When it comes to data entry and HR tasks, the saying time is money has never been more true. Do you know the average cost of a single manual data entry made by an HR professional? According to Ernst & Young (EY), a leading professional services firm, the average cost has increased from $4.70 to $4.78, and, with the inclusion of payroll tasks, it has increased from $4.78 to $5.35. While these are averages, the cost per data entry of each task varies and can be as much as $21.18.