The annual salary statistics of medical transcriptionists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of medical transcriptionists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $30,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $41,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $53,120 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,170 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical transcriptionists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,550.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical transcriptionists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $41,750 | -5.20% | 20.31% |
| 2016 | $43,920 | -0.20% | - |
| 2015 | $44,010 | -8.93% | - |
| 2014 | $47,940 | 20.94% | - |
| 2013 | $37,900 | 12.22% | - |
| 2012 | $33,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $41,750, Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is the second highest paying city for medical transcriptionists in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Yakima (median annual salary of $43,390). Compared with Yakima, the median annual salary of medical transcriptionists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 3.8 percent (3.8%) lower.