Data Entry Keyers in Iowa
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$36,198
after federal, FICA and Iowa tax
Tax takes
$7,442
17.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$40,779
Iowa costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Iowa — 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
$43,640
Kept after tax
$36,198
Worth in national money
$40,779
State rank
15
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Iowa is one of the better-paying states for data entry keyers. The middle earner takes $43,640, which ranks 15 of 49 states with published figures. That is about 5.56% above the national middle.
- Against 493 occupations Iowa publishes, data entry keyers lands at 385. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- Here is where Iowa does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $43,640 you keep $36,198, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $40,779 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $44,820, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Iowa ranks 15 of 49 states publishing a median for data entry keyers, at $43,640 — about 5.56% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Within Iowa, this work ranks 385 of 493 occupations by median pay, in the bottom quartile. The within-state position is the more salient one for anyone weighing this job against alternatives available to them locally.
- After federal, FICA and Iowa income tax, retained pay for data entry keyers on $43,640 is $36,198. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $40,779 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 $44,820 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 | $32,210 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $43,640 |
| Top tenth earn over | $57,920 |
| This salary | $43,640 |
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 Iowa | $36,198 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $37,245 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,451 |
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 | $42,338 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,965 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 89 |
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 Iowa earn under $43,640 and half over. The published range runs $32,210 at the tenth percentile to $57,920 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $36,198 take-home in Iowa comes from $43,640. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 385 of 493.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $40,779 uses one figure for the whole of Iowa. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 493 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 385.
- Figures are distribution medians for data entry keyers in Iowa, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $32,210 to $57,920; 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.
- Retained pay of $36,198, from $43,640, assumes a single Iowa filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 385 of 493 locally, and the state ranks 15 of 49 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $40,779, worked from $43,640, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Iowa address, on work sitting at 385 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $32,210 at the bottom tenth to $57,920 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Iowa is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $40,779 in national terms.
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; Iowa then takes its own share, leaving $36,198.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 49 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($32,210 to $57,920) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Iowa rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Iowa'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 $40,779 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 $36,198 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Iowa 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.