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Medical Transcriptionists Salary by City
Medical Transcriptionists Salary by City (2026)
161 metro areas · National average: $40,788 · Source: BLS OEWS
The table below shows Medical Transcriptionists salaries across 161 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
San Jose, CA $60,440
$57,970
$42,840
$75,000
Minneapolis, MN $55,010
$53,050
$45,300
$71,130
Portland, ME $54,140
$56,250
$44,110
$60,940
Asheville, NC $52,290
$47,290
$36,910
$65,150
St. Cloud, MN $52,240
$52,190
$49,400
$61,450
San Francisco, CA $51,360
$48,070
$40,530
$70,400
Dayton, OH $50,500
$49,460
$36,530
$60,320
Rapid City, SD $50,060
$52,310
$41,890
$64,200
Trenton, NJ $50,030
$47,660
$40,960
$58,170
Baltimore, MD $49,900
$51,380
$35,280
$71,240
Duluth, MN $49,800
$49,950
$42,330
$58,640
Rochester, MN $49,490
$45,240
$44,720
$59,920
Chico, CA $48,990
$44,760
$35,950
$69,250
Waterbury, CT $48,990
$46,800
$39,710
$57,550
Hartford, CT $48,940
$54,290
$36,550
$54,290
Lafayette, LA $48,840
$37,220
$31,540
$79,660
Milwaukee, WI $48,600
$49,290
$39,070
$56,990
Salem, OR $48,110
$46,900
$32,520
$63,420
Eau Claire, WI $47,980
$49,720
$38,070
$56,450
New Haven, CT $47,680
$47,880
$40,090
$51,980
Bridgeport, CT $47,240
$45,550
$38,900
$54,810
Sioux Falls, SD $47,030
$45,580
$29,820
$59,790
Modesto, CA $46,860
$45,760
$35,730
$64,070
Pueblo, CO $46,640
$42,350
$31,100
$66,920
Des Moines, IA $46,590
$43,930
$39,100
$59,380
Boston, MA $46,220
$44,290
$36,590
$59,210
Stockton, CA $46,160
$46,280
$36,560
$58,800
Santa Maria, CA $45,860
$43,930
$35,960
$66,410
Green Bay, WI $45,830
$47,230
$37,720
$52,660
Bellingham, WA $45,730
$43,120
$33,860
$57,580
Beaumont, TX $45,660
$51,880
$35,150
$51,880
Eugene, OR $45,300
$42,680
$36,080
$61,430
Philadelphia, PA $45,080
$44,340
$34,910
$58,270
Cape Coral, FL $44,950
$44,670
$32,860
$58,870
San Diego, CA $44,850
$44,410
$36,210
$56,740
New York, NY $44,780
$43,190
$32,520
$57,310
Cincinnati, OH $44,740
$46,570
$32,110
$56,020
Columbus, OH $44,610
$44,740
$37,460
$53,930
Springfield, MO $44,510
$41,180
$35,900
$53,240
Fargo, ND $44,490
$43,230
$39,770
$52,550
Sacramento, CA $44,400
$40,720
$35,490
$55,780
Pittsburgh, PA $44,260
$44,410
$35,410
$54,110
Harrisburg, PA $44,070
$45,600
$33,480
$52,920
Allentown, PA $44,010
$42,240
$35,700
$52,040
Winston, NC $43,990
$41,310
$22,100
$56,130
Las Vegas, NV $43,730
$43,300
$36,320
$57,100
Knoxville, TN $43,570
$42,290
$35,280
$54,540
Santa Cruz, CA $43,410
$41,040
$36,040
$53,690
Indianapolis, IN $43,300
$43,630
$35,280
$53,120
Nashville, TN $43,270
$43,800
$34,390
$49,940
Albany, NY $43,240
$40,160
$31,200
$62,360
Albuquerque, NM $43,210
$41,620
$29,770
$54,600
Jackson, TN $43,180
$43,970
$31,290
$60,300
Denver, CO $43,080
$43,430
$33,490
$57,460
Lexington, KY $43,080
$42,560
$37,710
$54,330
Baton Rouge, LA $43,010
$38,990
$27,310
$49,890
Riverside, CA $42,890
$39,090
$33,650
$55,240
Lincoln, NE $42,670
$43,170
$33,440
$55,190
Reno, NV $42,550
$37,560
$37,560
$57,130
Washington, DC $42,520
$40,180
$36,400
$53,030
South Bend, IN $42,500
$40,860
$37,750
$48,240
Lansing, MI $42,410
$40,720
$31,200
$50,350
Tucson, AZ $42,300
$39,630
$33,910
$48,610
Redding, CA $42,240
$43,540
$34,300
$46,440
Jacksonville, FL $42,210
$42,350
$28,060
$52,000
Seattle, WA $42,170
$36,130
$35,170
$58,560
Oxnard, CA $42,100
$37,090
$35,280
$60,910
San Luis Obispo, CA $42,020
$39,600
$35,990
$47,650
Spokane, WA $41,990
$36,030
$33,860
$56,530
Syracuse, NY $41,970
$43,610
$31,200
$49,610
Kingsport, TN $41,940
$42,930
$35,090
$46,480
Rochester, NY $41,800
$38,740
$34,400
$54,520
Evansville, IN $41,640
$39,810
$34,970
$48,440
Medford, OR $41,550
$36,490
$30,410
$57,550
Anchorage, AK $41,500
$31,940
$31,940
$62,630
Huntington, WV $41,390
$38,240
$28,260
$54,200
Orlando, FL $41,390
$37,440
$28,980
$56,050
Miami, FL $41,060
$40,960
$28,830
$55,190
Grand Rapids, MI $41,040
$39,340
$32,950
$49,710
