Medical Transcriptionist Salary & Employment

According to recent reports from the U.S. Department of Labor the mean annual salary for medical transcriptionists is $34,650.

Wages vary based on experience, basis of payment (number of hours worked vs. number of lines transcribed) and whether they are corporate employees who work out of hospitals and other offices, or independent contractors working from home (See: Medical Transcriptionist Job Description). Independent contractors earn more, but receive fewer benefits and have more out-of-pocket expenses.

Here are the medical transcriptionist employment numbers by location, along with the average annual salary for each area:

Location

Employment

Salary

General Medical/Surgical Hospitals 27,510
$36,540
Doctors’ Offices 19,700
$34,760
Business Support Services 16,140
$30,860
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories 2,210
$38,230
Management of Companies and Enterprises 1,670
$34,880

 

Here are the average annual salaries for the highest-paying states:

State

Salary

Massachusetts
$45,730
Alaska
$44,960
California
$44,770
District of Columbia
$43,720
Connecticut
$39,840

Medical Transcriptionist Employment

The BLS also reports that there were approximately 95,100 medical transcriptionists working in the United States as of their latest reportings.

All figures courtesy of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Employment & Wages database.

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