The annual salary statistics of medical transcriptionists in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical transcriptionists in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol 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 | $17,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $17,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical transcriptionists in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,820.
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 | $30,120 | 4.81% | -4.02% |
| 2021 | $28,670 | -22.08% | - |
| 2020 | $35,000 | 4.09% | - |
| 2019 | $33,570 | 9.20% | - |
| 2016 | $30,480 | -2.79% | - |
| 2015 | $31,330 | -3.67% | - |
| 2014 | $32,480 | -4.25% | - |
| 2013 | $33,860 | 7.47% | - |
| 2012 | $31,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,120 in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol is in the middle of salary range for medical transcriptionists in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of medical transcriptionists in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol is 26.0 percent (26.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlottesville and 18.5 percent (18.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlottesville | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Richmond | |
| Roanoke | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford |