. Photograph by Emily Mesner, National Park Service. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Data Entry Keyers, the published 10th percentile is $34,470 and the 90th percentile is $54,900. The difference is $20,430, which is 46.3% 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 $37,330 to the 75th at $51,050, covers $13,720.

The mean annual wage is $44,780, which sits above the median of $44,160. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ median is 6.8% higher than the national median of $41,340 for Data Entry Keyers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $42,743, which is 3.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.2% higher than the Arizona median of $43,200.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is 103.316, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $44,160 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Data Entry Keyers at $42,743 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Data Entry Keyers. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ ranks 4th of 8 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).).

  • Tucson, AZ is 75 miles away, with a median of $42,140 and employment of 320. That median is 4.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,490, against $42,743 here.
  • Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ is 104 miles away, with a median of $37,640 and employment of 50. That median is 14.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,308, against $42,743 here.
  • Yuma, AZ is 111 miles away, with a median of $45,890 and employment of 70. That median is 3.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,501, against $42,743 here.

Employment share

Data Entry Keyers accounts for 0.11% of wage-and-salary employment in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ (2,650 of 2,375,760). Nationally the occupation is 0.08% of employment (127,080 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.36 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ · Data Entry Keyers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Data Entry Keyers make in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Data Entry Keyers in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is $44,160. The 10th percentile is $34,470 and the 90th percentile is $54,900. Employment is 2,650.

How does that compare with the national median for Data Entry Keyers?

The local median is 6.8% higher than the national median of $41,340.

What is Data Entry Keyers pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is 103.316, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $44,160 is $42,743. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ compare with nearby metros for Data Entry Keyers?

Tucson, AZ is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 75 miles away, at $42,140. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ ranks 4th of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.