The annual salary statistics of medical transcriptionists in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical transcriptionists in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $21,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical transcriptionists in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,390.
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 | $34,430 | 25.73% | 11.91% |
| 2021 | $25,570 | -34.65% | - |
| 2020 | $34,430 | 5.66% | - |
| 2019 | $32,480 | -10.47% | - |
| 2018 | $35,880 | 0.67% | - |
| 2017 | $35,640 | 3.11% | - |
| 2016 | $34,530 | 5.97% | - |
| 2015 | $32,470 | 5.11% | - |
| 2014 | $30,810 | -0.26% | - |
| 2013 | $30,890 | 1.81% | - |
| 2012 | $30,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,430 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for medical transcriptionists in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of medical transcriptionists in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 23.7 percent (23.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Reading and 46.7 percent (46.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Youngstown-Warren-Boardman.