Medical Transcriptionists Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 280 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Medical Transcriptionists

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
San Jose, CA $57,970 150
Portland, ME $56,250 60
Norwich, CT $55,890 30
Hartford, CT $54,290 130
Santa Rosa, CA $53,330 50
Minneapolis, MN-WI $53,050 200

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $34,000 80
      Anchorage, AK $31,940 60
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Huntsville, AL $43,090 70
      Dothan, AL $34,830 50
      Birmingham, AL $34,320 190
      Mobile, AL $34,220 50
      Alabama $32,590 720
      Montgomery, AL $27,980 —
      Florence, AL $27,000 40
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      North Arkansas $37,810 40
      Fayetteville, AR $32,260 70
      Arkansas $31,710 340
      Little Rock, AR $28,540 150
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Arizona $48,440 40
      Tucson, AZ $39,630 110
      Arizona $36,360 920
      Phoenix, AZ $35,960 680
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Jose, CA $57,970 150
      Santa Rosa, CA $53,330 50
      San Francisco, CA $48,070 520
      North Coast Region of California $46,940 40
      Stockton, CA $46,280 70
      Modesto, CA $45,760 50
      Chico, CA $44,760 50
      San Diego, CA $44,410 660
      Santa Maria, CA $43,930 100
      Redding, CA $43,540 110
      Santa Cruz, CA $41,040 —
      Sacramento, CA $40,720 190
      San Luis Obispo, CA $39,600 40
      California $39,090 5,630
      Riverside, CA $39,090 —
      Los Angeles, CA $37,550 2,450
      Oxnard, CA $37,090 80
      Fresno, CA $36,680 180
      Bakersfield, CA $36,280 120
      Visalia, CA $35,600 40
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Denver, CO $43,430 330
      Southwest Colorado $43,150 40
      Pueblo, CO $42,350 30
      Colorado Springs, CO $41,430 90
      Colorado $38,340 780
      Fort Collins, CO $35,020 80
      Boulder, CO $34,270 160
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Norwich, CT $55,890 30
      Hartford, CT $54,290 130
      New Haven, CT $47,880 100
      Connecticut $46,800 540
      Waterbury, CT $46,800 50
      Connecticut $46,560 50
      Bridgeport, CT $45,550 170
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $40,180 460
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $36,910 60
      Dover, DE $31,200 —
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cape Coral, FL $44,670 50
      Tampa, FL $43,070 360
      Jacksonville, FL $42,350 210
      Tallahassee, FL $41,930 60
      Miami, FL $40,960 400
      North Port, FL $38,810 60
      Florida $38,430 2,000
      Lakeland, FL $38,210 60
      Deltona, FL $37,970 40
      Ocala, FL $37,450 60
      Orlando, FL $37,440 190
      Pensacola, FL $36,260 40
      Punta Gorda, FL $31,200 30
      Gainesville, FL $31,130 50
      Palm Bay, FL $31,050 120
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Macon, GA $39,600 50
      Augusta, GA-SC $33,870 80
      Georgia $27,750 1,830
      Atlanta, GA $27,530 1,290
      Athens, GA $23,040 50
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hawaii $45,760 40
      Urban Honolulu, HI $37,840 —
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Des Moines, IA $43,930 40
      Iowa $43,230 200
      Northeast Iowa $43,230 30
      Davenport, IA-IL $41,400 60
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boise City, ID $36,140 190
      Idaho $36,000 380
      Coeur d'Alene, ID $34,320 70
      Idaho Falls, ID $32,270 50
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Illinois $49,980 50
      Peoria, IL $48,160 60
      East Central Illinois $45,800 40
      Illinois $36,610 1,500
      Springfield, IL $35,020 40
      Chicago, IL-IN $34,780 1,390
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Indianapolis, IN $43,630 280
      South Bend, IN-MI $40,860 50
      Evansville, IN $39,810 60
      Fort Wayne, IN $38,880 50
      Indiana $38,240 1,100
      Northern Indiana $31,590 30
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wichita, KS $36,600 120
      Kansas $35,940 80
      Kansas $35,270 510
      Topeka, KS $27,690 90
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lexington, KY $42,560 90
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $38,590 140
      Kentucky $37,600 580
      West Kentucky $36,670 40
      South Central Kentucky $33,750 60
      Central Kentucky $30,370 40
      East Kentucky $23,820 90
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baton Rouge, LA $38,990 60
      New Orleans, LA $38,650 90
      Shreveport, LA $38,210 30
      Northeast Louisiana $37,470 30
      Lafayette, LA $37,220 70
      Louisiana $36,920 400
      Slidell, LA $35,040 30
      Central Louisiana $28,110 30
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $44,290 270
      Massachusetts $37,850 550
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baltimore, MD $51,380 100
      Maryland $44,760 240
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, ME $56,250 60
      Maine $48,520 140
      Southwest Maine $44,340 50
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Traverse City, MI $46,400 30
      Midland, MI $42,220 40
      Mid Michigan $42,170 40
      Lansing, MI $40,720 30
      Detroit, MI $39,500 430
      Grand Rapids, MI $39,340 60
      Michigan $36,230 1,070
      Saginaw, MI $36,230 60
      Flint, MI $36,090 50
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $53,050 200
      Minnesota $52,190 370
      St. Cloud, MN $52,190 40
      Duluth, MN-WI $49,950 30
      Northwest Minnesota $47,960 30
      Rochester, MN $45,240 40
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Springfield, MO $41,180 40
      Kansas City, MO-KS $37,320 280
      Columbia, MO $36,820 40
      Southeast Missouri $31,420 30
      Missouri $30,060 720
      St. Louis, MO-IL $28,800 450
      Joplin, MO-KS $28,600 40
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Mississippi $43,950 230
      Jackson, MS $43,490 40
      Lower East Mississippi $41,600 80
      Hattiesburg, MS $36,250 50
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Montana $43,560 80
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wilmington, NC $49,590 30
      Asheville, NC $47,290 50
      Winston, NC $41,310 100
      Central North Carolina $38,730 80
      Eastern North Carolina $37,980 40
      Western North Carolina $37,700 40
      North Carolina $27,390 1,630
      Raleigh, NC $26,990 150
      Charlotte, NC-SC $26,050 430
      Durham, NC $25,650 240
      Greensboro, NC $25,060 —
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      North Dakota $44,810 120
      Fargo, ND-MN $43,230 50
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Omaha, NE-IA $45,010 80
      Lincoln, NE $43,170 40
      Nebraska $41,540 420
      South Nebraska $38,860 120
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Hampshire $43,170 50
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Trenton, NJ $47,660 —
      New Jersey $43,280 1,500
      Atlantic City, NJ $38,310 —
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albuquerque, NM $41,620 90
      New Mexico $34,730 170
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Las Vegas, NV $43,300 —
      Nevada $40,000 —
      Reno, NV $37,560 —
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Syracuse, NY $43,610 80
      New York, NY-NJ $43,190 3,790
      New York $42,700 3,990
      Central East New York $42,410 40
      Albany, NY $40,160 100
      Rochester, NY $38,740 80
      Southwest New York $37,500 40
      Buffalo, NY $36,700 150
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Dayton, OH $49,460 50
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $46,570 150
      Columbus, OH $44,740 160
      Southern Ohio $36,300 —
      Toledo, OH $31,090 140
      Ohio $29,540 1,270
      Akron, OH $28,840 80
      Cleveland, OH $26,610 490
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tulsa, OK $30,200 180
      Oklahoma $28,920 570
      Oklahoma City, OK $28,440 280
      Southeast Oklahoma $27,040 50
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salem, OR $46,900 30
      Bend, OR $42,900 30
      Eugene, OR $42,680 50
      Oregon $39,630 690
      Portland, OR-WA $39,230 520
      Medford, OR $36,490 50
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $37,070 270
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Harrisburg, PA $45,600 70
      Pittsburgh, PA $44,410 210
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $44,340 280
      Scranton, PA $43,470 50
      Allentown, PA-NJ $42,240 60
      Central Pennsylvania $37,810 40
      Pennsylvania $36,190 1,380
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $35,480 40
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $28,410 80
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $33,510 110
      Rhode Island $33,510 90
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Florence, SC $41,150 50
      Columbia, SC $37,560 70
      Greenville, SC $31,480 90
      South Carolina $31,480 710
      Charleston, SC $30,010 280
      Southern South Carolina $27,660 30
      Northeastern South Carolina $27,310 40
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rapid City, SD $52,310 60
      West South Dakota $49,650 40
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $45,580 170
      South Dakota $45,580 350
      East South Dakota $43,080 70
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jackson, TN $43,970 60
      Nashville, TN $43,800 300
      Kingsport, TN-VA $42,930 50
      Knoxville, TN $42,290 170
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $40,880 220
      Tennessee $40,570 1,420
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $39,720 160
      Johnson City, TN $38,620 70
      North Central Tennessee $36,550 50
      South Central Tennessee $35,360 40
      West Tennessee $34,430 50
      Clarksville, TN-KY $30,930 40
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Beaumont, TX $51,880 70
      Corpus Christi, TX $44,290 70
      McAllen, TX $36,350 40
      Houston, TX $36,110 —
      Lubbock, TX $33,280 60
      Tyler, TX $33,090 80
      North Region of Texas $32,610 —
      Brownsville, TX $32,570 —
      Abilene, TX $30,940 40
      Austin, TX $29,500 570
      Dallas, TX $29,160 1,190
      Texas $29,080 4,480
      El Paso, TX $25,760 220
      San Antonio, TX $21,930 760
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salt Lake City, UT $40,810 80
      Provo, UT $38,900 90
      Utah $38,900 240
      Ogden, UT $37,160 30
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charlottesville, VA $38,250 100
      Winchester, VA-WV $37,950 40
      Virginia $37,120 620
      Blacksburg, VA $36,210 —
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $35,850 —
      West Virginia $35,770 180
      Lynchburg, VA $34,630 30
      Richmond, VA $34,470 190
      Roanoke, VA $29,870 —
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bellingham, WA $43,120 40
      Washington $37,120 880
      Seattle, WA $36,130 510
      Spokane, WA $36,030 170
      Kennewick, WA $34,650 50
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Madison, WI $50,310 80
      Eau Claire, WI $49,720 40
      Milwaukee, WI $49,290 250
      Wisconsin $48,820 750
      Green Bay, WI $47,230 30
      Northeastern Wisconsin $47,230 40
      South Central Wisconsin $45,950 30
      Wausau, WI $45,810 50
      Appleton, WI $43,890 60
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $38,240 60
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wyoming $50,510 30