Word Processors and Typists Salary in U.S.
SOC 43-9022 · National · 2024 BLS OEWS
The median salary for a Word Processors and Typists in U.S. is $47,850 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $23.01 per hour. 36,030 people work as Word Processors and Typists in U.S.. Wages have grown 30% since 2014, when the median was $36,700.
Median Annual Salary
$47,850
Mean Annual
$49,730
Median Hourly
$23.01
Total Employed
36,030
Salary Distribution
$35k
10th
$40k
25th
$48k
Median
$56k
75th
$64k
90th
Salary by Industry
| Industry | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services | $63,050 |
| Outpatient Care Centers | $61,220 |
| Rail Transportation | $58,750 |
| Rail Transportation | $58,750 |
| Legal Services | $54,330 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services | $53,900 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | $53,120 |
| Engineering Services | $52,550 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $51,700 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $51,700 |
| Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $50,780 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | $50,420 |
| Junior Colleges | $50,420 |
| Hospitals | $50,420 |
| Federal Government, including the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $50,230 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) | $50,210 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | $49,480 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $48,800 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $48,800 |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services | $48,610 |
| Local Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $48,570 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, including State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $47,980 |
| Insurance Agencies and Brokerages | $47,490 |
| Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities | $47,480 |
| Educational Services | $47,310 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools | $47,310 |
| Office Administrative Services | $47,200 |
| Finance and Insurance | $47,160 |
| Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers | $47,130 |
| Insurance Carriers and Related Activities | $47,130 |
| Insurance Carriers | $47,080 |
| Real Estate | $46,520 |
| Cross-industry, Private Ownership only | $46,040 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $45,500 |
| Educational Services | $45,300 |
| Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers | $44,750 |
| Wholesale Trade | $44,440 |
| Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals | $43,970 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | $43,930 |
| Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories | $43,830 |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations | $43,720 |
| Other Insurance Related Activities | $43,330 |
| Business Support Services | $43,150 |
| State Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $42,240 |
| State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $42,120 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | $42,070 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | $41,780 |
| Manufacturing | $41,730 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $40,950 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $40,950 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $40,950 |
| Social Assistance | $40,150 |
| Individual and Family Services | $40,150 |
| Pharmacies and Drug Retailers | $39,120 |
| Health and Personal Care Retailers | $39,120 |
| Health and Personal Care Retailers | $39,120 |
| Educational Support Services | $38,560 |
| Retail Trade | $37,710 |
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services | $37,000 |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | $36,800 |
| Information | $35,350 |
| Home Health Care Services | $30,890 |
| Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services | $30,100 |
| Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers | $29,100 |
| Publishing Industries | $29,100 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners | $26,820 |
| Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) | $26,820 |
| Newspaper Publishers | $25,100 |
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $47,850 |
| 2023 | $46,450 |
| 2022 | $44,330 |
| 2021 | $44,030 |
| 2020 | $41,050 |
| 2019 | $40,340 |
| 2018 | $39,750 |
| 2017 | $39,740 |
| 2016 | $38,740 |
| 2015 | $37,610 |
| 2014 | $36,700 |
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