What is a good hourly rate for a transcriptionist?

Industry standards. Standard rates for professional transcriptionists (especially those professionals from North America) range from $1.5 to $3 per audio minute or $90 to $180 per audio hour . If your project has extra requirements, such as a quick turnaround time, you may be forced to pay more to have the job done.

What is the future outlook for medical transcription?

The Medical Transcription Services market has witnessed substantial growth in recent years, and it is projected to continue growing strongly in the near future , fueled by technological advancements and growing customer demand.

Is there a high demand for medical transcriptionist?

Job Outlook for Medical Transcriptionists Thanks to advanced speech recognition technology that translates voice to text easily, the U.S. Bureau of Labor predicts that employment will decline by 7% between 2021-2031 .

Medical Transcriptionist Salary (June 2023)

Updated April 6, 2023

Medical Transcriptionist Salary Estimate

$38,725

To create our salary estimates, Zippia starts with data published in publicly available sources such as the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Foreign Labor Certification Data Center (FLC) Show More

$18.62 hourly

Entry level Salary

$31,000 yearly

$31,00010%

$38,725Median

$47,00090%

How much does a Medical Transcriptionist make?

The average salary for a medical transcriptionist in the United States is $38,725. Medical transcriptionist salaries typically range between $31,000 and $47,000 a year. The average hourly rate for medical transcriptionists is $18.62 per hour.

Location, education, and experience impacts how much a medical transcriptionist can expect to make. Medical transcriptionists make the most in Alaska, California, Hawaii, New York, and New Jersey.

Research Summary.

The average salary for a medical transcriptionist is $38,725 in the US.
The average medical transcriptionist salary ranges between $31,000 and $47,000 in the US.
Hourly rates for medical transcriptionists in the US typically range between $14 and $22 an hour.
The average medical transcriptionist salary is $50,523 in Alaska, $50,406 in California, and $46,220 in Hawaii. These are the three highest-paying states for medical transcriptionists in the US.
White Plains Hospital has the highest average salary for medical transcriptionists.
Health care is the highest-paying industry for medical transcriptionists in the US.

Highest Paying States For Medical Transcriptionists

Throughout the U.S., the average salary for a medical transcriptionist is roughly $38,725 per year, which boils down to $18.62 per hour. Interestingly enough, medical transcriptionists have the highest salaries in Los Angeles, CA at about $50,423 per year. For those who are just starting out, the average entry-level salary in Los Angeles, CA is $40,000. Additionally, medical transcriptionists make more than the average salary in White Plains, NY, Elizabeth, NJ, Chicago, IL, Wichita, KS, and Salt Lake City, UT. On a more broad level, medical transcriptionist salaries are highest in Alaska, California, Hawaii, New York, New Jersey, Illinois, and Iowa. On the contrary, Tennessee, Georgia, and Texas offer the lowest medical transcriptionist salaries.

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Medical Transcriptionist average salary by State

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	Kansas	$43,226	$20.78	586
2	Illinois	$44,677	$21.48	1,946
3	West Virginia	$41,889	$20.14	285
4	Nebraska	$41,647	$20.02	419
5	California	$50,406	$24.23	3,754
6	Alaska	$50,523	$24.29	85
7	Nevada	$41,324	$19.87	389
8	Kentucky	$41,206	$19.81	627
9	Ohio	$42,432	$20.40	1,208
10	New Jersey	$45,486	$21.87	999
11	Utah	$43,282	$20.81	373
12	Missouri	$41,132	$19.77	919
13	Iowa	$44,266	$21.28	229
14	North Dakota	$44,174	$21.24	42
15	New York	$45,636	$21.94	1,309
16	South Dakota	$38,731	$18.62	217
17	Mississippi	$40,955	$19.69	257
18	Idaho	$39,286	$18.89	284
19	New Hampshire	$39,032	$18.77	348
20	Arizona	$40,368	$19.41	777
21	Washington	$40,283	$19.37	1,359
22	Wyoming	$37,896	$18.22	107
23	Maine	$37,831	$18.19	297
24	Minnesota	$38,948	$18.73	1,068
25	Wisconsin	$38,665	$18.59	643
26	Colorado	$41,988	$20.19	579
27	Connecticut	$39,530	$19.00	501
28	Rhode Island	$39,389	$18.94	140
29	Hawaii	$46,220	$22.22	48
30	Michigan	$37,794	$18.17	1,066
31	Indiana	$37,641	$18.10	960
32	Massachusetts	$39,195	$18.84	1,228
33	Maryland	$38,504	$18.51	1,093
34	Montana	$39,304	$18.90	100
35	Delaware	$38,772	$18.64	157
36	Louisiana	$37,507	$18.03	376
37	Arkansas	$35,852	$17.24	372
38	Vermont	$38,766	$18.64	32
39	New Mexico	$37,391	$17.98	172
40	South Carolina	$36,643	$17.62	467
41	Georgia	$35,362	$17.00	1,619
42	Virginia	$37,279	$17.92	1,020
43	Tennessee	$35,626	$17.13	554
44	North Carolina	$36,426	$17.51	838
45	Pennsylvania	$34,585	$16.63	1,522
46	Oklahoma	$36,013	$17.31	260
47	District of Columbia	$38,349	$18.44	153
48	Oregon	$36,575	$17.58	435
49	Alabama	$32,721	$15.73	586
50	Florida	$34,401	$16.54	1,984
51	Texas	$35,284	$16.96	1,890

