The annual salary statistics of medical transcriptionists in Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical transcriptionists in Shreveport-Bossier City 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 | $25,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $51,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical transcriptionists in Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,230.
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 | $38,820 | 10.28% | 17.39% |
| 2021 | $34,830 | 2.24% | - |
| 2020 | $34,050 | 7.87% | - |
| 2019 | $31,370 | -3.00% | - |
| 2018 | $32,310 | -0.87% | - |
| 2017 | $32,590 | -6.08% | - |
| 2016 | $34,570 | -0.64% | - |
| 2015 | $34,790 | -0.29% | - |
| 2014 | $34,890 | 0.69% | - |
| 2013 | $34,650 | 7.45% | - |
| 2012 | $32,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $38,820, Shreveport-Bossier City is the second highest paying city for medical transcriptionists in state of Louisiana, following the highest paying city Lake Charles (median annual salary of $39,000). Compared with Lake Charles, the median annual salary of medical transcriptionists in Shreveport-Bossier City is .5 percent (.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lake Charles | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| Lafayette | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| Alexandria | |
| Monroe | |
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area |