SOC 43-9021 · Huntsville, AL metro

Data Entry Keyers Salary in Huntsville, AL

The average salary for data entry keyers in Huntsville, Alabama is $40,410 a year ($19.43 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $41,970: half of the 80 people in this job in the Huntsville, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 7% less than the U.S. average for this job ($43,310).

$40,410average per year

$19.43 / hourMedian $41,970Take-home ≈ $33,002

  • $33K10th
  • $34K25th
  • $42KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $48K90th

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

80people in this job
-7%vs U.S. average
#1 of 8Alabama metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Data Entry Keyers pay range in Huntsville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,100 a year or less, while the top 10% make $48,030 or more. The middle half of data entry keyers in Huntsville earn between $33,930 and $46,360.

  • $33K10th
  • $34K25th
  • $42KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $48K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$40,410$3,368$19.43
Median$41,970$3,498$20.18
Entry level (25th percentile)$33,930$2,828$16.31
Experienced (75th percentile)$46,360$3,863$22.29

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

Data Entry Keyers pay in Huntsville vs. Alabama and the U.S.

Data entry keyers in Huntsville earn 10% more than the Alabama average ($36,710) and 7% less than the U.S. average ($43,310). At the median the gap is +2% against the U.S. median of $41,340.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Huntsville$40,410$41,970$33,100$48,03080
Alabama$36,710$35,130$29,330$47,2101,060
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 Huntsville

On the average salary of $40,410, a single filer in Huntsville takes home about $33,002 a year, or $2,750 a month and $1,269 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

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

Prices in the Huntsville area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.1), so the average $40,410 buys what about $43,418 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Huntsville ($51,740). A typical home costs $316,645, or 7.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Data Entry Keyers salary in other Alabama cities

Huntsville ranks 1st of 8 Alabama metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Data Entry Keyers salaries in Alabama

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 Huntsville: questions

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

$19.43 an hour on average, and $20.18 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,100 a year and the 25th percentile is $33,930, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $33,002 a year ($2,750 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $40,410. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Do data entry keyers earn more in Huntsville than elsewhere?

The average here is 7% 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 Huntsville, AL (26620). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.5%.
  • 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). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.38, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.38).

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