Word Processors and Typists Salary in Houston, TX

Word Processors and Typists pay range in Houston

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,400 a year or less, while the top 10% make $93,170 or more. The middle half of word processors and typists in Houston earn between $41,200 and $62,370.

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

Word Processors and Typists salary after taxes in Houston

On the average salary of $55,370, a single filer in Houston takes home about $46,670 a year, or $3,889 a month and $1,795 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

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

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

Prices in the Houston area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.6), so the average $55,370 buys what about $56,140 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Houston ($49,410). A typical home costs $308,306, or 5.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Word Processors and Typists salary in other Texas cities

Houston ranks 1st of 3 Texas 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).

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