The annual salary statistics of medical transcriptionists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical transcriptionists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $34,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical transcriptionists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,280.
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 | $34,280 | 10.85% | -49.50% |
| 2021 | $30,560 | -56.58% | - |
| 2020 | $47,850 | -0.19% | - |
| 2019 | $47,940 | 3.32% | - |
| 2018 | $46,350 | -10.44% | - |
| 2017 | $51,190 | -3.99% | - |
| 2016 | $53,230 | -1.01% | - |
| 2015 | $53,770 | 7.16% | - |
| 2014 | $49,920 | 2.46% | - |
| 2013 | $48,690 | -5.26% | - |
| 2012 | $51,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,280 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is in the middle of salary range for medical transcriptionists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of medical transcriptionists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 34.2 percent (34.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Chico and 45.4 percent (45.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.