The annual salary statistics of medical transcriptionists in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical transcriptionists in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $32,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $55,830 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical transcriptionists in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $55,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,380.
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 | $40,210 | 0.52% | -11.56% |
| 2021 | $40,000 | -11.32% | - |
| 2020 | $44,530 | 1.73% | - |
| 2019 | $43,760 | -0.43% | - |
| 2018 | $43,950 | -3.53% | - |
| 2017 | $45,500 | -1.14% | - |
| 2016 | $46,020 | 2.24% | - |
| 2015 | $44,990 | 0.36% | - |
| 2014 | $44,830 | 1.29% | - |
| 2013 | $44,250 | -1.38% | - |
| 2012 | $44,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,210 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for medical transcriptionists in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of medical transcriptionists in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 16.5 percent (16.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 12.6 percent (12.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Barnstable Town.
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| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
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| New Bedford | |
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