31 Series · SOC 31-9094
Medical Transcriptionists Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $40,410
- Median / year
- $55,950
- Top 10% earn
- -4.9%
- Growth '23–'33
- 41,550
- US workers
Medical Transcriptionists earn a median of $40,410 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $40,410, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $28,250 (10th percentile) to $55,950 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 41,550 US workers. Minnesota pays the most ($50,030), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Medical Transcriptionists earn a median of $40,410, putting them among the lower-paid US occupations and higher than 12% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Healthcare Support, it ranks #11 of 17 by median pay. Employment is projected to fall 4.9% by 2033.
- $40,410
- Median annual wage
- Top 88%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #11 of 17
- in Healthcare Support
- 2.0×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Minnesota at $50,030. Typical entry-level education: Postsecondary nondegree award.
Medical Transcriptionists (SOC 31-9094) pays a national median of $40,410 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $28,250 at the 10th percentile to $55,950 at the 90th, with a mean of $41,710 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 41,550 Americans work in this occupation across 51 reporting states and 192 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a -4.9% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as declining relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 7,400 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Postsecondary nondegree award. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of B for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.6 per 100,000 and injury rate of 5.5 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Minnesota pays the highest state median at $50,030, which is +24% above the national figure. The top metro is San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA at $58,240 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
Median Salary
$40,410
per year
Median Hourly
$19.43/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$41,710
average
Employment
41,550
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Medical Transcriptionists pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$40,410 Bottom 12% higher than 12% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 31-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Medical Transcriptionists; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 17 31-series occupations with growth data, Medical Transcriptionists sits on the slower-growing side at -4.9% growth and $40,410 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
-4.9%
Declining
Annual Openings
7,400
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Postsecondary nondegree award
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
0.6/100K
Injury Rate
5.5/100
Danger Index
22.3/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Medical Transcriptionists roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Return dictated reports in printed or electronic form for physician's review, signature, and corrections and for inclusion in patients' medical records.
- ▸ Produce medical reports, correspondence, records, patient-care information, statistics, medical research, and administrative material.
- ▸ Identify mistakes in reports and check with doctors to obtain the correct information.
- ▸ Review and edit transcribed reports or dictated material for spelling, grammar, clarity, consistency, and proper medical terminology.
- ▸ Transcribe dictation for a variety of medical reports, such as patient histories, physical examinations, emergency room visits, operations, chart reviews, consultation, or discharge summaries.
- ▸ Distinguish between homonyms and recognize inconsistencies and mistakes in medical terms, referring to dictionaries, drug references, and other sources on anatomy, physiology, and medicine.
- ▸ Set up and maintain medical files and databases, including records such as x-ray, lab, and procedure reports, medical histories, diagnostic workups, admission and discharge summaries, and clinical resumes.
- ▸ Translate medical jargon and abbreviations into their expanded forms to ensure the accuracy of patient and health care facility records.
- ▸ Perform data entry and data retrieval services, providing data for inclusion in medical records and for transmission to physicians.
