The annual salary statistics of medical transcriptionists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical transcriptionists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) 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 | $23,170 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $53,830 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical transcriptionists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $53,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,170.
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 | $39,160 | 41.47% | 1.79% |
| 2021 | $22,920 | 14.75% | - |
| 2020 | $19,540 | -36.03% | - |
| 2019 | $26,580 | -12.98% | - |
| 2018 | $30,030 | 5.66% | - |
| 2017 | $28,330 | -19.20% | - |
| 2016 | $33,770 | -0.50% | - |
| 2015 | $33,940 | -2.18% | - |
| 2014 | $34,680 | -12.28% | - |
| 2013 | $38,940 | 1.23% | - |
| 2012 | $38,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,160 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is in the middle of salary range for medical transcriptionists in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of medical transcriptionists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 16.2 percent (16.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Springfield and 25.4 percent (25.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division).
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Springfield | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Rockford | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Decatur | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Bloomington-Normal | |
| Peoria | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) |