What are the main factors that influence a Data Processing Specialist's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Data Processing Specialist?

The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for Data Processing Specialist roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change A Data Processing Specialist's salary?

A Data Processing Specialist's salary grows with experience: starting around $43,886 for beginners, reaching about $53,325 at mid-level, and approach $83,137 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Data Processing Specialist?

Data Processing Specialist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Data Processing Specialist roles are District of Columbia $50,888, California $50,695, Massachusetts $50,019. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Data Processing Specialist roles make?

Salaries for Data Processing Specialist level roles vary by specialization: Data Processing Manager: $131,430; Data Processing Supervisor: $83,890; Back-End Data Processing Specialist IV: $62,100; Data Processing Specialist IV: $62,030; Back-End Data Processing Specialist III: $53,900.

Data Processing Specialist Salary in Wisconsin

How much does a Data Processing Specialist make in Wisconsin? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Data Processing Specialist in Wisconsin is $45,212 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

However, a Data Processing Specialist's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $57,369
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $41,473 to $51,575
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $38,069

10% $38,069

50% (Median) $45,212

90% $57,369

Data Processing Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$51,575	$4,298	$992	$25
Average	$45,212	$3,768	$869	$22
25th Percentile	$41,473	$3,456	$798	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Data Processing Specialist Salaries

A Data Processing Specialist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Data Processing Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Data Processing Specialist's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $43,886
Early Career (1-2 years): $47,612
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $53,325
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $61,469
Expert (over 8 years): $83,137

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Data Processing Specialist	less than 1 year	$43,886
Transaction Processing Assistant II	1-2 years	$47,612
Transaction Processing Assistant III	2-4 years	$53,325
Transaction Processing Assistant IV	5-8 years	$61,469
Transaction Processing Supervisor	over 8 years	$83,137

How Do Data Processing Specialist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Data Processing Specialists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $50,888.
California: $50,695.
Massachusetts: $50,019.

District of Columbia $50,888 California $50,695 Massachusetts $50,019 Washington $49,835 New Jersey $49,817 Alaska $49,753 Connecticut $49,118 New York $48,861

Hawaii $48,038 Rhode Island $47,652 Maryland $47,390 Minnesota $47,032 Colorado $46,894 Illinois $46,848 Oregon $46,673 Delaware $46,545

New Hampshire $46,464 Virginia $46,283 Pennsylvania $45,754 Nevada $45,487 North Dakota $45,400 Michigan $45,262 Wisconsin $45,212 Vermont $45,111

Texas $44,830 Maine $44,812 Arizona $44,784 Ohio $44,752 Georgia $44,329 Indiana $44,118 Wyoming $44,076 Utah $44,012

Iowa $43,984 Kansas $43,764 Louisiana $43,700 North Carolina $43,677 Missouri $43,667 Florida $43,488 Montana $43,392 Nebraska $43,300

Kentucky $43,249 South Carolina $43,065 Tennessee $42,950 Idaho $42,904 New Mexico $42,569 Oklahoma $42,495 Alabama $42,224 South Dakota $41,769

Arkansas $41,521 West Virginia $41,388 Mississippi $40,988

Top Paying Cities for Data Processing Specialist

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Green Lake: $43,978
Greenville: $44,396
Hancock: $43,589

Green Lake, WI $43,978

Greenville, WI $44,396

Hancock, WI $43,589

Hortonville, WI $44,303

Iola, WI $43,782

King, WI $44,117

Larsen, WI $44,222

Leopolis, WI $43,728

Manawa, WI $43,945

Marion, WI $43,809

Menasha, WI $44,433

Neenah, WI $44,352

Neshkoro, WI $43,820

New London, WI $44,120

Ogdensburg, WI $43,846

Omro, WI $44,063

Pickett, WI $44,099

Pine River, WI $43,928

Plainfield, WI $43,670

Poy Sippi, WI $43,959

Princeton, WI $43,873

Readfield, WI $44,177

Redgranite, WI $43,971

Ripon, WI $44,055

Rosendale, WI $44,077

Saxeville, WI $43,880

Scandinavia, WI $43,817

Tilleda, WI $43,662

Van Dyne, WI $44,132

Waukau, WI $44,056

Waupaca, WI $43,938

Wautoma, WI $43,835

Weyauwega, WI $44,013

Wild Rose, WI $43,848

Winnebago, WI $44,234

Winneconne, WI $44,131

Wilson, WI $44,854

Boyd, WI $43,693

Cadott, WI $43,724

Chetek, WI $43,606

Chippewa Falls, WI $43,818

Colfax, WI $43,765

Conrath, WI $43,518

Cornell, WI $43,630

Dallas, WI $43,856

Downing, WI $44,644

Downsville, WI $44,320

Durand, WI $44,277

Eau Galle, WI $44,179

Eleva, WI $43,865

Elk Mound, WI $43,768

Elmwood, WI $44,604

Fairchild, WI $43,812

Fall Creek, WI $43,837

Gilmanton, WI $44,065

Holcombe, WI $43,555

Humbird, WI $43,763

Independence, WI $43,938

Jim Falls, WI $43,667

Knapp, WI $44,621

Maiden Rock, WI $44,675

Menomonie, WI $44,278

Merrillan, WI $43,702

Mondovi, WI $43,954

Nelson, WI $44,478

New Auburn, WI $43,588

Osseo, WI $43,967

Pepin, WI $44,828

Pigeon Falls, WI $44,065

Plum City, WI $44,615

Prairie Farm, WI $44,235

Ridgeland, WI $43,997

Rock Falls, WI $43,787

Sand Creek, WI $43,612

Sheldon, WI $43,499

Spring Valley, WI $44,884

Stanley, WI $43,704

Stockholm, WI $44,934

Strum, WI $43,939

Thorp, WI $43,683

Wheeler, WI $44,093

Whitehall, WI $43,881

Spooner, WI $43,485

Almena, WI $44,094

Ashland, WI $43,442

Balsam Lake, WI $44,813

Barron, WI $43,817

Barronett, WI $43,504

Bayfield, WI $43,443

Benoit, WI $43,379

Birchwood, WI $43,426

Brill, WI $43,608

Bruce, WI $43,476

Brule, WI $43,848

Cable, WI $43,290

Cameron, WI $43,619

Centuria, WI $45,059

Comstock, WI $44,214

Cornucopia, WI $43,501

Couderay, WI $43,313

Cumberland, WI $43,889

Danbury, WI $43,745

Drummond, WI $43,419

Edgewater, WI $43,401

Exeland, WI $43,345

Foxboro, WI $44,004

Frederic, WI $44,132

Gordon, WI $43,638

Grand View, WI $43,331

Grantsburg, WI $44,400

Haugen, WI $43,655

Hawthorne, WI $43,992

Hayward, WI $43,345

Herbster, WI $43,560

Hertel, WI $43,497

High Bridge, WI $43,377

Iron River, WI $43,688

Ladysmith, WI $43,479

Lake Nebagamon, WI $43,894

La Pointe, WI $43,369

Luck, WI $44,644

Maple, WI $43,998

Marengo, WI $43,359

Mason, WI $43,365

Mikana, WI $43,603

Milltown, WI $44,830

Minong, WI $43,619

Odanah, WI $43,541

Ojibwa, WI $43,270

Glidden, WI $43,286

Harshaw, WI $43,487

Hawkins, WI $43,404

Hazelhurst, WI $43,494

Heafford Junction, WI $43,530

Hurley, WI $43,406

Iron Belt, WI $43,325

Kennan, WI $43,411

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $43,482

Lake Tomahawk, WI $43,506

Land O Lakes, WI $43,448

Laona, WI $43,472

Long Lake, WI $43,353

Mc Naughton, WI $43,512

Manitowish Waters, WI $43,445

Mellen, WI $43,304

Mercer, WI $43,368

Minocqua, WI $43,528

Montreal, WI $43,418

Park Falls, WI $43,401

Phelps, WI $43,448

Phillips, WI $43,420

Prentice, WI $43,454

Presque Isle, WI $43,427

Saint Germain, WI $43,536

Saxon, WI $43,342

Sayner, WI $43,477

Star Lake, WI $43,364

Three Lakes, WI $43,485

Tony, WI $43,473

Tripoli, WI $43,380

Upson, WI $43,196

Wabeno, WI $43,476

Woodruff, WI $43,546

La Crosse, WI $43,240

Alma, WI $44,342

Alma Center, WI $43,757

Arcadia, WI $43,917

Arkdale, WI $43,592

Bangor, WI $43,335

Black River Falls, WI $43,615

Blair, WI $43,747

Camp Douglas, WI $43,655

Cashton, WI $43,381

Cataract, WI $43,451

Chaseburg, WI $43,311

Cochrane, WI $44,265

Coon Valley, WI $43,294

De Soto, WI $43,386

Dodge, WI $43,794

Eastman, WI $43,509

Ettrick, WI $43,469

Ferryville, WI $43,457

Fountain City, WI $44,074

Galesville, WI $43,602

Gays Mills, WI $43,593

Genoa, WI $43,343

Hillsboro, WI $43,748

Hixton, WI $43,757

Holmen, WI $43,341

Hustler, WI $43,815

Kendall, WI $43,694

La Farge, WI $43,627

Lynxville, WI $43,513

Mather, WI $43,603

Melrose, WI $43,461

Millston, WI $43,510

Mindoro, WI $43,371

Mount Sterling, WI $43,665

Necedah, WI $43,608

Norwalk, WI $43,433

Oakdale, WI $43,658

Onalaska, WI $43,273

Ontario, WI $43,623

Readstown, WI $43,578

Rockland, WI $43,326

Seneca, WI $43,707

Soldiers Grove, WI $43,626

Sparta, WI $43,416

Steuben, WI $43,588

Stoddard, WI $43,275

Taylor, WI $43,661

Tomah, WI $43,680

Trempealeau, WI $43,596

Palmyra, WI $44,582

Tunnel City, WI $43,659

Viola, WI $43,655

Viroqua, WI $43,382

Warrens, WI $43,590

Westby, WI $43,360

West Salem, WI $43,296

Wilton, WI $43,655

Eau Claire, WI $43,938

Altoona, WI $43,997

Arkansaw, WI $44,459

Augusta, WI $43,828

Bay City, WI $44,863

Bloomer, WI $43,677

Boyceville, WI $44,366

Glen Flora, WI $43,403

Wales, WI $45,191

Bagley, WI $43,517

Beetown, WI $43,560

Benton, WI $43,732

Bloomington, WI $43,568

Boscobel, WI $43,662

Cassville, WI $43,516

Cuba City, WI $43,654

Dickeyville, WI $43,691

Fennimore, WI $43,714

Glen Haven, WI $43,492

Hazel Green, WI $43,584

Kieler, WI $43,704

Lancaster, WI $43,615

Mount Hope, WI $43,561

Patch Grove, WI $43,718

Platteville, WI $43,800

Potosi, WI $43,528

Prairie Du Chien, WI $43,623

Sinsinawa, WI $43,566

Stitzer, WI $43,700

Wauzeka, WI $43,583

Woodman, WI $43,535

Portage, WI $44,494

Adams, WI $43,792

Arlington, WI $44,944

Baraboo, WI $44,497

Beaver Dam, WI $44,457

Brandon, WI $43,984

Briggsville, WI $44,217

Burnett, WI $44,157

Cambria, WI $44,432

Cazenovia, WI $43,828

Columbus, WI $44,808

Dalton, WI $44,178

Dellwood, WI $43,644

Doylestown, WI $44,738

Elroy, WI $43,707

Endeavor, WI $44,161

Fairwater, WI $44,070

Fall River, WI $44,681

Fox Lake, WI $44,238

Friendship, WI $43,660

Friesland, WI $44,375

Grand Marsh, WI $43,811

Hillpoint, WI $44,084

Kingston, WI $44,220

Lake Delton, WI $44,334

La Valle, WI $43,888

Lime Ridge, WI $44,053

Loganville, WI $44,185

Lyndon Station, WI $43,947

Markesan, WI $44,007

Marquette, WI $44,159

Mauston, WI $43,781

Montello, WI $44,006

New Lisbon, WI $43,660

North Freedom, WI $44,519

Oxford, WI $44,013

Packwaukee, WI $44,188

Pardeeville, WI $44,520

Poynette, WI $44,803

Randolph, WI $44,430

Reedsburg, WI $44,172

Rio, WI $44,755

Rock Springs, WI $44,231

Union Center, WI $43,905

Waupun, WI $44,076

Westfield, WI $43,802

Wisconsin Dells, WI $44,152

Wonewoc, WI $43,739

Wyocena, WI $44,621

Amery, WI $45,071

Baldwin, WI $45,341

Beldenville, WI $45,258

Clayton, WI $44,481

Clear Lake, WI $44,839

Cushing, WI $44,918

Deer Park, WI $45,161

Dresser, WI $45,465

East Ellsworth, WI $45,143

Ellsworth, WI $45,217

Glenwood City, WI $44,939

Hager City, WI $45,333

Hammond, WI $45,875

Hudson, WI $46,601

New Richmond, WI $45,986

Osceola, WI $46,105

Prescott, WI $46,232

River Falls, WI $46,174

Roberts, WI $46,161

Saint Croix Falls, WI $45,196

Somerset, WI $46,419

Star Prairie, WI $45,864

Pell Lake, WI $44,461

Pleasant Prairie, WI $44,502

Powers Lake, WI $44,536

Rochester, WI $44,716

Salem, WI $44,572

Silver Lake, WI $44,583

Somers, WI $44,447

South Milwaukee, WI $45,763

Springfield, WI $44,480

Sturtevant, WI $44,456

Sullivan, WI $44,686

Trevor, WI $44,593

Twin Lakes, WI $44,574

Union Grove, WI $44,553

Walworth, WI $44,386

Radisson, WI $43,325

Waterford, WI $44,952

Waukesha, WI $45,634

Whitewater, WI $44,327

Williams Bay, WI $44,343

Wilmot, WI $44,591

Woodworth, WI $44,536

Zenda, WI $44,341

Milwaukee, WI $46,011

Saint Francis, WI $45,991

Racine, WI $44,426

Afton, WI $44,297

Albany, WI $44,599

Arena, WI $44,614

Argyle, WI $44,349

Avalon, WI $44,303

Avoca, WI $44,048

Barneveld, WI $44,617

Belleville, WI $44,893

Belmont, WI $43,922

Beloit, WI $44,256

Black Earth, WI $44,895

Blanchardville, WI $44,466

Blue Mounds, WI $44,762

Blue River, WI $43,646

Brodhead, WI $44,294

Brooklyn, WI $44,914

Browntown, WI $44,001

Cambridge, WI $44,893

Gile, WI $43,552

Clinton, WI $44,329

Wausau, WI $43,696

Marshfield, WI $43,715

Abbotsford, WI $43,671

Amherst, WI $43,788

Amherst Junction, WI $43,739

Aniwa, WI $43,524

Antigo, WI $43,568

Arpin, WI $43,628

Athens, WI $43,571

Auburndale, WI $43,607

Babcock, WI $43,539

Birnamwood, WI $43,551

Blenker, WI $43,601

Bowler, WI $43,635

Brokaw, WI $43,637

Bryant, WI $43,473

Chili, WI $43,662

Colby, WI $43,648

Curtiss, WI $43,628

Custer, WI $43,677

Deerbrook, WI $43,471

Dorchester, WI $43,631

Edgar, WI $43,606

Eland, WI $43,600

Elcho, WI $43,492

Elderon, WI $43,626

Elton, WI $43,529

Galloway, WI $43,668

Gilman, WI $43,533

Jump River, WI $43,495

Gleason, WI $43,480

Granton, WI $43,660

Greenwood, WI $43,682

Hannibal, WI $43,525

Hatley, WI $43,583

