Word Processors and Typists Salary in the US
A word processors and typists earns a national median of $49,280 a year (mean $51,120) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #567 of 825.
How much does a word processors and typists earn in the US?
A word processors and typists in the United States earns a median of $49,280 a year (mean $51,120), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 3% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 35,010 people work in this occupation (SOC 43-9022), ranked #567 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$49,280
per year
Mean
$51,120
per year
Employment
35,010
US workers
National rank
#567
of 825 by median
What a word processors and typists earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a word processors and typists (SOC 43-9022) earns a median annual wage of $49,280 and a mean (average) of $51,120. The median is the midpoint — half of word processors and typists earn more and half earn less — and is 3% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a word processors and typists in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for word processors and typists is $49,280, and the mean (average) is $51,120. The median is the midpoint — half of word processors and typists earn more and half earn less.
- How does word processors and typists pay compare to the US average?
- At $49,280, a word processors and typists earns 3% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many word processors and typists are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 35,010 word processors and typists employed nationally (SOC 43-9022), across all industries.
- Where does this word processors and typists salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 43-9022. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 43-9022 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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