Average Data Entry Keyers Salary in Amarillo, TX

Data Entry Keyers in Amarillo, TX earn a median annual salary of $34,070, which is -14.5% compared to the national median. There are 180 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Amarillo, TX (metro area).

$34,070

Amarillo, TX median annual wage

$16/hour median

-14.5%

Difference vs national median

National median is $39,850

180

Local employment

1.5 jobs per 1,000 workers

1.71

Location quotient

Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th: $21,530
25th: $27,590
Median: $34,070
75th: $37,120
90th: $44,700

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Amarillo, TX, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity

91.8%

Exact metro RPP match

Median wage adjusted to the national price level

$37,105

Goods: 93.8%
Services: 83.5%
Rents: 78.4%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro	Median annual wage	Compare	Employment
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$53,060	Compare	1,600
Albuquerque, NM	$51,780	Compare	260
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	$50,580	Compare	60
Bloomington, IN	$50,170	Compare	220
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$49,500	Compare	150
Napa, CA	$49,390	Compare	N/A

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Amarillo, TX

Occupation	Median annual wage	LQ
Family Medicine Physicians	$231,950	N/A
Petroleum Engineers	$199,990	3.33
Chief Executives	$171,120	0.42
Architectural And Engineering Managers	$165,330	0.46
Computer And Information Systems Managers	$143,250	0.44
Financial Managers	$133,050	0.62
Pharmacists	$133,020	0.90
Aerospace Engineers	$130,010	0.66

Amarillo, TX has salary data for 338 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Family Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Data Entry Keyers in Amarillo, TX

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Data Entry Keyers are projected to change by -25.9% from 2024 to 2034, with 9,500 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.