State wages ยท Cost of living
Word Processors and Typists pay by state
The highest published median is in Colorado, at $56,700. Kansas leads after cost of living, at $58,010. Kansas has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($47,850).
National median
$47,850
Highest state median
$56,700
Colorado
Best adjusted pay
$58,010
Kansas
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $34,880Higher: $58,010Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Kansas | $52,250 | +9.2% | 90.068 | $58,010 | 1 |
| Colorado | $56,700 | +18.5% | 103.052 | $55,020 | 2 |
| Alabama | $47,800 | -0.1% | 88.823 | $53,810 | 3 |
| Alaska | $53,640 | +12.1% | 102.359 | $52,400 | 4 |
| Oregon | $53,090 | +11.0% | 103.361 | $51,360 | 5 |
| North Carolina | $47,960 | +0.2% | 94.326 | $50,840 | 6 |
| Nebraska | $45,720 | -4.5% | 90.103 | $50,740 | 7 |
| Minnesota | $49,870 | +4.2% | 98.621 | $50,570 | 8 |
| Illinois | $50,420 | +5.4% | 99.958 | $50,440 | 9 |
| Michigan | $48,530 | +1.4% | 96.217 | $50,440 | 9 |
| Ohio | $46,640 | -2.5% | 92.774 | $50,270 | 11 |
| Rhode Island | $51,360 | +7.3% | 102.28 | $50,220 | 12 |
| Wisconsin | $47,130 | -1.5% | 94.095 | $50,090 | 13 |
| Arkansas | $43,510 | -9.1% | 86.937 | $50,050 | 14 |
| New Mexico | $45,970 | -3.9% | 92.212 | $49,850 | 15 |
| Delaware | $48,780 | +1.9% | 99.808 | $48,870 | 16 |
| Mississippi | $42,200 | -11.8% | 86.953 | $48,530 | 17 |
| Massachusetts | $51,030 | +6.6% | 105.757 | $48,250 | 18 |
| Arizona | $48,210 | +0.8% | 100.677 | $47,890 | 19 |
| Oklahoma | $41,670 | -12.9% | 87.843 | $47,440 | 20 |
| California | $51,100 | +6.8% | 110.72 | $46,150 | 21 |
| New Jersey | $50,090 | +4.7% | 108.805 | $46,040 | 22 |
| Connecticut | $47,520 | -0.7% | 103.61 | $45,860 | 23 |
| Louisiana | $40,390 | -15.6% | 88.207 | $45,790 | 24 |
| Idaho | $43,510 | -9.1% | 95.494 | $45,560 | 25 |
| South Carolina | $42,670 | -10.8% | 93.749 | $45,520 | 26 |
| Missouri | $40,450 | -15.5% | 90.817 | $44,540 | 27 |
| Pennsylvania | $43,150 | -9.8% | 97.572 | $44,220 | 28 |
| Kentucky | $39,560 | -17.3% | 90.159 | $43,880 | 29 |
| New York | $47,320 | -1.1% | 107.921 | $43,850 | 30 |
| Iowa | $38,320 | -19.9% | 87.762 | $43,660 | 31 |
| District of Columbia | $47,570 | -0.6% | 109.901 | $43,280 | 32 |
| Maryland | $44,880 | -6.2% | 104.959 | $42,760 | 33 |
| Texas | $40,890 | -14.5% | 97.057 | $42,130 | 34 |
| Utah | $39,520 | -17.4% | 98.864 | $39,970 | 35 |
| Nevada | $39,540 | -17.4% | 99.979 | $39,550 | 36 |
| Tennessee | $36,190 | -24.4% | 91.87 | $39,390 | 37 |
| Hawaii | $42,920 | -10.3% | 109.951 | $39,040 | 38 |
| Washington | $41,750 | -12.7% | 107.013 | $39,010 | 39 |
| Georgia | $37,490 | -21.7% | 96.293 | $38,930 | 40 |
| Virginia | $39,020 | -18.5% | 101.104 | $38,590 | 41 |
| Indiana | $36,010 | -24.7% | 93.329 | $38,580 | 42 |
| West Virginia | $32,870 | -31.3% | 89.497 | $36,730 | 43 |
| Maine | $33,990 | -29.0% | 97.05 | $35,020 | 44 |
| Florida | $36,070 | -24.6% | 103.414 | $34,880 | 45 |
| Montana | Not available | Not available | 94.645 | Not available | Not available |
| New Hampshire | Not available | Not available | 104.165 | Not available | Not available |
| North Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.959 | Not available | Not available |
| South Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.586 | Not available | Not available |
| Vermont | Not available | Not available | 97.958 | Not available | Not available |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.