SOC 43-9021 · Eau Claire, WI metro

Data Entry Keyers Salary in Eau Claire, WI

The average salary for data entry keyers in Eau Claire, Wisconsin is $42,660 a year ($20.51 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $41,480: half of the 40 people in this job in the Eau Claire, WI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($43,310).

$42,660average per year

$20.51 / hourMedian $41,480Take-home ≈ $35,242

  • $33K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $41KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $52K90th

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

40people in this job
-2%vs U.S. average
#4 of 10Wisconsin metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Data Entry Keyers pay range in Eau Claire

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,160 a year or less, while the top 10% make $52,340 or more. The middle half of data entry keyers in Eau Claire earn between $37,440 and $48,250.

  • $33K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $41KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $52K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$42,660$3,555$20.51
Median$41,480$3,457$19.94
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,440$3,120$18.00
Experienced (75th percentile)$48,250$4,021$23.20

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

Data Entry Keyers pay in Eau Claire vs. Wisconsin and the U.S.

Data entry keyers in Eau Claire earn 8% more than the Wisconsin average ($39,680) and about the same as the U.S. average ($43,310). At the median the gap is +0% against the U.S. median of $41,340.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Eau Claire$42,660$41,480$33,160$52,34040
Wisconsin$39,680$38,170$27,940$51,1802,360
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 Eau Claire

On the average salary of $42,660, a single filer in Eau Claire takes home about $35,242 a year, or $2,937 a month and $1,355 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Eau Claire area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.8), so the average $42,660 buys what about $45,972 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Eau Claire ($48,100). A typical home costs $327,164, or 7.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Data Entry Keyers salary in other Wisconsin cities

Eau Claire ranks 4th of 10 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Oshkosh pays the most ($47,290).

All Data Entry Keyers salaries in Wisconsin

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 Eau Claire: questions

How much do data entry keyers make an hour in Eau Claire?

$20.51 an hour on average, and $19.94 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level data entry keyers salary in Eau Claire?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,160 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,440, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $35,242 a year ($2,937 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $42,660.

Do data entry keyers earn more in Eau Claire than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as 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 Eau Claire, WI (20740). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.6%.
  • 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 state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.58, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.58).

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