The annual salary statistics of medical transcriptionists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of medical transcriptionists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $25,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,650 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,060 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $55,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical transcriptionists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $55,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,930.
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 | $44,060 | 16.45% | 14.73% |
| 2021 | $36,810 | 14.67% | - |
| 2020 | $31,410 | -19.20% | - |
| 2019 | $37,440 | 1.15% | - |
| 2018 | $37,010 | -3.24% | - |
| 2017 | $38,210 | 0.63% | - |
| 2016 | $37,970 | 1.55% | - |
| 2015 | $37,380 | -2.73% | - |
| 2014 | $38,400 | 3.72% | - |
| 2013 | $36,970 | -1.62% | - |
| 2012 | $37,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,060 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for medical transcriptionists in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of medical transcriptionists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 2.3 percent (2.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Reading and 58.4 percent (58.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Youngstown-Warren-Boardman.