There were just over 55,800 medical transcriptionists employed in the U.S. as of May 2021 according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Medical transcriptionists work in a variety of settings, including within healthcare administrative offices, at physician offices, and in hospitals. The BLS estimated the national mean salary for medical transcriptionists to be $34,220 annually as of May 2021, with a wide variation in pay from state to state. According to May 2021 BLS data, these were the ten best and worst states for medical transcriptionist pay:
The Best and Worst States for Medical Transcriptionist Pay
State | # Employed | Annual Mean Wages | Wage Rank* |
CT | 900 | $49,810 | 1st |
AK | 100 | $44,730 | 2nd |
MN | 690 | $44,390 | 3rd |
NJ | N/A | $43,990 | 4th |
MT | 130 | $43,640 | 5th |
WA | 740 | $43,380 | 6th |
HI | 40 | $43,230 | 7th |
WY | 60 | $42,890 | 8th |
VT | 50 | $42,380 | 9th |
MD | 320 | $40,290 | 10th |
U.S. | 55,830 | $34,220 | ------- |
MS | 190 | $32,090 | 41st |
FL | 5,850 | $31,710 | 42nd |
MI | 1,640 | $31,390 | 43rd |
NC | 1,040 | $31,140 | 44th |
ID | 280 | $30,670 | 45th |
TX | 4,980 | $30,170 | 46th |
TN | 1,340 | $29,980 | 47th |
OH | 1,290 | $29,390 | 48th |
GA | 1,590 | $28,500 | 49th |
NM | 410 | $28,150 | 50th |
(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on September 3, 2022
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