The annual salary statistics of medical transcriptionists in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical transcriptionists in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn 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 | $23,470 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $40,830 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical transcriptionists in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,470.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical transcriptionists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $35,720 | -0.20% | 2.44% |
| 2016 | $35,790 | 0.92% | - |
| 2015 | $35,460 | 0.48% | - |
| 2014 | $35,290 | -4.28% | - |
| 2013 | $36,800 | 5.30% | - |
| 2012 | $34,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,720 in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is in the middle of salary range for medical transcriptionists in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of medical transcriptionists in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 12.8 percent (12.8%) lower than that in the highest paying South Bend-Mishawaka and 29.5 percent (29.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Saginaw-Saginaw Township North.