The annual salary statistics of medical transcriptionists in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical transcriptionists in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island 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 | $22,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical transcriptionists in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,730.
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 | $30,800 | 24.77% | -12.08% |
| 2021 | $23,170 | -49.76% | - |
| 2020 | $34,700 | 7.81% | - |
| 2019 | $31,990 | 18.57% | - |
| 2018 | $26,050 | 5.07% | - |
| 2017 | $24,730 | 5.58% | - |
| 2016 | $23,350 | -14.18% | - |
| 2015 | $26,660 | -3.53% | - |
| 2014 | $27,600 | -17.75% | - |
| 2013 | $32,500 | -6.22% | - |
| 2012 | $34,520 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,800 in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island is in the middle of salary range for medical transcriptionists in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of medical transcriptionists in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island is 34.3 percent (34.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Iowa City and 26.1 percent (26.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Dubuque.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Iowa City | |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Ames | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Dubuque |