Medical Transcriptionists Salary in Modesto, California

The annual salary statistics of medical transcriptionists in Modesto, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of medical transcriptionists in Modesto is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Medical Transcriptionists in Modesto, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$34,010
25th Percentile Wage
$39,080
50th Percentile Wage
$44,750
75th Percentile Wage
$52,230
90th Percentile Wage
$58,230

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical transcriptionists in Modesto, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,010.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical transcriptionists from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$44,750
14.44% 4.36%
2021
$38,290
-29.77% -
2020
$49,690
5.29% -
2019
$47,060
0.96% -
2018
$46,610
15.43% -
2016
$39,420
11.14% -
2015
$35,030
1.91% -
2014
$34,360
0.44% -
2013
$34,210
-25.11% -
2012
$42,800
- -

Table 2. Compare Medical Transcriptionists Salary in Modesto with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,750 in Modesto is in the middle of salary range for medical transcriptionists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of medical transcriptionists in Modesto is 14.1 percent (14.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Chico and 58.2 percent (58.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chico
$52,100
Napa
$51,540
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$51,280
Vallejo-Fairfield
$46,400
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$45,190
Modesto
$44,750
Bakersfield-Delano
$44,390
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$44,300
Fresno
$42,860
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$41,030
Redding
$40,850
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$37,900
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$37,560
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$36,350
Visalia-Porterville
$36,160
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$35,220
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$34,280
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$33,870
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$31,400
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$30,030
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$29,850
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$29,830
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$29,120
Stockton
$29,120
Salinas
$29,120
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$29,120
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$18,720

See also: Top paying jobs in Modesto, California.