Word Processors and Typists Salary

It’s a stretch — at the median salary of $27K, rent takes 63.9% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,237/month. The 30% guideline puts the comfortable ceiling at roughly $600/month in rent — so roommates or a 1-bedroom would ease the math significantly.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new word processors and typists typically earn — is $27K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $1,643/month.

Local pay runs 44% below the national median — $27K here vs. $49K nationally.

Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area pays $27K median vs. the U.S. average of $49K — that’s -44%.

The median is $27,430 a year, that works out to about $13 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $27,390, and experienced word processors and typists can clear $36,000. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $1,936/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,237/month, which eats 63.9% of your paycheck. That's above the 30% rule of thumb, housing will be a stretch at the median salary, though you can manage with roommates or a smaller place.

Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median word processors and typists salary is worth about $27,430 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.