The most recent occupational employment statistics available from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) put medical transcriptionist employment at over 55,800 as of May 2021.  The five-state Rocky Mountain region accounted for an estimated 1,560 medical transcriptionist jobs at that time.  An examination of BLS data revealed the region to be generally moderate for medical transcriptionist pay. Although, Wyoming ranked the second highest in annual mean wage of any state nationwide.
However, the state also recorded the lowest level of employment. A deeper examination of BLS data from May 2021 reveals the following state-level details about medical transcriptionist pay in the Rocky Mountain region:

Although most of the region rated 

Medical Transcriptionist Pay in the Rocky Mountain Region

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
CO	1070	$40,590	21st
ID	N/A	$36,480	35th
MT	100	$42,490	16th
UT	340	$37,590	29th
WY	30	$49,260	2nd
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 17, 2024