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Highest Paying Cities For Medical Transcriptionists

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	Los Angeles, CA	$50,423	$24.24
2	White Plains, NY	$45,718	$21.98
3	Elizabeth, NJ	$45,579	$21.91
4	Chicago, IL	$44,748	$21.51
5	Wichita, KS	$43,250	$20.79
6	Salt Lake City, UT	$43,230	$20.78	2
7	Toledo, OH	$42,871	$20.61
8	Denver, CO	$41,967	$20.18
9	Las Vegas, NV	$41,255	$19.83
10	Saint Louis, MO	$41,156	$19.79
11	Jackson, MS	$40,986	$19.70
12	Phoenix, AZ	$40,358	$19.40
13	Warwick, RI	$39,397	$18.94	2
14	Boston, MA	$39,196	$18.84
15	Minneapolis, MN	$38,938	$18.72

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Medical Transcriptionists Salary Details

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What is a Medical Transcriptionist's Salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$47,000	$3,917	$23
75th Percentile	$43,000	$3,583	$21
Average	$38,725	$3,227	$19
25th Percentile	$34,000	$2,833	$16
10th Percentile	$31,000	$2,583	$15

Highest Paying Types of Medical Transcriptionists

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Phlebotomist	$33,713	$2,809	$16.21	11,707
Certified Phlebotomist	$34,509	$2,876	$16.59	44,574
Mobile Phlebotomist	$33,475	$2,790	$16.09	13,734
Transcriber	$43,541	$3,628	$20.93	145
Medical Scribe	$30,045	$2,504	$14.44	80,035
Medical Internship	$50,843	$4,237	$24.44	127,692

Here are the five companies hiring the most now:

Which Companies Pay Medical Transcriptionists The Most?

According to our most recent salary estimates, White Plains Hospital and Henry Ford Health System are the highest paying companies for medical transcriptionists.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
1	White Plains Hospital	$67,038	$32.23	5
2	Henry Ford Health System	$60,200	$28.94	86
3	Northwell Health	$57,185	$27.49	158
4	North Arkansas Regional Medical Center	$54,306	$26.11	1
5	University of Southern California	$53,951	$25.94	10
6	Washington State University	$50,776	$24.41
7	RWJBarnabas Health	$49,923	$24.00	134
8	Northside Hospital	$47,024	$22.61	55
9	City of Jacksonville	$43,829	$21.07
10	MES Solutions	$41,891	$20.14
11	Trinitas Regional Medical Center	$41,629	$20.01
12	Lake Charles Memorial Health System	$41,575	$19.99	4
13	Baylor College of Medicine	$41,425	$19.92	21
14	Baptist Health Care	$41,185	$19.80	99
15	Care New England Health System	$40,730	$19.58	29
16	Saddleback Memorial Medical Center Inc	$40,411	$19.43
17	ProMed	$40,237	$19.34	6
18	Memorial Health Systems Corporation	$40,237	$19.34
19	Voca	$39,607	$19.04	8
20	Praxis	$39,439	$18.96	8

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Average Medical Transcriptionist Salary Over Time

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Medical Transcriptionist Salary By Year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2023	$38,700	$18.62	+5.4%
2022	$36,700	$17.62	-4.2%
2021	$38,200	$18.35	-1.4%
2020	$38,700	$18.61	-1.3%
2019	$39,200	$18.86	+2.3%

Recently Added Medical Transcriptionist Salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Northwell Health	Medical Transcriptionist	Plainview, NY	04/24/2023	$36,980
Synergenx	Medical Transcriptionist	Rote, PA	04/18/2023	$25,044
Evermed Exams	Medical Transcriptionist	Holladay, UT	04/17/2023	$26,088
NYU Langone Medical Center	Medical Transcriptionist-Faculty Group Practice Center for Men's Health (1110685_Rr00075884)	New York, NY	04/16/2023	$37,295
Ascendo Resources	Medical Transcriptionist Urgently	Miami, FL	04/13/2023	$39,653
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated	Medical Transcriptionist II at Quest Diagnostics	Seattle, WA	04/05/2023	$39,883
Sanford Health	Transcriptionist-Pathology-Sanford Health USD Medical Center-Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls, SD	03/17/2023	$34,436
Northwell Health	Medical Transcriptionist	Lawrence, NY	02/28/2023	$36,980
University of Florida	Medical Transcriptionist	Gainesville, FL	02/23/2023	$36,209
Evermed Exams	Medical Transcriptionist	Holladay, UT	01/30/2023	$26,088

Medical Transcriptionist Salaries FAQs

What State Pays Medical Transcriptionists The Most?

Alaska pays Medical Transcriptionists the most in the United States, with an average salary of $50,523 per year, or $24.29 per hour.

How Do I Know If I'm Being Paid Fairly As A Medical Transcriptionist?

You know if you are being paid fairly as a Medical Transcriptionist if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in California you should be paid close to $50,406 per year.

What Is A Good Starting Salary For A Medical Transcriptionist?

A good starting salary for a medical transcriptionist is $31,000 in the United States. That puts you in the 10th percentile of annual income for a medical transcriptionist in the U.S., which is about what you would expect if you were new to the field. The average salary for medical transcriptionists is $41,197, but that normally requires some level of experience to achieve. Furthermore, a good starting salary for a medical transcriptionist can vary by state.

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