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Word Processors and Typists salary in Pennsylvania

The median word processors and typists in Pennsylvania earns $41,000 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,822 a month.

10th percentile
$30,400
25th percentile
$37,150
Median percentile
$41,000
75th percentile
$49,440
90th percentile
$60,060

Based on 1,170 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$33,865 take-home a year
Gross pay$41,000
Federal income tax−$2,740
Social Security + Medicare−$3,137
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,259
Monthly take-home$2,822
Every two weeks$1,302

Does it go far here?

$42,020Median pay in Pennsylvania is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.6 vs 100).
43%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,209 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pennsylvania

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$579,120
Radiologists$455,380
Family Medicine Physicians$306,030
Psychiatrists$278,970
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Chief Executives$232,560
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Nurse Anesthetists$221,530

All word processors and typists salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania