The annual salary statistics of medical transcriptionists in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical transcriptionists in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $30,240 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $40,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $56,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical transcriptionists in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,240.
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 | $32,530 | -15.62% | -28.00% |
| 2021 | $37,610 | 11.35% | - |
| 2020 | $33,340 | 8.40% | - |
| 2019 | $30,540 | -19.94% | - |
| 2018 | $36,630 | -6.91% | - |
| 2017 | $39,160 | -4.32% | - |
| 2016 | $40,850 | -1.76% | - |
| 2015 | $41,570 | -0.07% | - |
| 2014 | $41,600 | 0.53% | - |
| 2013 | $41,380 | -0.63% | - |
| 2012 | $41,640 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $32,530 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is in the middle of salary range for medical transcriptionists in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of medical transcriptionists in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 25.0 percent (25.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Yakima and 9.6 percent (9.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Longview.