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Occupation · SOC 31-9094
Medical Transcriptionists: pay and where the jobs are
What medical transcriptionists earn in the U.S., how pay varies across workers and states, and tools to plan around it.
National pay, May 2025
$40,410 median annual wage
- Mean (average) annual wage
- $41,710
- Median hourly wage
- $19.43
- Mean hourly wage
- $20.05
- Employment
- 41,550
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 31-9094.
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How much do medical transcriptionists make?
The median annual wage for medical transcriptionists was $40,410 in May 2025, so half of workers earned more and half earned less. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $28,250 and the highest-paid 10% more than $55,950. As an hourly rate, the median is $19.43. About 41,550 people work in this occupation nationwide. The highest state medians are in Minnesota ($50,030), Wisconsin ($49,150) and Maine ($48,600). After taxes and local prices, though, a median paycheck goes furthest in South Dakota.
Pay ladder
What each step of the pay range for medical transcriptionists looks like per month. Take-home here includes federal tax, Social Security and Medicare for a single filer; add your state in the paycheck calculator.
| Step | Annual | Hourly | Monthly gross | Monthly after federal tax & FICA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,250 | $13.58 | $2,354 | $2,073 |
| 25th percentile | $34,150 | $16.42 | $2,846 | $2,468 |
| Median | $40,410 | $19.43 | $3,368 | $2,887 |
| 75th percentile | $48,000 | $23.08 | $4,000 | $3,396 |
| 90th percentile | $55,950 | $26.90 | $4,663 | $3,928 |
Medical Transcriptionists: pay by state
51 states and territories have a published median, sorted from highest to lowest. The last two columns are our estimates: the median after 2026 federal and state taxes, and that take-home restated in national-average prices.
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$44,248 take-home in national prices
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$44,048 take-home in national prices
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$42,789 take-home in national prices
Where a median medical transcriptionist paycheck goes furthest after 2026 taxes and BEA price levels.
| State | Employment | Median | 10th pct. | 90th pct. | Median after tax* | In national prices† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 270 | $50,030 | $43,970 | $64,580 | $40,280 | $40,844 |
| Wisconsin | 590 | $49,150 | $38,900 | $57,050 | $40,137 | $42,656 |
| Maine | 80 | $48,600 | $40,280 | $58,440 | $39,384 | $40,582 |
| Alaska | 110 | $48,360 | $33,400 | $54,660 | $40,795 | $39,855 |
| Connecticut | 390 | $48,190 | $40,050 | $59,360 | $38,741 | $37,391 |
| Wyoming | 40 | $48,100 | $36,440 | $63,960 | $40,828 | $44,048 |
| Oregon | 510 | $46,280 | $37,080 | $68,910 | $36,171 | $34,994 |
| South Dakota | 240 | $46,070 | $36,160 | $59,870 | $39,197 | $44,248 |
| Nebraska | 230 | $45,880 | $36,370 | $53,080 | $37,837 | $41,993 |
| Illinois | 970 | $45,490 | $31,760 | $55,070 | $36,624 | $36,640 |
| District of Columbia | 70 | $45,110 | $37,460 | $47,370 | $36,885 | $33,562 |
| California | 5,860 | $45,050 | $35,990 | $62,620 | $37,007 | $33,424 |
| Iowa | 180 | $45,010 | $25,600 | $52,660 | $37,287 | $42,486 |
| Tennessee | 1,450 | $44,720 | $26,420 | $60,250 | $38,113 | $41,485 |
| North Dakota | 120 | $44,660 | $26,280 | $50,260 | $38,064 | $42,789 |
| Hawaii | Not published | $44,310 | $31,540 | $52,310 | $35,943 | $32,690 |
| New York | 2,710 | $43,260 | $35,950 | $56,750 | $34,982 | $32,415 |
| Colorado | 610 | $43,080 | $32,010 | $62,290 | $35,418 | $34,369 |
| Texas | 7,520 | $42,900 | $22,540 | $49,410 | $36,650 | $37,761 |
| Florida | 2,650 | $42,050 | $28,720 | $59,240 | $35,967 | $34,780 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,130 | $41,510 | $32,070 | $52,510 | $34,230 | $35,082 |
| Indiana | 790 | $41,400 | $25,710 | $51,240 | $34,253 | $36,701 |
| Montana | 80 | $41,340 | $31,470 | $56,350 | $34,210 | $36,146 |
| Maryland | 230 | $39,900 | $31,840 | $60,140 | $32,710 | $31,165 |
| Utah | 210 | $39,630 | $27,460 | $49,490 | $32,947 | $33,325 |
| Nevada | 210 | $39,350 | $36,400 | $51,730 | $33,798 | $33,805 |
| North Carolina | 1,020 | $39,300 | $21,850 | $51,360 | $32,698 | $34,665 |
| New Jersey | 1,710 | $39,020 | $32,220 | $55,950 | $32,555 | $29,920 |
| Kentucky | 690 | $39,000 | $27,940 | $52,420 | $32,269 | $35,791 |
| Washington | 620 | $38,690 | $35,780 | $59,920 | $32,731 | $30,586 |
| Mississippi | 300 | $38,600 | $23,660 | $48,460 | $32,383 | $37,242 |
| Idaho | 400 | $38,140 | $30,890 | $50,030 | $31,912 | $33,418 |
| Louisiana | 420 | $38,040 | $30,600 | $51,160 | $31,990 | $36,267 |
| Missouri | 310 | $37,480 | $29,570 | $49,810 | $31,471 | $34,653 |
| New Mexico | 210 | $37,480 | $30,730 | $55,950 | $31,651 | $34,324 |
| West Virginia | 90 | $37,440 | $32,360 | $51,550 | $31,301 | $34,974 |
| Michigan | 1,130 | $37,280 | $30,840 | $49,670 | $30,801 | $32,012 |
| Ohio | 680 | $37,060 | $28,190 | $51,170 | $31,389 | $33,834 |
| Massachusetts | 400 | $36,910 | $36,440 | $47,000 | $30,042 | $28,407 |
| Arizona | 700 | $36,550 | $31,110 | $50,850 | $31,028 | $30,819 |
| Kansas | 420 | $35,390 | $23,640 | $51,580 | $29,439 | $32,686 |
| Alabama | 410 | $35,340 | $26,820 | $51,250 | $29,153 | $32,821 |
| Virginia | Not published | $35,130 | $27,110 | $43,400 | $29,201 | $28,882 |
| Arkansas | 280 | $35,100 | $27,160 | $47,020 | $29,572 | $34,015 |
| Rhode Island | 80 | $34,790 | $31,880 | $56,520 | $29,063 | $28,415 |
| Delaware | Not published | $34,070 | $31,200 | $40,560 | $28,205 | $28,259 |
| South Carolina | 390 | $33,870 | $29,020 | $48,360 | $29,019 | $30,954 |
| Vermont | Not published | $33,030 | $32,060 | $45,080 | $28,047 | $28,632 |
| Puerto Rico | 140 | $31,200 | $22,430 | $36,450 | — | — |
| Georgia | 950 | $28,330 | $24,530 | $53,750 | $24,275 | $25,209 |
| Oklahoma | 560 | $27,740 | $22,110 | $49,470 | $23,751 | $27,038 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 31-9094. *Our estimate for a single filer paid biweekly with no pre-tax deductions or local tax, 2026 federal and state rules. †Take-home ÷ BEA Regional Price Parity × 100 (2024 price levels).
Sources
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25nat.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25st.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.