The annual salary statistics of medical transcriptionists in Cape Girardeau-Jackson, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical transcriptionists in Cape Girardeau-Jackson 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 | $25,240 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $40,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical transcriptionists in Cape Girardeau-Jackson, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,240.
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 | $35,290 | 1.11% | 4.53% |
| 2016 | $34,900 | 2.09% | - |
| 2015 | $34,170 | 1.14% | - |
| 2013 | $33,780 | 0.27% | - |
| 2012 | $33,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,290 in Cape Girardeau-Jackson is in the middle of salary range for medical transcriptionists in state of Missouri. In comparison, the annual salary of medical transcriptionists in Cape Girardeau-Jackson is 9.3 percent (9.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Jefferson City and 18.3 percent (18.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Joplin.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Jefferson City | |
| Springfield | |
| Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Cape Girardeau-Jackson | |
| Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers | |
| Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| St Louis | |
| Kansas City | |
| St Joseph | |
| Columbia | |
| North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Joplin |