Medical Transcriptionists Salary

Median Salary
$40,410
per year
Hourly Rate
$19.43
per hour
Employment
41,550
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$28,250
25th percentile
$34,150
Median
$40,410
75th percentile
$48,000
90th percentile
$55,950

💰 Medical Transcriptionists Salary by State

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$28K
$50K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
Minnesota$50,030+23.8%
Wisconsin$49,150+21.6%
Maine$48,600+20.3%
Alaska$48,360+19.7%
Connecticut$48,190+19.3%
Wyoming$48,100+19.0%
Oregon$46,280+14.5%
South Dakota$46,070+14.0%
Nebraska$45,880+13.5%
Illinois$45,490+12.6%
District of Columbia$45,110+11.6%
California$45,050+11.5%
Iowa$45,010+11.4%
Tennessee$44,720+10.7%
North Dakota$44,660+10.5%
Hawaii$44,310+9.7%
New York$43,260+7.1%
Colorado$43,080+6.6%
Texas$42,900+6.2%
Florida$42,050+4.1%
Pennsylvania$41,510+2.7%
Indiana$41,400+2.4%
Montana$41,340+2.3%
Maryland$39,900-1.3%
Utah$39,630-1.9%
Nevada$39,350-2.6%
North Carolina$39,300-2.7%
New Jersey$39,020-3.4%
Kentucky$39,000-3.5%
Washington$38,690-4.3%
Mississippi$38,600-4.5%
Idaho$38,140-5.6%
Louisiana$38,040-5.9%
Missouri$37,480-7.3%
New Mexico$37,480-7.3%
West Virginia$37,440-7.3%
Michigan$37,280-7.7%
Ohio$37,060-8.3%
Massachusetts$36,910-8.7%
Arizona$36,550-9.6%
Kansas$35,390-12.4%
Alabama$35,340-12.5%
Virginia$35,130-13.1%
Arkansas$35,100-13.1%
Rhode Island$34,790-13.9%
Delaware$34,070-15.7%
South Carolina$33,870-16.2%
Vermont$33,030-18.3%
Georgia$28,330-29.9%
Oklahoma$27,740-31.4%

