The annual salary statistics of medical transcriptionists in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of medical transcriptionists in Augusta-Richmond County 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 | $29,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,650 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical transcriptionists in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,440.
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 | $34,210 | -8.51% | 0.18% |
| 2020 | $37,120 | 9.64% | - |
| 2019 | $33,540 | 6.50% | - |
| 2018 | $31,360 | 4.72% | - |
| 2017 | $29,880 | -20.45% | - |
| 2016 | $35,990 | -7.59% | - |
| 2015 | $38,720 | -1.78% | - |
| 2014 | $39,410 | 1.14% | - |
| 2013 | $38,960 | 12.35% | - |
| 2012 | $34,150 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,210 in Augusta-Richmond County is in the middle of salary range for medical transcriptionists in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of medical transcriptionists in Augusta-Richmond County is 9.3 percent (9.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Spartanburg and 16.8 percent (16.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway.