Word Processors and Typists Salary in Rochester, New York

The annual salary statistics of word processors and typists in Rochester, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of word processors and typists in Rochester is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Word Processors and Typists in Rochester, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$31,170
25th Percentile Wage
$31,550
50th Percentile Wage
$39,960
75th Percentile Wage
$46,310
90th Percentile Wage
$52,640

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for word processors and typists in Rochester, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $52,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,170.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of word processors and typists from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$39,960
4.75% 15.87%
2021
$38,060
1.34% -
2020
$37,550
1.54% -
2019
$36,970
-0.81% -
2018
$37,270
3.19% -
2017
$36,080
5.90% -
2016
$33,950
3.51% -
2015
$32,760
0.12% -
2014
$32,720
-2.17% -
2013
$33,430
-0.57% -
2012
$33,620
- -

Table 2. Compare Word Processors and Typists Salary in Rochester with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,960 in Rochester is in the middle of salary range for word processors and typists in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of word processors and typists in Rochester is 18.7 percent (18.7%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 23.5 percent (23.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$49,170
Ithaca
$45,170
Nassau-Suffolk
$43,500
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$40,030
Kingston
$40,000
Rochester
$39,960
Syracuse
$39,780
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$39,650
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$39,310
Watertown-Fort Drum
$38,650
Utica-Rome
$38,650
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$38,360
Elmira
$38,150
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$37,980
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$37,970
Glens Falls
$37,460
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$37,410
Binghamton
$36,330
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$35,780
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$30,550

See also: Top paying jobs in Rochester, New York.