United States
Medical Transcriptionists salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$37,550
Medical Transcriptionists in the United States earn a median of $37,550 a year, about $18.05 an hour.
Median
$37,550
per year
Hourly
$18.05
as published
Mean
$39,210
pulled up by top earners
Workers
43,070
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $39,090 | +4% |
| Texas | State | $29,080 | -23% |
| New York | State | $42,700 | +14% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $43,190 | +15% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $37,550 | +0% |
| Florida | State | $38,430 | +2% |
| Georgia | State | $27,750 | -26% |
| North Carolina | State | $27,390 | -27% |
| New Jersey | State | $43,280 | +15% |
| Illinois | State | $36,610 | -3% |
| Tennessee | State | $40,570 | +8% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $34,780 | -7% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $36,190 | -4% |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Metro | $27,530 | -27% |
| Ohio | State | $29,540 | -21% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $29,160 | -22% |
| Indiana | State | $38,240 | +2% |
| Michigan | State | $36,230 | -4% |
| Arizona | State | $36,360 | -3% |
| Washington | State | $37,120 | -1% |
| Colorado | State | $38,340 | +2% |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | Metro | $21,930 | -42% |
| Wisconsin | State | $48,820 | +30% |
| Alabama | State | $32,590 | -13% |
| Missouri | State | $30,060 | -20% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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