Hewitt, WI $43,793

Irma, WI $43,500

Junction City, WI $43,584

Loyal, WI $43,678

Lublin, WI $43,569

Marathon, WI $43,598

Mattoon, WI $43,685

Medford, WI $43,584

Merrill, WI $43,569

Milladore, WI $43,599

Mosinee, WI $43,628

Neillsville, WI $43,720

Nekoosa, WI $43,643

Nelsonville, WI $43,834

Ogema, WI $43,467

Owen, WI $43,637

Pearson, WI $43,456

Pelican Lake, WI $43,459

Phlox, WI $43,653

Woodville, WI $45,091

Houlton, WI $46,716

Abrams, WI $43,697

Amberg, WI $43,433

Armstrong Creek, WI $43,444

Athelstane, WI $43,461

Black Creek, WI $44,171

Bonduel, WI $43,819

Brillion, WI $44,131

Cecil, WI $43,751

Coleman, WI $43,660

Combined Locks, WI $44,464

Crivitz, WI $43,581

De Pere, WI $43,791

Dunbar, WI $43,415

Fence, WI $43,370

Florence, WI $43,433

Forest Junction, WI $44,257

Gillett, WI $43,719

Goodman, WI $43,442

Greenleaf, WI $43,959

Green Valley, WI $43,731

Gresham, WI $43,704

Hilbert, WI $44,240

Kaukauna, WI $44,409

Freedom, WI $44,354

Keshena, WI $43,751

Kimberly, WI $44,467

Krakow, WI $43,732

Lakewood, WI $43,514

Lena, WI $43,689

Little Chute, WI $44,465

Little Suamico, WI $43,686

Marinette, WI $43,714

Mountain, WI $43,539

Neopit, WI $43,643

Niagara, WI $43,481

Nichols, WI $43,975

Oconto, WI $43,685

Oconto Falls, WI $43,709

Oneida, WI $43,736

Pembine, WI $43,453

Peshtigo, WI $43,677

Porterfield, WI $43,563

Potter, WI $44,155

Pound, WI $43,612

Pulaski, WI $43,748

Pickerel, WI $43,497

Pittsville, WI $43,596

Plover, WI $43,743

Port Edwards, WI $43,766

Rib Lake, WI $43,526

Ringle, WI $43,569

Rosholt, WI $43,659

Rothschild, WI $43,736

Rudolph, WI $43,614

Schofield, WI $43,700

Spencer, WI $43,670

Stetsonville, WI $43,604

Stevens Point, WI $43,723

Stratford, WI $43,633

Summit Lake, WI $43,505

Tigerton, WI $43,703

Tomahawk, WI $43,532

Unity, WI $43,635

Vesper, WI $43,620

Westboro, WI $43,470

White Lake, WI $43,492

Willard, WI $43,672

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $43,698

Withee, WI $43,611

Wittenberg, WI $43,650

Rhinelander, WI $43,556

Argonne, WI $43,416

Boulder Junction, WI $43,444

Brantwood, WI $43,403

Butternut, WI $43,332

Catawba, WI $43,417

Clam Lake, WI $43,182

Conover, WI $43,466

Crandon, WI $43,534

Eagle River, WI $43,531

Fifield, WI $43,389

Poplar, WI $44,062

Port Wing, WI $43,700

Seymour, WI $43,922

Oak Creek, WI $45,453

Adell, WI $44,565

Allenton, WI $44,728

Ashippun, WI $44,872

Belgium, WI $45,003

Brookfield, WI $45,910

Brownsville, WI $44,121

Butler, WI $45,936

Campbellsport, WI $44,339

Cascade, WI $44,302

Cedarburg, WI $45,519

Cedar Grove, WI $44,796

Chilton, WI $44,156

Cleveland, WI $43,979

Clyman, WI $44,520

Colgate, WI $45,446

Delafield, WI $45,173

Eden, WI $44,107

Elkhart Lake, WI $44,104

Fredonia, WI $44,991

Germantown, WI $45,635

Glenbeulah, WI $44,082

Grafton, WI $45,527

Greenbush, WI $44,081

Hartford, WI $45,045

Hartland, WI $45,311

Hingham, WI $44,495

Horicon, WI $44,391

Hubertus, WI $45,385

