Data Entry Keyers in Idaho
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$35,162
after federal, FICA and Idaho tax
Tax takes
$7,648
17.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$38,460
Idaho costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Idaho — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$42,810
Kept after tax
$35,162
Worth in national money
$38,460
State rank
20
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Idaho is 20 of 49 states for data entry keyers, with a middle wage of $42,810. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within Idaho this is lower-paid work. Of 476 occupations the state publishes figures for, data entry keyers ranks 362. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- Here is where Idaho does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $42,810 you keep $35,162, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $38,460 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $43,660, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Idaho ranks 20 of 49 for data entry keyers at $42,810. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Against every occupation Idaho reports, data entry keyers ranks 362 of 476, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- After federal, FICA and Idaho income tax, retained pay for data entry keyers on $42,810 is $35,162. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $38,460 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $43,660 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Data Entry Keyers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $29,990 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $42,810 |
| Top tenth earn over | $59,460 |
| This salary | $42,810 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Idaho | $35,162 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $36,578 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$819 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $41,048 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$990 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 91 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of data entry keyers in Idaho earn under $42,810 and half over. The published range runs $29,990 at the tenth percentile to $59,460 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Idaho's $35,162, worked from $42,810. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 362 of 476.
- One number stands for prices across all of Idaho, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $38,460, the adjusted value of that $42,810 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 362 of 476 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for data entry keyers in Idaho, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $29,990 to $59,460; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The Idaho take-home of $35,162, on $42,810 for work ranking 362 of 476 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 362 of 476 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Idaho, so $38,460 — the adjusted value of that $42,810 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 362 of 476 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $29,990 at the bottom tenth to $59,460 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Idaho sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $38,460 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Idaho then takes its own share, leaving $35,162.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 49 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($29,990 to $59,460) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Idaho rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Idaho's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $38,460 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $35,162 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Idaho income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.