The annual salary statistics of medical transcriptionists in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical transcriptionists in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 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 | $27,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $52,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical transcriptionists in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,450.
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 | $42,980 | 0.81% | 3.77% |
| 2016 | $42,630 | -7.15% | - |
| 2015 | $45,680 | 8.38% | - |
| 2014 | $41,850 | 2.39% | - |
| 2013 | $40,850 | -1.25% | - |
| 2012 | $41,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $42,980, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is the second highest paying city for medical transcriptionists in state of West Virginia, following the highest paying city Hagerstown-Martinsburg (median annual salary of $52,600). Compared with Hagerstown-Martinsburg, the median annual salary of medical transcriptionists in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is 18.3 percent (18.3%) lower.
| 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 |