Hustisford, WI $44,569

Iron Ridge, WI $44,635

Ixonia, WI $44,774

Jackson, WI $45,389

Johnson Creek, WI $44,636

Juneau, WI $44,391

Kewaskum, WI $44,747

Kiel, WI $44,027

Kohler, WI $44,217

Lannon, WI $45,698

Lebanon, WI $44,612

Lomira, WI $44,328

Malone, WI $44,119

Mayville, WI $44,343

Menomonee Falls, WI $45,767

Merton, WI $45,385

Mount Calvary, WI $44,156

Nashotah, WI $45,163

Neosho, WI $44,790

Newburg, WI $45,173

New Holstein, WI $44,094

Newton, WI $43,938

North Lake, WI $45,543

Oakfield, WI $44,039

Oconomowoc, WI $44,986

Okauchee, WI $45,114

Oostburg, WI $44,576

Pewaukee, WI $45,507

Plymouth, WI $44,164

Port Washington, WI $45,251

Random Lake, WI $44,777

Richfield, WI $45,410

Rubicon, WI $44,868

Saint Cloud, WI $44,152

Saukville, WI $45,307

Sheboygan, WI $44,343

Sheboygan Falls, WI $44,194

Slinger, WI $45,187

Stockbridge, WI $44,255

Sussex, WI $45,542

West Bend, WI $44,952

Theresa, WI $44,593

Thiensville, WI $45,855

Waldo, WI $44,455

Watertown, WI $44,580

Mequon, WI $45,737

Woodland, WI $44,675

Bassett, WI $44,574

Benet Lake, WI $44,532

Big Bend, WI $45,269

Bristol, WI $44,538

Burlington, WI $44,622

Caledonia, WI $44,788

Camp Lake, WI $44,587

Cudahy, WI $45,955

Darien, WI $44,377

Delavan, WI $44,358

Dousman, WI $44,864

Eagle, WI $44,782

Cobb, WI $44,073

Cottage Grove, WI $45,150

Cross Plains, WI $45,037

Dane, WI $45,034

Darlington, WI $44,048

Deerfield, WI $45,026

De Forest, WI $45,085

Dodgeville, WI $44,270

Edgerton, WI $44,794

Edmund, WI $44,169

Evansville, WI $44,672

Footville, WI $44,392

Fort Atkinson, WI $44,602

Gotham, WI $44,269

Gratiot, WI $43,851

Hanover, WI $44,383

Highland, WI $44,013

Hollandale, WI $44,537

Janesville, WI $44,418

Shawano, WI $43,776

Sherwood, WI $44,371

Shiocton, WI $44,058

Sobieski, WI $43,694

Suamico, WI $43,682

Suring, WI $43,627

Townsend, WI $43,534

Wausaukee, WI $43,508

Wrightstown, WI $44,240

Zachow, WI $43,765

Algoma, WI $43,684

Baileys Harbor, WI $43,564

Brussels, WI $43,680

Casco, WI $43,688

Collins, WI $44,031

Denmark, WI $43,740

Egg Harbor, WI $43,599

Ellison Bay, WI $43,524

Ephraim, WI $43,598

Fish Creek, WI $43,569

Forestville, WI $43,681

Francis Creek, WI $43,791

Kellnersville, WI $43,820

Kewaunee, WI $43,709

Luxemburg, WI $43,689

Manitowoc, WI $43,873

Maplewood, WI $43,673

Maribel, WI $43,792

Mishicot, WI $43,756

New Franken, WI $43,683

Reedsville, WI $43,909

Saint Nazianz, WI $43,996

Sister Bay, WI $43,573

Sturgeon Bay, WI $43,688

Tisch Mills, WI $43,736

Two Rivers, WI $43,752

Valders, WI $43,975

Washington Island, WI $43,499

Whitelaw, WI $43,822

Green Bay, WI $43,677

East Troy, WI $44,782

Elkhorn, WI $44,474

Elm Grove, WI $45,936

Fontana, WI $44,369

Franksville, WI $44,759

Genesee Depot, WI $45,104

Genoa City, WI $44,495

Greendale, WI $45,903

Hales Corners, WI $45,825

Franklin, WI $45,560

Helenville, WI $44,530

Honey Creek, WI $44,642

Kansasville, WI $44,626

