The annual salary statistics of medical transcriptionists in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of medical transcriptionists in Durham-Chapel Hill 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 | $21,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,710 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,960 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $45,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical transcriptionists in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $45,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,860.
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 | $36,700 | 21.01% | 1.85% |
| 2021 | $28,990 | -1.93% | - |
| 2020 | $29,550 | 3.42% | - |
| 2019 | $28,540 | -32.06% | - |
| 2018 | $37,690 | -1.49% | - |
| 2014 | $38,250 | 2.90% | - |
| 2013 | $37,140 | 3.02% | - |
| 2012 | $36,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,700 in Durham-Chapel Hill is in the middle of salary range for medical transcriptionists in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of medical transcriptionists in Durham-Chapel Hill is 10.5 percent (10.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Fayetteville and 31.5 percent (31.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Jacksonville.