The annual salary statistics of medical transcriptionists in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical transcriptionists in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton 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 | $27,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical transcriptionists in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,800.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical transcriptionists from 2012 to 2016.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $35,990 | 10.56% | -1.56% |
| 2015 | $32,190 | -4.38% | - |
| 2014 | $33,600 | -4.29% | - |
| 2013 | $35,040 | -4.31% | - |
| 2012 | $36,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,990 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for medical transcriptionists in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of medical transcriptionists in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 12.2 percent (12.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Fayetteville and 30.1 percent (30.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Jacksonville.