SOC 43-9021 · Johnstown, PA metro

Data Entry Keyers Salary in Johnstown, PA

The average salary for data entry keyers in Johnstown, Pennsylvania is $37,440 a year ($18.00 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $37,760: half of the 50 people in this job in the Johnstown, PA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 14% less than the U.S. average for this job ($43,310).

$37,440average per year

$18.00 / hourMedian $37,760Take-home ≈ $31,114

  • $30K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $46K90th

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

50people in this job
-14%vs U.S. average
#13 of 13Pennsylvania metros
86cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Data Entry Keyers pay range in Johnstown

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,910 a year or less, while the top 10% make $46,010 or more. The middle half of data entry keyers in Johnstown earn between $31,850 and $45,400.

  • $30K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $46K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$37,440$3,120$18.00
Median$37,760$3,147$18.15
Entry level (25th percentile)$31,850$2,654$15.31
Experienced (75th percentile)$45,400$3,783$21.83

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

Data Entry Keyers pay in Johnstown vs. Pennsylvania and the U.S.

Data entry keyers in Johnstown earn 8% less than the Pennsylvania average ($40,480) and 14% 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
Johnstown$37,440$37,760$29,910$46,01050
Pennsylvania$40,480$38,810$29,740$51,7105,270
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 Johnstown

On the average salary of $37,440, a single filer in Johnstown takes home about $31,114 a year, or $2,593 a month and $1,197 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 (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

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

Prices in the Johnstown area are 14% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 85.9), so the average $37,440 buys what about $43,571 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Johnstown ($44,110). A typical home costs $107,146, or 2.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Data Entry Keyers salary in other Pennsylvania cities

Johnstown ranks 13th of 13 Pennsylvania metro areas for this job; Philadelphia pays the most ($43,050).

All Data Entry Keyers salaries in Pennsylvania

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 Johnstown: questions

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

$18.00 an hour on average, and $18.16 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,910 a year and the 25th percentile is $31,850, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $31,114 a year ($2,593 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $37,440. Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

Do data entry keyers earn more in Johnstown than elsewhere?

The average here is 14% 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 Johnstown, PA (27780). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.5%.
  • 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 (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.30, this job is 1.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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