Word Processors and Typists
SOC code 43-9022 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Wage percentiles
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,810 | $17.70 |
| 25th percentile | $40,800 | $19.62 |
| 50th percentile (median) | $49,280 | $23.69 |
| 75th percentile | $57,670 | $27.73 |
| 90th percentile | $65,150 | $31.32 |
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Wages by state (May 2024)
State-level employment and wage estimates for Word Processors and Typists (SOC 43-9022), from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) State estimates, May 2024. Data available for 45 of 51 states/DC for this occupation.
| State | Employment | Mean annual | Median annual | 10th pctl annual | 25th pctl annual | 75th pctl annual | 90th pctl annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 80 | $47,720 | $47,800 | $32,120 | $37,210 | $55,970 | $63,730 |
| Alaska | 40 | $54,470 | $53,640 | $44,700 | $46,180 | $60,630 | $71,990 |
| Arizona | 70 | $51,570 | $48,210 | $37,440 | $44,610 | $58,820 | $67,860 |
| Arkansas | 30 | $43,500 | $43,510 | $32,220 | $37,820 | $46,160 | $50,110 |
| California | 9,780 | $51,520 | $51,100 | $39,580 | $47,080 | $56,000 | $58,170 |
| Colorado | 70 | $55,900 | $56,700 | $40,230 | $46,300 | $61,300 | $66,540 |
| Connecticut | 170 | $50,380 | $47,520 | $34,420 | $43,010 | $56,330 | $68,880 |
| Delaware | 40 | $53,720 | $48,780 | $38,480 | $40,100 | $66,740 | $79,990 |
| District of Columbia | 120 | $53,880 | $47,570 | $39,720 | $47,570 | $59,840 | $72,700 |
| Florida | 1,270 | $41,830 | $36,070 | $30,330 | $34,030 | $44,060 | $62,090 |
| Georgia | 450 | $36,920 | $37,490 | $31,310 | $31,310 | $41,010 | $43,690 |
| Hawaii | 290 | $46,910 | $42,920 | $42,920 | $42,920 | $52,470 | $53,620 |
| Idaho | 50 | $44,570 | $43,510 | $28,400 | $37,420 | $49,020 | $57,080 |
| Illinois | 460 | $58,450 | $50,420 | $34,830 | $39,540 | $81,950 | $92,650 |
| Indiana | 130 | $38,510 | $36,010 | $28,280 | $33,810 | $45,850 | $51,070 |
| Iowa | 340 | $40,830 | $38,320 | $28,030 | $35,840 | $48,470 | $54,060 |
| Kansas | 50 | $48,730 | $52,250 | $35,640 | $47,050 | $53,110 | $53,580 |
| Kentucky | 60 | $41,190 | $39,560 | $27,760 | $36,190 | $47,320 | $51,640 |
| Louisiana | 180 | $42,870 | $40,390 | $32,790 | $36,080 | $51,930 | $64,040 |
| Maine | — | $45,030 | $33,990 | $33,990 | $33,990 | $60,420 | $66,190 |
| Maryland | 230 | $48,470 | $44,880 | $38,510 | $40,150 | $56,100 | $65,420 |
| Massachusetts | 330 | $51,730 | $51,030 | $34,600 | $44,050 | $60,010 | $66,120 |
| Michigan | 510 | $48,430 | $48,530 | $35,340 | $39,100 | $55,410 | $59,670 |
| Minnesota | 210 | $51,960 | $49,870 | $44,110 | $49,870 | $58,880 | $58,880 |
| Mississippi | 40 | $42,920 | $42,200 | $34,230 | $39,560 | $45,970 | $53,850 |
| Missouri | 300 | $41,810 | $40,450 | $27,500 | $35,590 | $49,690 | $52,250 |
| Nebraska | 100 | $47,550 | $45,720 | $39,020 | $39,560 | $48,340 | $62,500 |
| Nevada | 140 | $43,610 | $39,540 | $31,870 | $39,530 | $48,740 | $59,730 |
| New Jersey | 3,370 | $52,530 | $50,090 | $36,880 | $40,630 | $61,550 | $69,510 |
| New Mexico | 50 | $45,560 | $45,970 | $37,210 | $41,310 | $51,440 | $51,980 |
| New York | 12,870 | $50,810 | $47,320 | $35,710 | $40,310 | $57,500 | $68,420 |
| North Carolina | 130 | $50,100 | $47,960 | $36,190 | $39,350 | $55,870 | $72,490 |
| Ohio | 370 | $46,660 | $46,640 | $33,990 | $38,240 | $51,290 | $57,670 |
| Oklahoma | 90 | $42,480 | $41,670 | $38,070 | $41,090 | $42,560 | $48,410 |
| Oregon | 40 | $52,540 | $53,090 | $40,890 | $45,970 | $60,650 | $60,660 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,700 | $45,450 | $43,150 | $31,620 | $37,780 | $50,270 | $61,280 |
| Rhode Island | 160 | $51,200 | $51,360 | $45,400 | $45,500 | $54,810 | $61,380 |
| South Carolina | 40 | $44,610 | $42,670 | $38,040 | $40,080 | $49,000 | $51,820 |
| Tennessee | 80 | $37,310 | $36,190 | $22,350 | $33,450 | $43,620 | $51,440 |
| Texas | 390 | $44,580 | $40,890 | $23,260 | $27,620 | $52,170 | $86,850 |
| Utah | 40 | $42,570 | $39,520 | $35,350 | $37,610 | $45,970 | $52,440 |
| Virginia | 360 | $40,870 | $39,020 | $30,510 | $33,280 | $46,580 | $54,600 |
| Washington | 240 | $50,260 | $41,750 | $39,670 | $39,670 | $56,610 | $74,880 |
| West Virginia | 100 | $35,760 | $32,870 | $27,870 | $29,120 | $37,670 | $44,130 |
| Wisconsin | 290 | $46,000 | $47,130 | $35,640 | $39,820 | $50,010 | $57,830 |
Hourly by-state wages are in the source dataset but not rendered here (annual only, to keep this table a manageable width); see the source link below for the full file. BLS suppresses some state-level figures for reliability: an em dash (—) means BLS did not publish that figure for this state and occupation. Per BLS’s own field definitions: "*" = a wage estimate is not available; "**" = an employment estimate is not available; "#" = a wage equal to or greater than $115.00 per hour or $239,200 per year (all three are shown here as —, not guessed). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), State occupational employment and wage estimates, May 2024.
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 estimates. Wage figures are BLS OEWS estimates and may not reflect current pay.