Medical Transcriptionists Salary in Ames, Iowa

The annual salary statistics of medical transcriptionists in Ames, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical transcriptionists in Ames 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 Ames, Iowa

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$32,810
25th Percentile Wage
$35,360
50th Percentile Wage
$39,350
75th Percentile Wage
$45,180
90th Percentile Wage
$50,690

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical transcriptionists in Ames, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,810.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical transcriptionists from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$39,350
5.59% 19.09%
2017
$37,150
4.39% -
2016
$35,520
7.15% -
2014
$32,980
-1.67% -
2013
$33,530
5.04% -
2012
$31,840
- -

Table 2. Compare Medical Transcriptionists Salary in Ames with Other Iowa Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,350 in Ames is in the middle of salary range for medical transcriptionists in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of medical transcriptionists in Ames is 16.0 percent (16.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Iowa City and 42.1 percent (42.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Dubuque.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Iowa City
$46,860
Des Moines-West Des Moines
$43,220
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$40,030
Ames
$39,350
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$38,230
Cedar Rapids
$38,000
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$37,950
Waterloo-Cedar Falls
$36,860
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$35,630
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island
$30,800
Dubuque
$22,770

See also: Top paying jobs in Ames, Iowa.