SOC 31-9094 · Healthcare Support Occupations

Medical Transcriptionists

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$40,410

U.S. median hourly wage$19.43

U.S. employment41,550

Nationally, medical transcriptionists earned a median of $40,410 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 41,550 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Medical Transcriptionists: pay and employment by state
State
Minnesota	$50,030	$24.05	270	0.1
Wisconsin	$49,150	$23.63	590	0.2
Maine	$48,600	$23.36	80	0.1
Alaska	$48,360	$23.25	110	0.3
Connecticut	$48,190	$23.17	390	0.2
Wyoming	$48,100	$23.12	40	0.1
Oregon	$46,280	$22.25	510	0.3
South Dakota	$46,070	$22.15	240	0.5
Nebraska	$45,880	$22.06	230	0.2
Illinois	$45,490	$21.87	970	0.2
District of Columbia	$45,110	$21.69	70	0.1
California	$45,050	$21.66	5,860	0.3
Iowa	$45,010	$21.64	180	0.1
Tennessee	$44,720	$21.50	1,450	0.4
North Dakota	$44,660	$21.47	120	0.3
Hawaii	$44,310	$21.30	Not published	Not published
New York	$43,260	$20.80	2,710	0.3
Colorado	$43,080	$20.71	610	0.2
Texas	$42,900	$20.62	7,520	0.5
Florida	$42,050	$20.22	2,650	0.3
Pennsylvania	$41,510	$19.96	1,130	0.2
Indiana	$41,400	$19.90	790	0.2
Montana	$41,340	$19.88	80	0.2
Maryland	$39,900	$19.18	230	0.1
Utah	$39,630	$19.05	210	0.1
Nevada	$39,350	$18.92	210	0.1
North Carolina	$39,300	$18.89	1,020	0.2
New Jersey	$39,020	$18.76	1,710	0.4
Kentucky	$39,000	$18.75	690	0.3
Washington	$38,690	$18.60	620	0.2
Mississippi	$38,600	$18.56	300	0.3
Idaho	$38,140	$18.34	400	0.5
Louisiana	$38,040	$18.29	420	0.2
Missouri	$37,480	$18.02	310	0.1
New Mexico	$37,480	$18.02	210	0.2
West Virginia	$37,440	$18.00	90	0.1
Michigan	$37,280	$17.93	1,130	0.3
Ohio	$37,060	$17.82	680	0.1
Massachusetts	$36,910	$17.75	400	0.1
Arizona	$36,550	$17.57	700	0.2
Kansas	$35,390	$17.02	420	0.3
Alabama	$35,340	$16.99	410	0.2
Virginia	$35,130	$16.89	Not published	Not published
Arkansas	$35,100	$16.87	280	0.2
Rhode Island	$34,790	$16.72	80	0.2
Delaware	$34,070	$16.38	Not published	Not published
South Carolina	$33,870	$16.29	390	0.2
Vermont	$33,030	$15.88	Not published	Not published
Puerto Rico	$31,200	$15.00	140	0.2
Georgia	$28,330	$13.62	950	0.2
Oklahoma	$27,740	$13.34	560	0.3

Pay by metro area

All 165 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Medical Transcriptionists: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$58,240	$28.00	680	0.3
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$57,420	$27.61	200	0.2
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$55,890	$26.87	30	0.3
Portland-South Portland, ME	$55,320	$26.60	30	0.1
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$54,830	$26.36	100	0.2
Rapid City, SD	$53,840	$25.89	30	0.5
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$53,330	$25.64	50	0.2
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$50,400	$24.23	310	0.3
Madison, WI	$50,310	$24.19	80	0.2
Chico, CA	$50,020	$24.05	120	1.6
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$49,780	$23.93	190	0.2
Wilmington, NC	$49,590	$23.84	30	0.2
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$49,560	$23.83	110	0.3
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$48,960	$23.54	130	0.1
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$48,890	$23.51	140	0.1
Evansville, IN	$48,840	$23.48	70	0.5
Modesto, CA	$48,490	$23.31	50	0.2
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$48,440	$23.29	170	0.2
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$48,270	$23.21	70	0.2
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$48,260	$23.20	100	0.5
Peoria, IL	$48,160	$23.15	60	0.3
Appleton, WI	$48,010	$23.08	40	0.3
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$47,680	$22.92	120	0.4
Redding, CA	$47,550	$22.86	90	1.3
Pittsburgh, PA	$47,530	$22.85	190	0.2
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$47,470	$22.82	330	0.5
Gainesville, FL	$47,420	$22.80	160	1.1
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$47,370	$22.77	320	0.3
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$47,310	$22.74	40	0.1
New Haven, CT	$47,270	$22.73	60	0.2
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$46,960	$22.58	40	0.1
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$46,930	$22.56	140	0.8
Omaha, NE-IA	$46,870	$22.53	100	0.2
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$46,810	$22.50	60	0.2
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$46,790	$22.49	200	0.2
Jackson, TN	$46,680	$22.44	60	0.7
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$46,560	$22.39	120	0.1
Green Bay, WI	$46,470	$22.34	30	0.2
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$46,440	$22.33	80	0.2
Traverse City, MI	$46,400	$22.31	30	0.5
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$46,320	$22.27	50	0.3
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$46,240	$22.23	450	0.2
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$46,230	$22.23	340	0.2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$46,160	$22.19	Not published	Not published
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$45,920	$22.08	40	0.2
Wausau, WI	$45,810	$22.02	50	0.7
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$45,790	$22.01	60	0.2
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$45,420	$21.84	710	0.5
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$45,030	$21.65	30	0.2
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$44,790	$21.53	50	0.4
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$44,770	$21.52	270	0.2
Fargo, ND-MN	$44,740	$21.51	30	0.2
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$44,730	$21.51	30	0.1
Syracuse, NY	$44,410	$21.35	80	0.3
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$44,230	$21.27	80	0.1
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$44,010	$21.16	2,910	0.3
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$43,940	$21.13	170	0.2
Winston-Salem, NC	$43,800	$21.06	70	0.3
Jackson, MS	$43,490	$20.91	40	0.2
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$43,360	$20.85	Not published	Not published
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$43,260	$20.80	90	0.3
Fresno, CA	$43,180	$20.76	200	0.4
Huntsville, AL	$43,040	$20.69	50	0.2
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$42,990	$20.67	60	0.3
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$42,990	$20.67	500	0.3
Bend, OR	$42,900	$20.62	30	0.3
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$42,900	$20.62	130	0.4
Colorado Springs, CO	$42,660	$20.51	90	0.3
Midland, MI	$42,220	$20.30	40	1.1
St. Louis, MO-IL	$42,000	$20.19	160	0.1
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$41,400	$19.90	60	0.3
Boulder, CO	$41,300	$19.85	50	0.3
Macon-Bibb County, GA	$41,100	$19.76	40	0.4
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$41,020	$19.72	260	0.2
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$40,520	$19.48	40	0.3
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$39,950	$19.21	70	0.1
Boise City, ID	$39,690	$19.08	200	0.5
Baton Rouge, LA	$39,630	$19.05	60	0.1
Kansas City, MO-KS	$39,600	$19.04	220	0.2
Johnson City, TN	$39,430	$18.96	100	1.2
