The latest occupational employment data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) put May 2021 employment numbers for medical transcriptionists at nearly 56,000.  A review of BLS data reveals the Far Western U.S. to be one of the top pay regions in the nation for medical transcriptionists. Every state in the region recorded medical transcriptionist annual mean wage levels that were at or above the national average for the profession. Moreover, the region was home to three of the top 10 states in the nation for medical transcriptionist annual mean wages.  A closer look at BLS data from May 2021 tells us the following about medical transcriptionist pay in the U.S. Far West:

Medical Transcriptionist Pay in the U.S. Far West

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
AK	100	$44,730	2nd
CA	n/a	$34,220	31st
HI	40	$43,230	7th
NV	320	$37,520	18th
OR	1,160	$39,520	12th
WA	740	$43,380	6th
U.S.	55,830	$34,220	-------

(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states and the District of Columbia

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data accessed on May 9, 2022