🏙️ Medical Transcriptionists Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$58,240+44.1%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$57,420+42.1%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$55,890+38.3%
Portland-South Portland, ME$55,320+36.9%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$54,830+35.7%
Rapid City, SD$53,840+33.2%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$53,330+32.0%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$50,400+24.7%
Madison, WI$50,310+24.5%
Chico, CA$50,020+23.8%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$49,780+23.2%
Wilmington, NC$49,590+22.7%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$49,560+22.6%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$48,960+21.2%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$48,890+21.0%
Evansville, IN$48,840+20.9%
Modesto, CA$48,490+20.0%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$48,440+19.9%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$48,270+19.5%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$48,260+19.4%
Peoria, IL$48,160+19.2%
Appleton, WI$48,010+18.8%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$47,680+18.0%
Redding, CA$47,550+17.7%
Pittsburgh, PA$47,530+17.6%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$47,470+17.5%
Gainesville, FL$47,420+17.3%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$47,370+17.2%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$47,310+17.1%
New Haven, CT$47,270+17.0%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$46,960+16.2%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$46,930+16.1%
Omaha, NE-IA$46,870+16.0%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$46,810+15.8%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$46,790+15.8%
Jackson, TN$46,680+15.5%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$46,560+15.2%
Green Bay, WI$46,470+15.0%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$46,440+14.9%
Traverse City, MI$46,400+14.8%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$46,320+14.6%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$46,240+14.4%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$46,230+14.4%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$46,160+14.2%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$45,920+13.6%
Wausau, WI$45,810+13.4%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$45,790+13.3%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$45,420+12.4%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$45,030+11.4%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$44,790+10.8%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$44,770+10.8%
Fargo, ND-MN$44,740+10.7%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$44,730+10.7%
Syracuse, NY$44,410+9.9%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$44,230+9.5%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$44,010+8.9%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$43,940+8.7%
Winston-Salem, NC$43,800+8.4%
Jackson, MS$43,490+7.6%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$43,360+7.3%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$43,260+7.1%
Fresno, CA$43,180+6.9%
Huntsville, AL$43,040+6.5%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$42,990+6.4%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$42,990+6.4%
Bend, OR$42,900+6.2%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$42,900+6.2%
Colorado Springs, CO$42,660+5.6%
Midland, MI$42,220+4.5%
St. Louis, MO-IL$42,000+3.9%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$41,400+2.4%
Boulder, CO$41,300+2.2%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$41,100+1.7%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$41,020+1.5%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$40,520+0.3%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$39,950-1.1%
Boise City, ID$39,690-1.8%
Baton Rouge, LA$39,630-1.9%
Kansas City, MO-KS$39,600-2.0%
Johnson City, TN$39,430-2.4%
Asheville, NC$39,190-3.0%
Dothan, AL$39,130-3.2%
Jacksonville, FL$39,100-3.2%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$39,010-3.5%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$38,950-3.6%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$38,920-3.7%
Columbus, OH$38,870-3.8%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$38,790-4.0%
Tucson, AZ$38,760-4.1%
Wichita, KS$38,710-4.2%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$38,700-4.2%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$38,680-4.3%
Reno, NV$38,660-4.3%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$38,650-4.4%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$38,590-4.5%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$38,540-4.6%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$38,380-5.0%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$38,350-5.1%
Charlottesville, VA$38,250-5.3%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$38,220-5.4%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$38,210-5.4%
Lafayette, LA$38,040-5.9%
Medford, OR$37,980-6.0%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$37,970-6.0%
Winchester, VA-WV$37,950-6.1%
Knoxville, TN$37,860-6.3%
Urban Honolulu, HI$37,840-6.4%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$37,810-6.4%
Rochester, NY$37,600-7.0%
Hattiesburg, MS$37,590-7.0%
Albuquerque, NM$37,480-7.3%
Columbia, SC$37,480-7.3%
Ocala, FL$37,450-7.3%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$37,410-7.4%
Saginaw, MI$37,280-7.7%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$37,170-8.0%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$36,980-8.5%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$36,880-8.7%
Columbia, MO$36,820-8.9%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$36,580-9.5%
Lynchburg, VA$36,440-9.8%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$36,360-10.0%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$36,270-10.2%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$36,210-10.4%
Flint, MI$36,090-10.7%
Springfield, IL$36,060-10.8%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$35,860-11.3%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$35,700-11.7%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$35,630-11.8%
Tallahassee, FL$35,510-12.1%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$35,410-12.4%
El Paso, TX$35,360-12.5%
Birmingham, AL$35,340-12.5%
Idaho Falls, ID$35,340-12.5%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$35,300-12.6%
Anchorage, AK$35,140-13.0%
Richmond, VA$35,050-13.3%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$35,040-13.3%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$34,910-13.6%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$34,650-14.3%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$34,650-14.3%
Toledo, OH$34,110-15.6%
Tyler, TX$34,070-15.7%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$34,040-15.8%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$33,350-17.5%
Mobile, AL$32,740-19.0%
Florence, SC$32,590-19.4%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$32,130-20.5%
Puerto Rico$31,200-22.8%
Dover, DE$31,200-22.8%
Punta Gorda, FL$31,200-22.8%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$31,200-22.8%
Corpus Christi, TX$31,110-23.0%
Abilene, TX$30,940-23.4%
Clarksville, TN-KY$30,930-23.5%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$30,690-24.1%
Cleveland, OH$29,960-25.9%
Roanoke, VA$29,870-26.1%
Akron, OH$29,480-27.0%
Lubbock, TX$29,230-27.7%
Joplin, MO-KS$28,600-29.2%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$28,330-29.9%
Oklahoma City, OK$28,210-30.2%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$27,400-32.2%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$26,850-33.6%
Tulsa, OK$26,850-33.6%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.