SOC 43-9022 · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro

Word Processors and Typists Salary in Miami, FL

The average salary for word processors and typists in Miami, Florida is $46,120 a year ($22.17 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $39,050: half of the 270 people in this job in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 11% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($51,623).

$46,120average per year

$22.17 / hourMedian $39,050Take-home ≈ $39,237

  • $28K10th
  • $28K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $52K75th
  • $75K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

270people in this job
-11%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 5Florida metros
114cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Word Processors and Typists pay range in Miami

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,930 a year or less, while the top 10% make $74,880 or more. The middle half of word processors and typists in Miami earn between $27,930 and $51,670.

  • $28K10th
  • $28K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $52K75th
  • $75K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$46,120$3,843$22.17
Median$39,050$3,254$18.77
Entry level (25th percentile)$27,930$2,328$13.43
Experienced (75th percentile)$51,670$4,306$24.84

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Word Processors and Typists salary after taxes in Miami

On the average salary of $46,120, a single filer in Miami takes home about $39,237 a year, or $3,270 a month and $1,509 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Miami a good place for word processors and typists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Miami area are 14% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 114.2), so the average $46,120 buys what about $40,401 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Miami ($48,640). A typical home costs $475,622, or 10.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Word Processors and Typists salary in other Florida cities

Miami ranks 1st of 5 Florida metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for word processors and typists

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($69,920).

Word Processors and Typists salary by city

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Word Processors and Typists salary in Miami: questions

How much do word processors and typists make an hour in Miami?

$22.17 an hour on average, and $18.77 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level word processors and typists salary in Miami?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,930 a year and the 25th percentile is $27,930, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the word processors and typists take-home pay in Miami?

About $39,237 a year ($3,270 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $46,120. Florida has no state income tax.

Do word processors and typists earn more in Miami than elsewhere?

The average here is 11% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($51,623).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-9022; area Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL (33100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 10.6%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.42, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.42).

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