Bakersfield, CA $40,870
$36,280
$33,750
$53,870
Visalia, CA $40,860
$35,600
$34,570
$60,920
Portland, OR $40,800
$39,230
$31,530
$59,140
Colorado Springs, CO $40,750
$41,430
$30,840
$48,100
Johnson City, TN $40,720
$38,620
$32,570
$48,500
Buffalo, NY $40,670
$36,700
$34,100
$49,460
Tampa, FL $40,610
$43,070
$28,270
$49,980
Corpus Christi, TX $40,600
$44,290
$31,390
$46,080
Los Angeles, CA $40,570
$37,550
$33,280
$48,170
Omaha, NE $40,570
$45,010
$24,960
$53,060
Fort Collins, CO $40,560
$35,020
$31,220
$54,570
Appleton, WI $40,500
$43,890
$27,610
$50,440
Scranton, PA $40,500
$43,470
$28,360
$50,600
New Orleans, LA $40,420
$38,650
$33,440
$56,580
Fresno, CA $40,260
$36,680
$33,510
$47,090
Hattiesburg, MS $40,240
$36,250
$31,410
$49,220
Memphis, TN $40,060
$40,880
$18,720
$53,480
Atlantic City, NJ $39,910
$38,310
$38,310
$46,770
North Port, FL $39,890
$38,810
$28,520
$50,370
Provo, UT $39,810
$38,900
$37,680
$43,770
Macon, GA $39,790
$39,600
$24,530
$54,580
Florence, SC $39,720
$41,150
$29,780
$50,580
Chattanooga, TN $39,500
$39,720
$27,620
$47,120
Ogden, UT $39,400
$37,160
$31,160
$45,830
Providence, RI $39,280
$33,510
$30,720
$53,090
Huntsville, AL $39,150
$43,090
$24,550
$49,520
Tallahassee, FL $39,090
$41,930
$28,400
$48,690
Salt Lake City, UT $39,070
$40,810
$24,020
$50,360
Kansas City, MO $38,940
$37,320
$26,900
$49,390
Shreveport, LA $38,880
$38,210
$26,520
$54,400
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $38,670
$38,590
$27,020
$48,870
Detroit, MI $38,610
$39,500
$29,120
$48,260
Springfield, IL $38,580
$35,020
$29,360
$48,720
Phoenix, AZ $38,050
$35,960
$30,660
$51,650
Columbia, SC $37,970
$37,560
$29,010
$45,870
Virginia Beach, VA $37,860
$35,850
$31,140
$49,020
Boise City, ID $37,720
$36,140
$29,980
$48,670
Richmond, VA $37,580
$34,470
$33,280
$47,970
Wichita, KS $37,580
$36,600
$26,050
$46,640
Boulder, CO $37,360
$34,270
$34,270
$46,770
Birmingham, AL $37,220
$34,320
$24,220
$51,300
Gainesville, FL $37,030
$31,130
$31,130
$54,030
Lynchburg, VA $36,890
$34,630
$31,070
$43,930
McAllen, TX $36,820
$36,350
$29,060
$44,740
Fort Wayne, IN $36,770
$38,880
$22,940
$48,250
Pensacola, FL $36,590
$36,260
$24,960
$48,700
Augusta, GA $36,560
$33,870
$28,330
$47,560
Mobile, AL $36,560
$34,220
$26,680
$48,600
Palm Bay, FL $36,530
$31,050
$31,050
$50,970
Houston, TX $36,500
$36,110
$22,690
$51,690
Chicago, IL $36,490
$34,780
$26,820
$48,170
Lubbock, TX $36,150
$33,280
$28,370
$52,940
Austin, TX $35,990
$29,500
$22,220
$59,980
Toledo, OH $35,980
$31,090
$26,080
$57,450
Saginaw, MI $35,940
$36,230
$31,200
$36,750
Dothan, AL $35,510
$34,830
$24,310
$49,800
Greenville, SC $34,610
$31,480
$27,040
$52,000
Fayetteville, AR $34,470
$32,260
$24,300
$46,950
Coeur d'Alene, ID $34,190
$34,320
$21,090
$45,760
Tyler, TX $34,050
$33,090
$30,900
$40,560
Akron, OH $33,840
$28,840
$24,110
$48,840
Charleston, SC $33,240
$30,010
$28,620
$41,430
St. Louis, MO $32,990
$28,800
$28,800
$48,460
Dallas, TX $32,800
$29,160
$23,180
$47,330
Tulsa, OK $32,600
$30,200
$21,250
$51,750
Idaho Falls, ID $32,570
$32,270
$20,670
$40,400
Atlanta, GA $32,490
$27,530
$23,830
$52,220
Little Rock, AR $32,120
$28,540
$24,760
$44,890
Brownsville, TX $31,930
$32,570
$27,230
$36,080
Montgomery, AL $31,550
$27,980
$24,260
$44,810
Athens, GA $31,200
$23,040
$23,040
$45,750
Florence, AL $31,040
$27,000
$23,660
$35,100
Charlotte, NC $30,450
$26,050
$17,310
$44,910
Oklahoma City, OK $29,920
$28,440
$20,800
$40,510
San Juan, PR $29,690
$28,410
$23,240
$40,660
Topeka, KS $29,460
$27,690
$22,940
$44,440
Greensboro, NC $29,440
$25,060
$21,490
$48,360
Cleveland, OH $29,340
$26,610
$22,250
$38,730
Durham, NC $27,840
$25,650
$19,890
$32,760
Raleigh, NC $27,190
$26,990
$17,140
$39,660
San Antonio, TX $27,130
$21,930
$16,760
$45,800
El Paso, TX $26,080
$25,760
$21,340
$34,910
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
.
All wage figures are annual.
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