The annual salary statistics of medical transcriptionists in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of medical transcriptionists in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 | $22,060 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $41,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,240 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical transcriptionists in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,060.
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 | $41,250 | 11.13% | 26.16% |
| 2021 | $36,660 | -19.75% | - |
| 2020 | $43,900 | 2.05% | - |
| 2019 | $43,000 | 5.30% | - |
| 2018 | $40,720 | 3.27% | - |
| 2017 | $39,390 | 2.82% | - |
| 2016 | $38,280 | 2.59% | - |
| 2015 | $37,290 | 4.93% | - |
| 2014 | $35,450 | 7.28% | - |
| 2013 | $32,870 | 7.33% | - |
| 2012 | $30,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $41,250, Louisville-Jefferson County is the highest paying city for medical transcriptionists in state of Kentucky, followed by Evansville (median annual salary $39,330). In comparison, the median annual salary of medical transcriptionists in Louisville-Jefferson County is 4.7 percent (4.7%) higher than that in Evansville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Evansville | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Owensboro | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown |