The annual salary statistics of medical transcriptionists in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical transcriptionists in Hagerstown-Martinsburg 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 | $30,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,900 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $52,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,200 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $83,910 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical transcriptionists in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $83,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,440.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical transcriptionists from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $52,600 | 7.72% | 23.69% |
| 2018 | $48,540 | 38.13% | - |
| 2015 | $30,030 | -26.91% | - |
| 2014 | $38,110 | -6.43% | - |
| 2013 | $40,560 | 1.04% | - |
| 2012 | $40,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $52,600, Hagerstown-Martinsburg is the highest paying city for medical transcriptionists in state of West Virginia, followed by Washington-Arlington-Alexandria (median annual salary $42,980). In comparison, the median annual salary of medical transcriptionists in Hagerstown-Martinsburg is 18.3 percent (18.3%) higher than that in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Charleston | |
| Morgantown | |
| Winchester | |
| Steubenville-Weirton | |
| Wheeling | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna | |
| Cumberland |