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Highest Paying Industries for Medical Transcriptionists

The top 68 highest paying industries for medical transcriptionists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $44,080, specialty hospitals - state government owned is the highest paying industry for medical transcriptionists. It is followed by general medical and surgical hospitals - state government owned industry (average annual salary $41,450). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of medical transcriptionists in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 68 Highest Paying Industries for Medical Transcriptionists

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Specialty hospitals - State government owned	$44,080	$36,960	30
2	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$41,450	$29,630	340
3	Home Health Care Services	$40,180	$26,720	130
4	Hospitals - State government owned	$40,010	$28,250	470
5	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$39,880	$27,400	460
6	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$39,230	$27,260	420
7	Educational Services - Privately owned	$39,180	$27,570	120
8	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$39,160	$27,480	100
9	State government, including schools and hospitals	$38,450	$27,100	690
10	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$38,340	$26,520	2,080
11	Educational Services	$38,220	$26,950	240
12	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$38,020	$26,880	220
13	Office Administrative Services	$37,150	$26,540	420
14	Hospitals - Privately owned	$36,780	$26,590	18,740
15	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$36,770	$26,620	18,150
16	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$36,600	$23,890	110
17	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$36,480	$26,330	22,130
18	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$36,480	$26,470	110
19	Educational Services - State government owned	$36,480	$26,470	110
20	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$36,470	$26,340	21,400
21	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$35,940	$26,670	180
22	Health Care and Social Assistance	$35,690	$25,070	43,540
23	Finance and Insurance	$35,620	$26,430	180
24	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$35,460	$22,510	1,220
25	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$35,210	$21,670	420
26	Federal, State, and Local Government	$35,210	$21,670	420
27	Temporary Help Services	$35,060	$20,330	620
28	Outpatient Care Centers	$35,020	$22,040	1,600
29	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$34,980	$25,050	3,940
30	Offices of Physicians	$34,890	$23,940	15,920
31	Scientific Research and Development Services	$34,870	$21,370	50
32	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$34,820	$23,330	21,230
33	Other Insurance Related Activities	$34,810	$26,310	150
34	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$34,810	$26,310	150
35	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$34,550	$26,420	100
36	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$34,280	$24,850	3,240
37	Hospitals - Local government owned	$34,260	$25,070	2,930
38	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$34,240	$25,050	2,910
39	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$34,210	$21,330	50
40	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$34,160	$20,820	310
41	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$33,770	$24,680	280
42	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$33,180	$26,170	50
43	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$32,380	$22,990	160
44	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$32,220	$19,600	250
45	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$31,090	$25,090	80
46	Employment Services	$31,020	$20,430	900
47	Administrative and Support Services	$30,340	$18,750	14,730
48	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$30,340	$18,750	14,730
49	Individual and Family Services	$30,140	$21,330	50
50	Business Support Services	$29,990	$18,560	13,350
51	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$29,980	$19,910	270
52	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$29,310	$17,820	330
53	Legal Services	$29,310	$24,930	n/a
54	Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)	$28,990	$19,630	100
55	Offices of Dentists	$28,900	$18,520	440
56	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$28,620	$19,070	980
57	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$28,550	$19,610	360
58	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$28,370	$24,460	50
59	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$28,250	$24,380	40
60	Offices of Chiropractors	$28,170	$20,930	140
61	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$28,140	$16,590	90
62	Social Assistance	$27,990	$23,090	100
63	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$27,410	$24,690	n/a
64	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$26,360	$20,890	50
65	Offices of Optometrists	$26,170	$20,680	40
66	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$25,900	$18,840	850
67	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$24,220	$17,090	250
68	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$23,180	$19,460	n/a