SOC 43-9021 · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR metro

Data Entry Keyers Salary in Fayetteville, AR

The average salary for data entry keyers in Fayetteville, Arkansas is $40,830 a year ($19.63 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $37,640: half of the 160 people in this job in the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 6% less than the U.S. average for this job ($43,310).

$40,830average per year

$19.63 / hourMedian $37,640Take-home ≈ $33,964

  • $31K10th
  • $33K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $55K90th

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

160people in this job
-6%vs U.S. average
#2 of 4Arkansas metros
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Data Entry Keyers pay range in Fayetteville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,750 a year or less, while the top 10% make $54,830 or more. The middle half of data entry keyers in Fayetteville earn between $33,380 and $46,330.

  • $31K10th
  • $33K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $55K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$40,830$3,402$19.63
Median$37,640$3,137$18.10
Entry level (25th percentile)$33,380$2,782$16.05
Experienced (75th percentile)$46,330$3,861$22.27

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

Data Entry Keyers pay in Fayetteville vs. Arkansas and the U.S.

Data entry keyers in Fayetteville earn 9% more than the Arkansas average ($37,440) and 6% less than the U.S. average ($43,310). At the median the gap is -9% against the U.S. median of $41,340.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Fayetteville$40,830$37,640$30,750$54,830160
Arkansas$37,440$33,860$29,140$49,9501,000
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 Fayetteville

On the average salary of $40,830, a single filer in Fayetteville takes home about $33,964 a year, or $2,830 a month and $1,306 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). Arkansas tax is estimated with the Department of Finance and Administration's 2026 withholding formula.

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

Prices in the Fayetteville area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.4), so the average $40,830 buys what about $44,695 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Fayetteville ($46,610). A typical home costs $368,497, or 9.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Data Entry Keyers salary in other Arkansas cities

Fayetteville ranks 2nd of 4 Arkansas metro areas for this job; Jonesboro pays the most ($41,240).

All Data Entry Keyers salaries in Arkansas

Highest-paying cities for data entry keyers

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

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Data Entry Keyers salary in Fayetteville: questions

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

$19.63 an hour on average, and $18.09 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,750 a year and the 25th percentile is $33,380, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $33,964 a year ($2,830 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $40,830. Arkansas tax is estimated with the Department of Finance and Administration's 2026 withholding formula.

Do data entry keyers earn more in Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR (22220). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.9%.
  • 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). Arkansas tax is estimated with the Department of Finance and Administration's 2026 withholding formula.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.70, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.70).

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