The annual salary statistics of medical transcriptionists in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical transcriptionists in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 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 | $33,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,230 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical transcriptionists in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,900.
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 | $44,320 | 14.06% | 25.88% |
| 2021 | $38,090 | -0.66% | - |
| 2019 | $38,340 | 2.14% | - |
| 2018 | $37,520 | 3.01% | - |
| 2017 | $36,390 | -2.20% | - |
| 2016 | $37,190 | 4.60% | - |
| 2015 | $35,480 | 1.04% | - |
| 2014 | $35,110 | 3.82% | - |
| 2013 | $33,770 | 2.72% | - |
| 2012 | $32,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,320 in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is in the middle of salary range for medical transcriptionists in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of medical transcriptionists in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is 1.8 percent (1.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Reading and 58.6 percent (58.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Youngstown-Warren-Boardman.