These Are The 10 States With The Highest Data Entry Salaries For 2017

Without fail, in surveys across basically every demographic, the number one most important aspect of a job for most people is the salary — how much do data entrys get paid where I live?

And while there are many things to go into how much you, specifically, can expect to make, there’s really good data for average salaries for data entrys by state across America broken down by seniority level. So while your city may be slightly different than the state average, these averages give you a rough sense of what to expect for your salary.

To better understand how salaries change across America, we decided to take a look the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on average pay for data entrys by state.

Additionally, we wanted to adjust the salary based on the cost of living in a state — because your salary goes further in North Carolina than it does in California.

The state with the best salary for data entrys after this adjustment? That would be Data Entry Keyers.

Here’s a quick snapshot of the top ten states for salaries:

Let’s take a look at how we got here and a full ranking of all the states.

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How we determined pay by state

As we mentioned earlier, we took the average annual salary data for data entrys from the 2016 Bureau of Labor Statistics — specifically their ‘Occupational Employment Statistics.’

To make the comparison of salaries apples to apples across states, we also took into account the cost of living in each state.

We then created an index by dividing the average wage for a state by the cost of living relative to average. As an example, the cost of living index in California is 135.9 and the average pay is $32800, so our index value would be:

$32,800 * (100 / 135.9) = $24,135

We then ranked every state on this criteria with the state with the highest salary index ranking as highest average salary for data entrys.

Here’s a look at the full ranking for all states.

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Detailed List Of Data Entry Salaries By State

Rank	State	Adjusted Salary	Average Wage	Cost Of Living
1	Washington	$35,361	$37,200	105.2
2	Michigan	$35,224	$31,350	89.0
3	Kansas	$34,571	$31,080	89.9
4	Illinois	$34,503	$32,640	94.6
5	Utah	$34,494	$32,080	93.0
6	Colorado	$33,747	$35,030	103.8
7	Iowa	$33,439	$30,430	91.0
8	Georgia	$33,347	$30,480	91.4
9	Oklahoma	$33,127	$29,550	89.2
10	Minnesota	$32,956	$33,220	100.8
11	Missouri	$32,898	$29,740	90.4
12	Tennessee	$32,740	$29,270	89.4
13	North Carolina	$32,705	$30,710	93.9
14	Nebraska	$32,609	$29,870	91.6
15	North Dakota	$32,575	$32,380	99.4
16	Texas	$32,524	$29,500	90.7
17	Idaho	$32,377	$29,820	92.1
18	Arkansas	$32,296	$28,130	87.1
19	Virginia	$32,053	$32,310	100.8
20	Ohio	$31,940	$29,960	93.8
21	Louisiana	$31,645	$30,000	94.8
22	Alabama	$31,436	$28,670	91.2
23	South Carolina	$31,350	$31,100	99.2
24	Mississippi	$31,222	$26,820	85.9
25	New Jersey	$31,189	$38,020	121.9
26	Kentucky	$30,950	$28,010	90.5
27	Arizona	$30,734	$30,120	98.0
28	Indiana	$30,569	$27,360	89.5
29	Pennsylvania	$30,433	$30,860	101.4
30	Wisconsin	$30,361	$29,390	96.8
31	Rhode Island	$30,256	$36,520	120.7
32	Connecticut	$30,172	$38,530	127.7
33	Florida	$29,867	$29,360	98.3
34	West Virginia	$29,721	$27,760	93.4
35	Alaska	$28,421	$37,260	131.1
36	New Mexico	$28,269	$27,280	96.5
37	Nevada	$28,015	$28,940	103.3
38	Massachusetts	$27,556	$36,760	133.4
39	Maryland	$27,474	$34,480	125.5
40	Montana	$27,440	$27,660	100.8
41	New Hampshire	$27,324	$31,970	117.0
42	Maine	$27,301	$30,250	110.8
43	Wyoming	$27,167	$24,940	91.8
44	Oregon	$26,591	$30,740	115.6
45	New York	$26,244	$34,380	131.0
46	South Dakota	$24,918	$25,840	103.7
47	Vermont	$24,690	$29,900	121.1
48	California	$24,135	$32,800	135.9
49	Hawaii	$20,583	$34,560	167.9

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Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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