Data Entry and Information Processing Worker Salary in the Industry of Social Assistance

The salary statistics and trend of data entry and information processing workers in the industry of social assistance are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare data entry and information processing worker salaries in different industries within the health care and social assistance sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$20,910
25th Percentile Wage
$25,410
50th Percentile Wage
$31,200
75th Percentile Wage
$36,890
90th Percentile Wage
$42,830

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for data entry and information processing workers in the industry of social assistance. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) data entry and information processing workers is $42,830. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $31,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent data entry and information processing workers is $20,910.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of data entry and information processing workers in the industry of Social Assistance from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$31,200
6.73% 12.92%
2016
$29,100
1.24% -
2015
$28,740
2.68% -
2014
$27,970
1.57% -
2013
$27,530
1.31% -
2012
$27,170
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Table 3. Compare Data Entry and Information Processing Worker Salary in Different Industries within the Health Care and Social Assistance Sector

The average salaries of data entry and information processing workers in 43 industries within the health care and social assistance sector are shown in Table 3. For salary information of data entry and information processing workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry Median Annual Salary
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned
$38,850
Offices of Dentists
$38,680
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned
$38,540
Hospitals - Local government owned
$38,520
Specialty hospitals - Privately owned
$38,370
Hospitals - State government owned
$36,920
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
$36,350
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals
$36,340
Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)
$36,320
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned
$36,320
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals
$36,130
Hospitals - Privately owned
$35,270
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned
$35,230
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)
$34,530
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned
$34,030
Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists
$33,680
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories
$33,560
Outpatient Care Centers
$33,550
Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers
$33,170
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities
$32,800
Specialty hospitals - State government owned
$32,450
Individual and Family Services
$31,830
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly
$31,480
Ambulatory Health Care Services
$31,390
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services
$31,380
Social Assistance
$31,200
Offices of All Other Health Practitioners
$30,970
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
$30,790
Home Health Care Services
$30,340
Offices of Physicians
$30,290
Child Day Care Services
$30,250
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities
$30,180
All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
$30,000
Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities
$30,000
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
$29,760
Ambulance Services
$29,170
Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
$29,160
Other Residential Care Facilities
$29,110
Offices of Other Health Practitioners
$28,630
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
$27,350
Offices of Chiropractors
$27,280
Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)
$25,180
Offices of Optometrists
$24,670

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