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

How much do Data Entry Keyers make in Tyler, TX?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Data Entry Keyers in Tyler, TX is $38,020. The 10th percentile is $25,400 and the 90th percentile is $52,100. Employment is 130.

Median annual wage

$38,020

10th percentile
$25,400
25th percentile
$29,500
Median
$38,020
75th percentile
$43,900
90th percentile
$52,100
Mean
$38,330

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Data Entry Keyers, the published 10th percentile is $25,400 and the 90th percentile is $52,100. The difference is $26,700, which is 70.2% 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 $29,500 to the 75th at $43,900, covers $14,400.

The mean annual wage is $38,330, which sits above the median of $38,020. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Tyler, TX median is 8% lower than the national median of $41,340 for Data Entry Keyers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,256, which is 0.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.2% lower than the Texas median of $38,880.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tyler, TX is 92.156, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $38,020 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Data Entry Keyers at $41,256 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Data Entry Keyers. Tyler, TX ranks 7th of 12 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).).

  • Longview, TX is 34 miles away, with a median of $41,310 and employment of 120. That median is 8.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,164, against $41,256 here.
  • Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is 89 miles away, with a median of $36,920 and employment of 390. That median is 2.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,555, against $41,256 here.
  • Texarkana, TX-AR is 98 miles away, with a median of $32,610 and employment of 60. That median is 14.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,816, against $41,256 here.

Employment share

Data Entry Keyers accounts for 0.11% of wage-and-salary employment in Tyler, TX (130 of 115,220). Nationally the occupation is 0.08% of employment (127,080 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.38 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Data Entry Keyers make in Tyler, TX?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Data Entry Keyers in Tyler, TX is $38,020. The 10th percentile is $25,400 and the 90th percentile is $52,100. Employment is 130.

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

The local median is 8% lower than the national median of $41,340.

What is Data Entry Keyers pay in Tyler, TX after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tyler, TX is 92.156, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $38,020 is $41,256. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Tyler, TX compare with nearby metros for Data Entry Keyers?

Longview, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 34 miles away, at $41,310. Tyler, TX ranks 7th of 12 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.