Asheville, NC	$39,190	$18.84	40	0.2
Dothan, AL	$39,130	$18.81	40	0.6
Jacksonville, FL	$39,100	$18.80	290	0.4
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$39,010	$18.76	170	0.1
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$38,950	$18.73	100	0.2
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$38,920	$18.71	70	0.2
Columbus, OH	$38,870	$18.69	180	0.2
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$38,790	$18.65	70	0.2
Tucson, AZ	$38,760	$18.64	Not published	Not published
Wichita, KS	$38,710	$18.61	90	0.3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$38,700	$18.61	720	0.2
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$38,680	$18.60	420	0.3
Reno, NV	$38,660	$18.59	50	0.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$38,650	$18.58	2,290	0.4
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$38,590	$18.55	60	0.3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$38,540	$18.53	620	0.2
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$38,380	$18.45	230	0.4
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$38,350	$18.44	50	0.1
Charlottesville, VA	$38,250	$18.39	100	0.9
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$38,220	$18.38	430	0.1
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$38,210	$18.37	60	0.2
Lafayette, LA	$38,040	$18.29	150	0.8
Medford, OR	$37,980	$18.26	50	0.5
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$37,970	$18.26	40	0.2
Winchester, VA-WV	$37,950	$18.25	40	0.6
Knoxville, TN	$37,860	$18.20	340	0.8
Urban Honolulu, HI	$37,840	$18.19	Not published	Not published
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$37,810	$18.18	70	0.1
Rochester, NY	$37,600	$18.08	100	0.2
Hattiesburg, MS	$37,590	$18.07	40	0.6
Albuquerque, NM	$37,480	$18.02	130	0.3
Columbia, SC	$37,480	$18.02	60	0.2
Ocala, FL	$37,450	$18.01	60	0.5
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$37,410	$17.98	50	0.2
Saginaw, MI	$37,280	$17.93	60	0.7
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$37,170	$17.87	550	0.3
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$36,980	$17.78	300	0.4
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$36,880	$17.73	Not published	Not published
Columbia, MO	$36,820	$17.70	40	0.4
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$36,580	$17.59	30	0.2
Lynchburg, VA	$36,440	$17.52	50	0.5
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$36,360	$17.48	560	0.2
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$36,270	$17.44	410	0.2
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	$36,210	$17.41	Not published	Not published
Flint, MI	$36,090	$17.35	50	0.4
Springfield, IL	$36,060	$17.34	40	0.4
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$35,860	$17.24	40	0.2
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$35,700	$17.16	90	0.4
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$35,630	$17.13	60	0.8
Tallahassee, FL	$35,510	$17.07	90	0.5
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$35,410	$17.03	360	0.3
El Paso, TX	$35,360	$17.00	70	0.2
Birmingham, AL	$35,340	$16.99	110	0.2
Idaho Falls, ID	$35,340	$16.99	50	0.7
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$35,300	$16.97	110	0.2
Anchorage, AK	$35,140	$16.89	80	0.5
Richmond, VA	$35,050	$16.85	Not published	Not published
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$35,040	$16.85	30	0.4
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$34,910	$16.78	1,300	0.3
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$34,650	$16.66	50	0.1
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$34,650	$16.66	50	0.4
Toledo, OH	$34,110	$16.40	60	0.2
Tyler, TX	$34,070	$16.38	80	0.7
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$34,040	$16.36	90	0.1
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$33,350	$16.03	80	0.2
Mobile, AL	$32,740	$15.74	60	0.3
Florence, SC	$32,590	$15.67	40	0.5
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$32,130	$15.45	90	0.3
Dover, DE	$31,200	$15.00	Not published	Not published
Punta Gorda, FL	$31,200	$15.00	30	0.6
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$31,200	$15.00	150	0.2
Corpus Christi, TX	$31,110	$14.96	40	0.2
Abilene, TX	$30,940	$14.88	40	0.5
Clarksville, TN-KY	$30,930	$14.87	40	0.4
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$30,690	$14.75	Not published	Not published
Cleveland, OH	$29,960	$14.40	120	0.1
Roanoke, VA	$29,870	$14.36	Not published	Not published
Akron, OH	$29,480	$14.18	80	0.2
Lubbock, TX	$29,230	$14.05	80	0.5
Joplin, MO-KS	$28,600	$13.75	40	0.4
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$28,330	$13.62	680	0.2
Oklahoma City, OK	$28,210	$13.56	280	0.4
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$27,400	$13.17	780	0.7
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$26,850	$12.91	150	0.4
Tulsa, OK	$26,850	$12.91	Not published	Not published

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.