As reported in our employment snapshot for Medical Transcriptionists, the biggest metropolitan areas in the U.S. are the major employment centers for the profession.  Even so, a more thorough review of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data reveals that it is in smaller metropolitan markets where medical transcriptionists frequently realize better-paying employment. A closer examination of May 2021 BLS data reveals that only six of the 20 largest metro areas in the nation were among the 20 best metropolitan markets for medical transcriptionist pay:

The 20 Best Metropolitan Markets for Medical Transcriptionist Pay

	Metropolitan Area		# Employed	Mean Annual Wage
1	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT		110	$51,700
2	New Haven, CT		70	$49,600
3	Hartford - W. Hartford - E. Hartford, CT		560	$49,400
4	San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward (#)		N/A	$48,350
5	Trenton, NJ		30	$47,780
6	Bend-Redmond, OR		70	$47,070
7	Chico, CA		110	$46,840
8	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (#)		350	$46,070
9	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington (#)		340	$46,000
10	Duluth, MN-WI		50	$45,970
11	Modesto, CA		40	$45,170
12	Anchorage, AK		90	$43,500
13	Springfield, MA-CT		40	$43,240
14	Medford, OR		110	$42,700
15	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson (#)		150	$42,650
16	Boston-Cambridge-Nashua (#)		330	$42,590
17	Lincoln, NE		110	$42,470
18	Reading, PA		40	$42,330
19	Oklahoma City, OK		450	$42,170
20	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria (#)		330	$41,600
	National		55,830	$34,220

Report Period:  May 2021
(#) a Top 20 U.S. Metro areas from the 2020 Census
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Occupational Statistics
Data extracted on December 19, 2022