The annual salary statistics of medical transcriptionists in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical transcriptionists in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 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 | $26,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,180 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,810 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $41,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $45,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical transcriptionists in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $45,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,440.
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 | $30,810 | 8.93% | -7.40% |
| 2021 | $28,060 | -29.08% | - |
| 2020 | $36,220 | 7.43% | - |
| 2019 | $33,530 | 3.04% | - |
| 2018 | $32,510 | -17.10% | - |
| 2017 | $38,070 | 6.62% | - |
| 2016 | $35,550 | 0.37% | - |
| 2015 | $35,420 | 0.79% | - |
| 2014 | $35,140 | 3.93% | - |
| 2013 | $33,760 | 1.98% | - |
| 2012 | $33,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,810 in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is in the middle of salary range for medical transcriptionists in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of medical transcriptionists in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is 48.8 percent (48.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Amarillo and 37.1 percent (37.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area.