How much do Word Processors and Typists make in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY?

Percentile spread

For Word Processors and Typists, the published 10th percentile is $37,550 and the 90th percentile is $59,990. The difference is $22,440, which is 48.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $41,390 to the 75th at $53,980, covers $12,590.

The mean annual wage is $47,960, which sits above the median of $46,550. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY median is 5.5% lower than the national median of $49,280 for Word Processors and Typists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $46,753, which is 5.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.8% lower than the New York median of $48,400.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is 99.566, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $46,550 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Word Processors and Typists at $46,753 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

20 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Word Processors and Typists. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY ranks 10th of 21 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Glens Falls, NY is 48 miles away, with a median of $37,650 and employment of 120. That median is 19.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,688, against $46,753 here.
• Kingston, NY is 60 miles away, with a median of $47,920 and employment of 210. That median is 2.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,583, against $46,753 here.
• Utica-Rome, NY is 73 miles away, with a median of $42,620 and employment of 170. That median is 8.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,987, against $46,753 here.

Employment share

Word Processors and Typists accounts for 0.18% of wage-and-salary employment in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY (830 of 449,410). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (35,010 of 155,495,730). The local share is 8.20 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.