The highest-paying states 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 of medical transcriptionists in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $51,330, Minnesota is the highest paying state for medical transcriptionists. It is followed by Connecticut (average annual salary $51,160). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of medical transcriptionists in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | $51,330 |
$35,140 | 450 |
| 2 | Connecticut | $51,160 |
$37,590 | 890 |
| 3 | Hawaii | $49,630 |
$37,700 | 30 |
| 4 | Wyoming | $45,620 |
$37,050 | 50 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | $44,530 |
$26,140 | 620 |
| 6 | Delaware | $43,530 |
$22,570 | 150 |
| 7 | Vermont | $43,070 |
$40,360 | 30 |
| 8 | Maine | $41,800 |
$33,640 | 70 |
| 9 | Montana | $40,890 |
$24,530 | 130 |
| 10 | Pennsylvania | $40,850 |
$23,210 | 1,590 |
| 11 | Nevada | $40,460 |
$36,130 | 240 |
| 12 | Illinois | $40,210 |
$24,960 | 1,210 |
| 13 | Idaho | $40,140 |
$26,920 | 160 |
| 14 | Massachusetts | $39,920 |
$33,410 | 710 |
| 15 | Oregon | $39,880 |
$30,240 | 740 |
| 16 | Kentucky | $38,730 |
$24,340 | 590 |
| 17 | South Dakota | $38,720 |
$30,290 | 320 |
| 18 | Iowa | $38,310 |
$22,830 | 380 |
| 19 | New Hampshire | $38,050 |
$22,130 | 70 |
| 20 | Colorado | $37,970 |
$28,880 | 1,170 |
| 21 | North Dakota | $37,880 |
$21,770 | 220 |
| 22 | New Jersey | $36,170 |
$28,360 | 1,460 |
| 23 | Indiana | $35,930 |
$23,170 | 1,170 |
| 24 | Virginia | $35,690 |
$22,950 | 1,050 |
| 25 | Washington | $35,520 |
$30,140 | 1,320 |
| 26 | Alabama | $35,500 |
$22,620 | 420 |
| 27 | Kansas | $35,360 |
$27,310 | 400 |
| 28 | New York | $35,200 |
$30,400 | 4,070 |
| 29 | North Carolina | $34,770 |
$21,530 | 810 |
| 30 | Tennessee | $34,730 |
$18,180 | 1,350 |
| 31 | Arkansas | $34,430 |
$25,840 | 270 |
| 32 | West Virginia | $33,970 |
$22,980 | 300 |
| 33 | Missouri | $33,870 |
$25,400 | 600 |
| 34 | Mississippi | $33,620 |
$27,290 | 220 |
| 35 | Michigan | $33,570 |
$22,370 | 930 |
| 36 | Arizona | $32,940 |
$29,030 | 2,600 |
| 37 | California | $32,860 |
$29,120 | 7,090 |
| 38 | District of Columbia | $32,750 |
$32,250 | 80 |
| 39 | Texas | $32,750 |
$22,070 | 4,150 |
| 40 | Florida | $32,220 |
$23,720 | 4,390 |
| 41 | Ohio | $32,170 |
$23,410 | 880 |
| 42 | Utah | $31,720 |
$21,990 | 310 |
| 43 | South Carolina | $31,200 |
$22,530 | 820 |
| 44 | Alaska | $30,720 |
$28,150 | 90 |
| 45 | Rhode Island | $30,440 |
$26,400 | 100 |
| 46 | Maryland | $30,370 |
$26,000 | 700 |
| 47 | Louisiana | $29,870 |
$22,220 | 750 |
| 48 | Nebraska | $29,560 |
$22,600 | 490 |
| 49 | Oklahoma | $27,040 |
$17,890 | 530 |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | $26,150 |
$20,940 | 130 |
| 51 | Georgia | $24,270 |
$17,130 | 1,050 |
| 52 | New Mexico | $23,920 |
$23,920 | 300 |