- ▸ Receive patients, schedule appointments, and maintain patient records.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$28,250
25th Percentile
$34,150
Median
$40,410
75th Percentile
$48,000
90th Percentile
$55,950
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | $50,030 | +24% above national |
| 2 | Wisconsin | $49,150 | +22% above national |
| 3 | Maine | $48,600 | +20% above national |
| 4 | Alaska | $48,360 | +20% above national |
| 5 | Connecticut | $48,190 | +19% above national |
| 6 | Wyoming | $48,100 | +19% above national |
| 7 | Oregon | $46,280 | +15% above national |
| 8 | South Dakota | $46,070 | +14% above national |
| 9 | Nebraska | $45,880 | +14% above national |
| 10 | Illinois | $45,490 | +13% above national |
| 11 | District of Columbia | $45,110 | +12% above national |
| 12 | California | $45,050 | +11% above national |
| 13 | Iowa | $45,010 | +11% above national |
| 14 | Tennessee | $44,720 | +11% above national |
| 15 | North Dakota | $44,660 | +11% above national |
| 16 | Hawaii | $44,310 | +10% above national |
| 17 | New York | $43,260 | +7% above national |
| 18 | Colorado | $43,080 | +7% above national |
| 19 | Texas | $42,900 | +6% above national |
| 20 | Florida | $42,050 | +4% above national |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | $41,510 | +3% above national |
| 22 | Indiana | $41,400 | +2% above national |
| 23 | Montana | $41,340 | +2% above national |
| 24 | Maryland | $39,900 | 1% below national |
| 25 | Utah | $39,630 | 2% below national |
| 26 | Nevada | $39,350 | 3% below national |
| 27 | North Carolina | $39,300 | 3% below national |
| 28 | New Jersey | $39,020 | 3% below national |
| 29 | Kentucky | $39,000 | 3% below national |
| 30 | Washington | $38,690 | 4% below national |
| 31 | Mississippi | $38,600 | 4% below national |
| 32 | Idaho | $38,140 | 6% below national |
| 33 | Louisiana | $38,040 | 6% below national |
| 34 | Missouri | $37,480 | 7% below national |
| 35 | New Mexico | $37,480 | 7% below national |
| 36 | West Virginia | $37,440 | 7% below national |
| 37 | Michigan | $37,280 | 8% below national |
| 38 | Ohio | $37,060 | 8% below national |
| 39 | Massachusetts | $36,910 | 9% below national |
| 40 | Arizona | $36,550 | 10% below national |
| 41 | Kansas | $35,390 | 12% below national |
| 42 | Alabama | $35,340 | 13% below national |
| 43 | Virginia | $35,130 | 13% below national |
| 44 | Arkansas | $35,100 | 13% below national |
| 45 | Rhode Island | $34,790 | 14% below national |
| 46 | Delaware | $34,070 | 16% below national |
| 47 | South Carolina | $33,870 | 16% below national |
| 48 | Vermont | $33,030 | 18% below national |
| 49 | Puerto Rico | $31,200 | 23% below national |
| 50 | Georgia | $28,330 | 30% below national |
| 51 | Oklahoma | $27,740 | 31% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $58,240 | +44% above national |
| 2 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $57,420 | +42% above national |
| 3 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $55,890 | +38% above national |
| 4 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $55,320 | +37% above national |
| 5 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $54,830 | +36% above national |
| 6 | Rapid City, SD | $53,840 | +33% above national |
| 7 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $53,330 | +32% above national |
| 8 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $50,400 | +25% above national |
| 9 | Madison, WI | $50,310 | +24% above national |
| 10 | Chico, CA | $50,020 | +24% above national |
| 11 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $49,780 | +23% above national |
| 12 | Wilmington, NC | $49,590 | +23% above national |
| 13 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $49,560 | +23% above national |
| 14 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $49,210 | +22% above national |
| 15 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $48,960 | +21% above national |
| 16 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $48,890 | +21% above national |
| 17 | Evansville, IN | $48,840 | +21% above national |
| 18 | Modesto, CA | $48,490 | +20% above national |
| 19 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $48,440 | +20% above national |
| 20 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $48,270 | +19% above national |
| 21 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $48,260 | +19% above national |
| 22 | Peoria, IL | $48,160 | +19% above national |
| 23 | Appleton, WI | $48,010 | +19% above national |
| 24 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $47,680 | +18% above national |
| 25 | Redding, CA | $47,550 | +18% above national |
| 26 | Pittsburgh, PA | $47,530 | +18% above national |
| 27 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $47,470 | +17% above national |
| 28 | Gainesville, FL | $47,420 | +17% above national |
| 29 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $47,390 | +17% above national |
| 30 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $47,370 | +17% above national |
| 31 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $47,310 | +17% above national |
| 32 | New Haven, CT | $47,270 | +17% above national |
| 33 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $46,960 | +16% above national |
| 34 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $46,940 | +16% above national |
| 35 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $46,930 | +16% above national |
| 36 | Omaha, NE-IA | $46,870 | +16% above national |
| 37 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $46,810 | +16% above national |
| 38 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $46,790 | +16% above national |
| 39 | Jackson, TN | $46,680 | +16% above national |
