Medical Transcriptionists salary
The median pay for medical transcriptionists in the United States is $40,410 a year. About 41,550 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $28,250
- 25th percentile
- $34,150
- Median percentile
- $40,410
- 75th percentile
- $48,000
- 90th percentile
- $55,950
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Minnesota $50,030
- Wisconsin $49,150
- Maine $48,600
- Alaska $48,360
- Connecticut $48,190
- Wyoming $48,100
- Oregon $46,280
- South Dakota $46,070
- Nebraska $45,880
- Illinois $45,490
- District of Columbia $45,110
- California $45,050
- Iowa $45,010
- Tennessee $44,720
- North Dakota $44,660
- New York $43,260
- Colorado $43,080
- Texas $42,900
- Florida $42,050
- Pennsylvania $41,510
- Indiana $41,400
- Montana $41,340
- Maryland $39,900
- Utah $39,630
- Nevada $39,350
- North Carolina $39,300
- New Jersey $39,020
- Kentucky $39,000
- Washington $38,690
- Mississippi $38,600
- Idaho $38,140
- Louisiana $38,040
- Missouri $37,480
- New Mexico $37,480
- West Virginia $37,440
- Michigan $37,280
- Ohio $37,060
- Massachusetts $36,910
- Arizona $36,550
- Kansas $35,390
- Alabama $35,340
- Arkansas $35,100
- Rhode Island $34,790
- South Carolina $33,870
- Georgia $28,330
- Oklahoma $27,740
By metro area
- San Francisco, CA $58,240
- San Jose, CA $57,420
- Norwich, CT $55,890
- Portland, ME $55,320
- Hartford, CT $54,830
- Rapid City, SD $53,840
- Santa Rosa, CA $53,330
- Nashville, TN $50,400
- Madison, WI $50,310
- Chico, CA $50,020
- Milwaukee, WI $49,780
- Wilmington, NC $49,590
- Bridgeport, CT $49,560
- Minneapolis, MN $48,960
- Las Vegas, NV $48,890
- Evansville, IN $48,840
- Modesto, CA $48,490
- Sacramento, CA $48,440
- Oxnard, CA $48,270
- Santa Maria, CA $48,260
- Peoria, IL $48,160
- Appleton, WI $48,010
- Chattanooga, TN $47,680
- Redding, CA $47,550
- Pittsburgh, PA $47,530
- Memphis, TN $47,470
- Gainesville, FL $47,420
- Portland, OR $47,370
- Stockton, CA $47,310
- New Haven, CT $47,270
- Harrisburg, PA $46,960
- Sioux Falls, SD $46,930
- Omaha, NE $46,870
- Trenton, NJ $46,810
- Indianapolis, IN $46,790
- Jackson, TN $46,680
- Cincinnati, OH $46,560
- Green Bay, WI $46,470
- Greensboro, NC $46,440
- Traverse City, MI $46,400
- Waterbury, CT $46,320
- Miami, FL $46,240
- Orlando, FL $46,230
- Spokane, WA $45,920
- Wausau, WI $45,810
- Allentown, PA $45,790
- San Diego, CA $45,420
- South Bend, IN $45,030
- Kingsport, TN $44,790
- Charlotte, NC $44,770
- Fargo, ND $44,740
- Scranton, PA $44,730
- Syracuse, NY $44,410
- Baltimore, MD $44,230
- New York, NY $44,010
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $43,940
- Winston, NC $43,800
- Jackson, MS $43,490
- Cape Coral, FL $43,260
- Fresno, CA $43,180
- Huntsville, AL $43,040
- Palm Bay, FL $42,990
- Riverside, CA $42,990
- Bend, OR $42,900
- Lexington, KY $42,900
- Colorado Springs, CO $42,660
- Midland, MI $42,220
- St. Louis, MO $42,000
- Davenport, IA $41,400
- Boulder, CO $41,300
- Macon, GA $41,100
- Denver, CO $41,020
- Eugene, OR $40,520
- Salt Lake City, UT $39,950
- Boise City, ID $39,690
- Baton Rouge, LA $39,630
- Kansas City, MO $39,600
- Johnson City, TN $39,430
- Asheville, NC $39,190
- Dothan, AL $39,130
- Jacksonville, FL $39,100
- Boston, MA $39,010
- Albany, NY $38,950
- North Port, FL $38,920
- Columbus, OH $38,870
- Bakersfield, CA $38,790
- Wichita, KS $38,710
- Chicago, IL $38,700
- Tampa, FL $38,680
- Reno, NV $38,660
- Los Angeles, CA $38,650
- Augusta, GA $38,590
- Washington, DC $38,540
- Buffalo, NY $38,380
- New Orleans, LA $38,350
- Charlottesville, VA $38,250
- Philadelphia, PA $38,220
- Lakeland, FL $38,210
- Lafayette, LA $38,040
- Medford, OR $37,980
- Deltona, FL $37,970
- Winchester, VA $37,950
- Knoxville, TN $37,860
- Grand Rapids, MI $37,810
- Rochester, NY $37,600
- Hattiesburg, MS $37,590
- Albuquerque, NM $37,480
- Columbia, SC $37,480
- Ocala, FL $37,450
- McAllen, TX $37,410
- Saginaw, MI $37,280
- Detroit, MI $37,170
- Virginia Beach, VA $36,980
- Columbia, MO $36,820
- Huntington, WV $36,580
- Lynchburg, VA $36,440
- Phoenix, AZ $36,360
- Seattle, WA $36,270
- Flint, MI $36,090
- Springfield, IL $36,060