The annual salary statistics of medical transcriptionists in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of medical transcriptionists in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 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 | $31,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,330 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,060 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $50,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical transcriptionists in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,900.
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 | $38,060 | 12.87% | 4.68% |
| 2021 | $33,160 | -11.37% | - |
| 2020 | $36,930 | 6.31% | - |
| 2019 | $34,600 | 5.32% | - |
| 2018 | $32,760 | -8.42% | - |
| 2017 | $35,520 | 9.15% | - |
| 2016 | $32,270 | 2.73% | - |
| 2015 | $31,390 | 2.36% | - |
| 2014 | $30,650 | -12.53% | - |
| 2013 | $34,490 | -5.19% | - |
| 2012 | $36,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $38,060, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the highest paying city for medical transcriptionists in state of Tennessee, followed by Memphis (median annual salary $36,590). In comparison, the median annual salary of medical transcriptionists in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 3.9 percent (3.9%) higher than that in Memphis.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Memphis | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Jackson | |
| Clarksville | |
| Johnson City | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Cleveland | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Knoxville | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chattanooga |