| 40 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $46,560 | +15% above national |
| 41 | Green Bay, WI | $46,470 | +15% above national |
| 42 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $46,440 | +15% above national |
| 43 | Traverse City, MI | $46,400 | +15% above national |
| 44 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $46,320 | +15% above national |
| 45 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $46,240 | +14% above national |
| 46 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $46,230 | +14% above national |
| 47 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $46,160 | +14% above national |
| 48 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $46,070 | +14% above national |
| 49 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $46,010 | +14% above national |
| 50 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $45,920 | +14% above national |
| 51 | Wausau, WI | $45,810 | +13% above national |
| 52 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $45,790 | +13% above national |
| 53 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $45,600 | +13% above national |
| 54 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $45,420 | +12% above national |
| 55 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $45,030 | +11% above national |
| 56 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $44,790 | +11% above national |
| 57 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $44,770 | +11% above national |
| 58 | Fargo, ND-MN | $44,740 | +11% above national |
| 59 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $44,730 | +11% above national |
| 60 | Syracuse, NY | $44,410 | +10% above national |
| 61 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $44,360 | +10% above national |
| 62 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $44,230 | +9% above national |
| 63 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $44,220 | +9% above national |
| 64 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $44,010 | +9% above national |
| 65 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $43,940 | +9% above national |
| 66 | Winston-Salem, NC | $43,800 | +8% above national |
| 67 | Jackson, MS | $43,490 | +8% above national |
| 68 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $43,360 | +7% above national |
| 69 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $43,260 | +7% above national |
| 70 | Fresno, CA | $43,180 | +7% above national |
| 71 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $43,150 | +7% above national |
| 72 | Huntsville, AL | $43,040 | +7% above national |
| 73 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $42,990 | +6% above national |
| 74 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $42,990 | +6% above national |
| 75 | Bend, OR | $42,900 | +6% above national |
| 76 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $42,900 | +6% above national |
| 77 | Colorado Springs, CO | $42,660 | +6% above national |
| 78 | Midland, MI | $42,220 | +4% above national |
| 79 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $42,190 | +4% above national |
| 80 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $42,000 | +4% above national |
| 81 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $41,990 | +4% above national |
| 82 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $41,600 | +3% above national |
| 83 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $41,400 | +2% above national |
| 84 | Boulder, CO | $41,300 | +2% above national |
| 85 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $41,100 | +2% above national |
| 86 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $41,020 | +2% above national |
| 87 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $40,520 | same as national |
| 88 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $39,990 | 1% below national |
| 89 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $39,950 | 1% below national |
| 90 | Boise City, ID | $39,690 | 2% below national |
| 91 | Baton Rouge, LA | $39,630 | 2% below national |
| 92 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $39,620 | 2% below national |
| 93 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $39,600 | 2% below national |
| 94 | Johnson City, TN | $39,430 | 2% below national |
| 95 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $39,280 | 3% below national |
| 96 | Asheville, NC | $39,190 | 3% below national |
| 97 | Dothan, AL | $39,130 | 3% below national |
| 98 | Jacksonville, FL | $39,100 | 3% below national |
| 99 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $39,010 | 3% below national |
| 100 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $38,950 | 4% below national |
| 101 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $38,920 | 4% below national |
| 102 | Columbus, OH | $38,870 | 4% below national |
| 103 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $38,790 | 4% below national |
| 104 | Tucson, AZ | $38,760 | 4% below national |
| 105 | Wichita, KS | $38,710 | 4% below national |
| 106 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $38,700 | 4% below national |
| 107 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $38,680 | 4% below national |
| 108 | Reno, NV | $38,660 | 4% below national |
| 109 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $38,650 | 4% below national |
| 110 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $38,590 | 5% below national |
| 111 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $38,540 | 5% below national |
| 112 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $38,380 | 5% below national |
| 113 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $38,350 | 5% below national |
| 114 | Charlottesville, VA | $38,250 | 5% below national |