Kenosha, WI $44,437

New Berlin, WI $45,681

Lake Geneva, WI $44,344

Lyons, WI $44,583

Mukwonago, WI $45,055

Muskego, WI $45,341

New Munster, WI $44,588

North Prairie, WI $45,031

Fremont, WI $44,095

Rice Lake, WI $43,568

Sarona, WI $43,461

Shell Lake, WI $43,499

Siren, WI $43,939

Solon Springs, WI $43,692

South Range, WI $44,104

Springbrook, WI $43,378

Stone Lake, WI $43,394

Superior, WI $44,151

Trego, WI $43,424

Turtle Lake, WI $44,408

Wascott, WI $43,648

Washburn, WI $43,480

Webster, WI $43,533

Weyerhaeuser, WI $43,462

Winter, WI $43,255

Oshkosh, WI $44,211

Almond, WI $43,733

Appleton, WI $44,467

Bancroft, WI $43,597

Bear Creek, WI $43,988

Berlin, WI $44,018

Big Falls, WI $43,886

Butte Des Morts, WI $44,188

Caroline, WI $43,768

Clintonville, WI $43,881

Coloma, WI $43,618

Dale, WI $44,269

Eldorado, WI $44,106

Embarrass, WI $43,866

Eureka, WI $44,030

Fond Du Lac, WI $44,321

Jefferson, WI $44,565

Juda, WI $44,239

Lake Mills, WI $44,778

Linden, WI $44,123

Livingston, WI $43,897

Lodi, WI $44,890

Lone Rock, WI $44,136

Lowell, WI $44,604

Mc Farland, WI $45,200

Marshall, WI $44,978

Mazomanie, WI $44,872

Merrimac, WI $44,695

Middleton, WI $45,168

Milton, WI $44,437

Mineral Point, WI $44,143

Monroe, WI $44,212

Montfort, WI $43,916

Monticello, WI $44,548

Morrisonville, WI $45,038

Mount Horeb, WI $44,826

Muscoda, WI $43,841

New Glarus, WI $44,730

Oregon, WI $45,125

Orfordville, WI $44,341

Plain, WI $44,270

Prairie Du Sac, WI $44,718

Reeseville, WI $44,695

Rewey, WI $43,946

Richland Center, WI $43,797

Ridgeway, WI $44,588

Sauk City, WI $44,731

Sextonville, WI $44,200

Sharon, WI $44,366

Shullsburg, WI $43,767

South Wayne, WI $43,944

Spring Green, WI $44,440

Stoughton, WI $45,039

Sun Prairie, WI $45,085

Verona, WI $45,072

Waterloo, WI $44,839

Waunakee, WI $45,185

Windsor, WI $45,157

Woodford, WI $44,205

Madison, WI $45,281

Data Processing Specialist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Data Processing Specialist roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Data Processing Specialist positions in Transportation or Telecom typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Data Processing Specialist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Data Processing Specialist

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$54,254	$26.0	20%
Biotechnology	$54,254	$26.0	20%
Business Services	$54,254	$26.0	20%
Chemicals	$54,254	$26.0	20%
Construction	$54,254	$26.0	20%

Data Processing Specialist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Data Processing Specialist's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$41,473

Average $45,212/year

$51,575

$3,456

Average $3,768/month

$4,298

$798

Average $869/week

$992

$20

Average $22/hour

$25

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$51,575	$4,298	$992	$25
Average	$45,212	$3,768	$869	$22
25th Percentile	$41,473	$3,456	$798	$20

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