The annual salary statistics of medical transcriptionists in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical transcriptionists in Raleigh-Cary 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 | $21,530 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,770 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $42,530 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical transcriptionists in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $42,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,530.
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 | $34,770 | 34.11% | -16.57% |
| 2021 | $22,910 | -77.87% | - |
| 2020 | $40,750 | 3.88% | - |
| 2019 | $39,170 | 17.56% | - |
| 2018 | $32,290 | 5.26% | - |
| 2017 | $30,590 | 10.49% | - |
| 2016 | $27,380 | 7.20% | - |
| 2015 | $25,410 | -69.78% | - |
| 2014 | $43,140 | 7.72% | - |
| 2013 | $39,810 | -1.81% | - |
| 2012 | $40,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,770 in Raleigh-Cary is in the middle of salary range for medical transcriptionists in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of medical transcriptionists in Raleigh-Cary is 15.2 percent (15.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Fayetteville and 27.7 percent (27.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Jacksonville.