| 115 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $38,220 | 5% below national |
| 116 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $38,210 | 5% below national |
| 117 | Lafayette, LA | $38,040 | 6% below national |
| 118 | Medford, OR | $37,980 | 6% below national |
| 119 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $37,970 | 6% below national |
| 120 | Winchester, VA-WV | $37,950 | 6% below national |
| 121 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $37,870 | 6% below national |
| 122 | Knoxville, TN | $37,860 | 6% below national |
| 123 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $37,840 | 6% below national |
| 124 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $37,810 | 6% below national |
| 125 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $37,810 | 6% below national |
| 126 | Rochester, NY | $37,600 | 7% below national |
| 127 | Hattiesburg, MS | $37,590 | 7% below national |
| 128 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $37,500 | 7% below national |
| 129 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $37,490 | 7% below national |
| 130 | Albuquerque, NM | $37,480 | 7% below national |
| 131 | Columbia, SC | $37,480 | 7% below national |
| 132 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $37,470 | 7% below national |
| 133 | Ocala, FL | $37,450 | 7% below national |
| 134 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $37,410 | 7% below national |
| 135 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $37,410 | 7% below national |
| 136 | Saginaw, MI | $37,280 | 8% below national |
| 137 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $37,170 | 8% below national |
| 138 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $36,980 | 8% below national |
| 139 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $36,880 | 9% below national |
| 140 | Columbia, MO | $36,820 | 9% below national |
| 141 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $36,580 | 9% below national |
| 142 | Lynchburg, VA | $36,440 | 10% below national |
| 143 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $36,360 | 10% below national |
| 144 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $36,270 | 10% below national |
| 145 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $36,210 | 10% below national |
| 146 | Flint, MI | $36,090 | 11% below national |
| 147 | Springfield, IL | $36,060 | 11% below national |
| 148 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $35,860 | 11% below national |
| 149 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $35,700 | 12% below national |
| 150 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $35,630 | 12% below national |
| 151 | Tallahassee, FL | $35,510 | 12% below national |
| 152 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $35,410 | 12% below national |
| 153 | El Paso, TX | $35,360 | 12% below national |
| 154 | Birmingham, AL | $35,340 | 13% below national |
| 155 | Idaho Falls, ID | $35,340 | 13% below national |
| 156 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $35,300 | 13% below national |
| 157 | Anchorage, AK | $35,140 | 13% below national |
| 158 | Richmond, VA | $35,050 | 13% below national |
| 159 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $35,040 | 13% below national |
| 160 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $34,910 | 14% below national |
| 161 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $34,650 | 14% below national |
| 162 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $34,650 | 14% below national |
| 163 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $34,560 | 14% below national |
| 164 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $34,320 | 15% below national |
| 165 | Toledo, OH | $34,110 | 16% below national |
| 166 | Tyler, TX | $34,070 | 16% below national |
| 167 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $34,040 | 16% below national |
| 168 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $33,350 | 17% below national |
| 169 | Mobile, AL | $32,740 | 19% below national |
| 170 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $32,610 | 19% below national |
| 171 | Florence, SC | $32,590 | 19% below national |
| 172 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $32,130 | 20% below national |
| 173 | Dover, DE | $31,200 | 23% below national |
| 174 | Punta Gorda, FL | $31,200 | 23% below national |
| 175 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $31,200 | 23% below national |
| 176 | Corpus Christi, TX | $31,110 | 23% below national |
| 177 | Abilene, TX | $30,940 | 23% below national |
| 178 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $30,930 | 23% below national |
| 179 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $30,690 | 24% below national |
| 180 | Cleveland, OH | $29,960 | 26% below national |
| 181 | Roanoke, VA | $29,870 | 26% below national |
| 182 | Akron, OH | $29,480 | 27% below national |
| 183 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $29,310 | 27% below national |
| 184 | Lubbock, TX | $29,230 | 28% below national |
| 185 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $28,710 | 29% below national |
| 186 | Joplin, MO-KS | $28,600 | 29% below national |
| 187 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $28,330 | 30% below national |
| 188 | Oklahoma City, OK | $28,210 | 30% below national |
| 189 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $27,400 | 32% below national |
| 190 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $26,850 | 34% below national |
| 191 | Tulsa, OK | $26,850 | 34% below national |
| 192 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $26,840 | 34% below national |
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