SOC 43-9021 · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro

Data Entry Keyers Salary in Tampa, FL

The average salary for data entry keyers in Tampa, Florida is $40,550 a year ($19.50 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $38,510: half of the 1,460 people in this job in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 6% less than the U.S. average for this job ($43,310).

$40,550average per year

$19.50 / hourMedian $38,510Take-home ≈ $34,762

  • $33K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $49K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

1,460people in this job
-6%vs U.S. average
#11 of 21Florida metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Data Entry Keyers pay range in Tampa

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,120 a year or less, while the top 10% make $48,610 or more. The middle half of data entry keyers in Tampa earn between $37,060 and $44,790.

  • $33K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $49K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$40,550$3,379$19.50
Median$38,510$3,209$18.51
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,060$3,088$17.82
Experienced (75th percentile)$44,790$3,732$21.53

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Data Entry Keyers pay in Tampa vs. Florida and the U.S.

Data entry keyers in Tampa earn about the same as the Florida average ($41,070) and 6% less than the U.S. average ($43,310). At the median the gap is -7% against the U.S. median of $41,340.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Tampa$40,550$38,510$33,120$48,6101,460
Florida$41,070$38,880$31,400$51,2507,650
United States$43,310$41,340$31,200$58,790127,080

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Data Entry Keyers salary after taxes in Tampa

On the average salary of $40,550, a single filer in Tampa takes home about $34,762 a year, or $2,897 a month and $1,337 every two weeks. Taxes take 14% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Tampa a good place for data entry keyers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Tampa area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.9), so the average $40,550 buys what about $40,192 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Tampa ($48,940). A typical home costs $360,738, or 8.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Data Entry Keyers salary in other Florida cities

Tampa ranks 11th of 21 Florida metro areas for this job; Crestview pays the most ($48,510).

All Data Entry Keyers salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for data entry keyers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($54,880).

Data Entry Keyers salary by city

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Data Entry Keyers salary in Tampa: questions

How much do data entry keyers make an hour in Tampa?

$19.50 an hour on average, and $18.51 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level data entry keyers salary in Tampa?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,120 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,060, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the data entry keyers take-home pay in Tampa?

About $34,762 a year ($2,897 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $40,550. Florida has no state income tax.

Do data entry keyers earn more in Tampa than elsewhere?

The average here is 6% less than the U.S. average for this job ($43,310).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-9021; area Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (45300). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.8%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.24, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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