The annual salary statistics of medical transcriptionists in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of medical transcriptionists in Bakersfield-Delano is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $30,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $52,380 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $56,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical transcriptionists in Bakersfield-Delano, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,400.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical transcriptionists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $44,390 | 17.12% | 22.32% |
| 2021 | $36,790 | -21.42% | - |
| 2020 | $44,670 | 2.64% | - |
| 2019 | $43,490 | 3.04% | - |
| 2018 | $42,170 | -7.75% | - |
| 2017 | $45,440 | 3.54% | - |
| 2016 | $43,830 | 4.75% | - |
| 2015 | $41,750 | 0.36% | - |
| 2014 | $41,600 | 2.55% | - |
| 2013 | $40,540 | 14.95% | - |
| 2012 | $34,480 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,390 in Bakersfield-Delano is in the middle of salary range for medical transcriptionists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of medical transcriptionists in Bakersfield-Delano is 14.8 percent (14.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Chico and 57.8 percent (57.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.