Word Processors and Typists salary
The median pay for word processors and typists in the United States is $49,280 a year. About 35,010 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $36,810
- 25th percentile
- $40,800
- Median percentile
- $49,280
- 75th percentile
- $57,670
- 90th percentile
- $65,150
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Colorado $57,550
- California $56,380
- Massachusetts $53,740
- Oregon $52,420
- Minnesota $51,550
- Idaho $49,930
- Tennessee $49,750
- New Jersey $49,520
- Connecticut $49,250
- District of Columbia $49,180
- Ohio $48,670
- Wisconsin $48,540
- New York $48,400
- Michigan $47,970
- Texas $47,720
- Maryland $47,110
- Nebraska $47,080
- Rhode Island $47,040
- Alabama $46,860
- New Mexico $46,400
- Virginia $46,130
- Washington $46,110
- Illinois $45,490
- Delaware $45,480
- Oklahoma $43,710
- Iowa $43,210
- Arkansas $43,010
- South Carolina $42,840
- Nevada $41,290
- Pennsylvania $41,000
- Hawaii $40,060
- Indiana $39,520
- Missouri $37,440
- West Virginia $36,060
- Florida $35,770
By metro area
- San Francisco, CA $79,430
- San Jose, CA $64,280
- Worcester, MA $59,110
- Denver, CO $58,450
- Ann Arbor, MI $58,180
- Sacramento, CA $58,150
- Santa Maria, CA $57,820
- Los Angeles, CA $57,670
- Salinas, CA $57,590
- San Diego, CA $57,320
- Cincinnati, OH $55,660
- Vallejo, CA $55,140
- Dayton, OH $54,430
- Kansas City, MO $54,160
- Visalia, CA $53,790
- Boston, MA $53,740
- Madison, WI $53,710
- Chicago, IL $52,370
- New York, NY $52,290
- Atlantic City, NJ $52,000
- Bridgeport, CT $51,750
- Clarksville, TN $51,670
- Minneapolis, MN $51,550
- Houston, TX $50,470
- Detroit, MI $49,950
- Riverside, CA $49,280
- Washington, DC $49,180
- Fresno, CA $49,070
- Hartford, CT $48,910
- Dallas, TX $48,720
- Modesto, CA $48,710
- Merced, CA $48,490
- Providence, RI $48,310
- Stockton, CA $48,080
- San Antonio, TX $48,070
- Kingston, NY $47,920
- Kiryas Joel, NY $47,860
- Virginia Beach, VA $47,740
- Philadelphia, PA $47,250
- Omaha, NE $47,080
- Bakersfield, CA $47,060
- Buffalo, NY $47,040
- Ithaca, NY $46,810
- Albany, NY $46,550
- Reading, PA $46,540
- Richmond, VA $46,320
- Lansing, MI $46,300
- Syracuse, NY $46,220
- Cleveland, OH $45,850
- Watertown, NY $45,810
- Grand Rapids, MI $45,650
- Des Moines, IA $45,100
- Trenton, NJ $44,720
- Rochester, NY $43,510
- Vineland, NJ $43,120
- Seattle, WA $42,890
- Green Bay, WI $42,770
- Utica, NY $42,620
- Las Vegas, NV $40,740
- Waterloo, IA $40,630
- Pittsburgh, PA $40,550
- Urban Honolulu, HI $40,060
- Indianapolis, IN $39,520
- Allentown, PA $39,500
- Elmira, NY $39,200
- Binghamton, NY $39,080
- Miami, FL $39,050
- Scranton, PA $37,710
- Glens Falls, NY $37,650
- St. Louis, MO $37,440
- Jacksonville, FL $37,430
- Orlando, FL $37,060
- Cape Coral, FL $35,770
- Tampa, FL $35,170
- Jefferson City, MO $35,030