The annual salary statistics of medical transcriptionists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical transcriptionists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $29,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical transcriptionists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,120.
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 | $37,900 | 3.56% | -22.96% |
| 2021 | $36,550 | -49.58% | - |
| 2020 | $54,670 | 3.24% | - |
| 2019 | $52,900 | 6.81% | - |
| 2018 | $49,300 | 6.90% | - |
| 2017 | $45,900 | -2.94% | - |
| 2016 | $47,250 | -4.11% | - |
| 2015 | $49,190 | -3.60% | - |
| 2014 | $50,960 | 2.47% | - |
| 2013 | $49,700 | 6.24% | - |
| 2012 | $46,600 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,900 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for medical transcriptionists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of medical transcriptionists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 27.3 percent (27.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Chico and 50.6 percent (50.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.