The annual salary statistics of medical transcriptionists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of medical transcriptionists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 | $32,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,540 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,900 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical transcriptionists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,340.
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 | $40,990 | 7.29% | 19.91% |
| 2021 | $38,000 | -2.21% | - |
| 2020 | $38,840 | -1.62% | - |
| 2019 | $39,470 | 6.00% | - |
| 2018 | $37,100 | 0.19% | - |
| 2017 | $37,030 | 0.30% | - |
| 2016 | $36,920 | 1.38% | - |
| 2015 | $36,410 | 2.88% | - |
| 2014 | $35,360 | 1.05% | - |
| 2013 | $34,990 | 6.17% | - |
| 2012 | $32,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,990 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for medical transcriptionists in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of medical transcriptionists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 3.1 percent (3.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Binghamton and 40.6 percent (40.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.