The most current occupational employment data available from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) put the number of medical transcriptionists working in the U.S. at more than 52,000 as of May 2023.  BLS data revealed the Mid-Eastern U.S. region to be a modest region for medical transcriptionist pay, with all five Mid-Eastern states recording an annual mean wage level for medical transcriptionists that was above the national average for the profession.  This included New Jersey, which ranked among the top ten states in the nation for medical transcriptionist annual mean wages.  Additional examination of BLS data from May 2023 reveals the following details about medical transcriptionist pay in the Mid-Eastern U.S.:

Medical Transcriptionist Pay in the Mid-Eastern U.S.

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
DE	80	$43,350	13th
MD	400	$40,010	24th
NJ	1,100	$44,180	9th
NY	5,180	$40,610	20th
PA	1,990	$37,720	28th
U.S.	52,420	$39,090	-------

(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data accessed on December 4, 2024