State wages ยท Cost of living
Data Entry Keyers pay by state
The highest published median is in District of Columbia, at $51,860. New Mexico leads after cost of living, at $48,760. Iowa has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($39,850).
National median
$39,850
Highest state median
$51,860
District of Columbia
Best adjusted pay
$48,760
New Mexico
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $35,190Higher: $48,760Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| New Mexico | $44,960 | +12.8% | 92.212 | $48,760 | 1 |
| District of Columbia | $51,860 | +30.1% | 109.901 | $47,190 | 2 |
| Iowa | $41,090 | +3.1% | 87.762 | $46,820 | 3 |
| Rhode Island | $46,290 | +16.2% | 102.28 | $45,260 | 4 |
| Maine | $43,720 | +9.7% | 97.05 | $45,050 | 5 |
| Connecticut | $46,020 | +15.5% | 103.61 | $44,420 | 6 |
| Massachusetts | $46,930 | +17.8% | 105.757 | $44,380 | 7 |
| Wyoming | $41,020 | +2.9% | 92.691 | $44,250 | 8 |
| Colorado | $45,560 | +14.3% | 103.052 | $44,210 | 9 |
| Oregon | $45,650 | +14.6% | 103.361 | $44,170 | 10 |
| Vermont | $42,590 | +6.9% | 97.958 | $43,480 | 11 |
| Pennsylvania | $42,400 | +6.4% | 97.572 | $43,460 | 12 |
| Tennessee | $39,670 | -0.5% | 91.87 | $43,180 | 13 |
| South Dakota | $38,140 | -4.3% | 88.586 | $43,050 | 14 |
| Ohio | $39,810 | -0.1% | 92.774 | $42,910 | 15 |
| Indiana | $39,800 | -0.1% | 93.329 | $42,640 | 16 |
| Arizona | $42,800 | +7.4% | 100.677 | $42,510 | 17 |
| Minnesota | $41,640 | +4.5% | 98.621 | $42,220 | 18 |
| Utah | $41,600 | +4.4% | 98.864 | $42,080 | 19 |
| Montana | $39,750 | -0.3% | 94.645 | $42,000 | 20 |
| Kansas | $37,710 | -5.4% | 90.068 | $41,870 | 21 |
| Washington | $44,710 | +12.2% | 107.013 | $41,780 | 22 |
| Louisiana | $36,630 | -8.1% | 88.207 | $41,530 | 23 |
| Georgia | $39,800 | -0.1% | 96.293 | $41,330 | 24 |
| California | $45,680 | +14.6% | 110.72 | $41,260 | 25 |
| Wisconsin | $38,740 | -2.8% | 94.095 | $41,170 | 26 |
| Alaska | $42,050 | +5.5% | 102.359 | $41,080 | 27 |
| North Carolina | $38,580 | -3.2% | 94.326 | $40,900 | 28 |
| Oklahoma | $35,510 | -10.9% | 87.843 | $40,420 | 29 |
| Kentucky | $36,400 | -8.7% | 90.159 | $40,370 | 30 |
| Missouri | $36,620 | -8.1% | 90.817 | $40,320 | 31 |
| Nebraska | $36,330 | -8.8% | 90.103 | $40,320 | 31 |
| New Hampshire | $41,940 | +5.2% | 104.165 | $40,260 | 33 |
| Michigan | $38,570 | -3.2% | 96.217 | $40,090 | 34 |
| Arkansas | $34,840 | -12.6% | 86.937 | $40,070 | 35 |
| New Jersey | $43,480 | +9.1% | 108.805 | $39,960 | 36 |
| West Virginia | $35,700 | -10.4% | 89.497 | $39,890 | 37 |
| New York | $42,990 | +7.9% | 107.921 | $39,830 | 38 |
| Illinois | $39,450 | -1.0% | 99.958 | $39,470 | 39 |
| South Carolina | $36,590 | -8.2% | 93.749 | $39,030 | 40 |
| Mississippi | $33,530 | -15.9% | 86.953 | $38,560 | 41 |
| Texas | $37,180 | -6.7% | 97.057 | $38,310 | 42 |
| Idaho | $36,400 | -8.7% | 95.494 | $38,120 | 43 |
| Nevada | $37,980 | -4.7% | 99.979 | $37,990 | 44 |
| Alabama | $33,670 | -15.5% | 88.823 | $37,910 | 45 |
| Virginia | $38,130 | -4.3% | 101.104 | $37,710 | 46 |
| Delaware | $37,190 | -6.7% | 99.808 | $37,260 | 47 |
| Florida | $38,100 | -4.4% | 103.414 | $36,840 | 48 |
| Maryland | $36,940 | -7.3% | 104.959 | $35,190 | 49 |
| Hawaii | Not available | Not available | 109.951 | Not available | Not available |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.