The annual salary statistics of medical transcriptionists in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical transcriptionists in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 | $22,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $54,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical transcriptionists in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $54,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,440.
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 | $32,750 | 11.48% | -17.47% |
| 2021 | $28,990 | -31.60% | - |
| 2020 | $38,150 | 25.50% | - |
| 2019 | $28,420 | -3.76% | - |
| 2018 | $29,490 | 17.02% | - |
| 2017 | $24,470 | -68.66% | - |
| 2016 | $41,270 | -0.78% | - |
| 2015 | $41,590 | 3.61% | - |
| 2014 | $40,090 | -6.81% | - |
| 2013 | $42,820 | 10.16% | - |
| 2012 | $38,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $32,750 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for medical transcriptionists in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of medical transcriptionists in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 45.5 percent (45.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Amarillo and 40.9 percent (40.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area.