How much do Word Processors and Typists make in Elmira, NY?

Percentile spread

For Word Processors and Typists, the published 10th percentile is $35,170 and the 90th percentile is $54,020. The difference is $18,850, which is 48.1% 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 $36,190 to the 75th at $48,500, covers $12,310.

The mean annual wage is $42,420, which sits above the median of $39,200. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Elmira, NY median is 20.5% lower than the national median of $49,280 for Word Processors and Typists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,526, which is 15.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 19% lower than the New York median of $48,400.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Elmira, NY is 94.398, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $39,200 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Word Processors and Typists at $41,526 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. Elmira, NY ranks 18th 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).).

• Ithaca, NY is 25 miles away, with a median of $46,810 and employment of 40. That median is 19.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,307, against $41,526 here.
• Binghamton, NY is 37 miles away, with a median of $39,080 and employment of 180. That median is 0.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,083, against $41,526 here.
• Syracuse, NY is 66 miles away, with a median of $46,220 and employment of 580. That median is 17.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,276, against $41,526 here.

Employment share

Word Processors and Typists accounts for 0.21% of wage-and-salary employment in Elmira, NY (70 of 33,600). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (35,010 of 155,495,730). The local share is 9.25 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.