Pay by state · 51 states
Medical Transcriptionist Salary by State (2026)
Medical Transcriptionists earn the most in Minnesota at $50,030 a year and the least in Oklahoma at $27,740 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $40,410. All 51 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $50,030Minnesota
- National median
- $40,410BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $27,740Oklahoma
- States reporting
- 51of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Medical Transcriptionist salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of medical transcriptionists OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MNMinnesota | $50,030 | $47,480 | $57,680 | 270 | $50,730 |
| 2 | WIWisconsin | $49,150 | $46,120 | $52,980 | 590 | $52,234 |
| 3 | MEMaine | $48,600 | $42,380 | $54,980 | 80 | $50,077 |
| 4 | AKAlaska | $48,360 | $35,140 | $53,870 | 110 | $47,245 |
| 5 | CTConnecticut | $48,190 | $45,980 | $55,950 | 390 | $46,511 |
| 6 | WYWyoming | $48,100 | $48,040 | $60,480 | 40 | $51,893 |
| 7 | OROregon | $46,280 | $39,560 | $55,950 | 510 | $44,775 |
| 8 | SDSouth Dakota | $46,070 | $40,000 | $51,540 | 240 | $52,006 |
| 9 | NENebraska | $45,880 | $40,340 | $50,030 | 230 | $50,920 |
| 10 | ILIllinois | $45,490 | $36,070 | $50,840 | 970 | $45,509 |
| 11 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $45,110 | $37,460 | $46,910 | 70 | $41,046 |
| 12 | CACalifornia | $45,050 | $38,650 | $53,040 | 5,860 | $40,688 |
| 13 | IAIowa | $45,010 | $39,350 | $48,040 | 180 | $51,286 |
| 14 | TNTennessee | $44,720 | $36,410 | $50,790 | 1,450 | $48,677 |
| 15 | NDNorth Dakota | $44,660 | $33,700 | $45,670 | 120 | $50,203 |
| 16 | HIHawaii | $44,310 | $33,570 | $48,530 | N/A | $40,300 |
| 17 | NYNew York | $43,260 | $38,330 | $46,200 | 2,710 | $40,085 |
| 18 | COColorado | $43,080 | $37,510 | $56,810 | 610 | $41,804 |
| 19 | TXTexas | $42,900 | $29,330 | $46,160 | 7,520 | $44,201 |
| 20 | FLFlorida | $42,050 | $35,610 | $49,340 | 2,650 | $40,662 |
| 21 | PAPennsylvania | $41,510 | $32,070 | $47,870 | 1,130 | $42,543 |
| 22 | INIndiana | $41,400 | $27,850 | $47,860 | 790 | $44,359 |
| 23 | MTMontana | $41,340 | $38,400 | $47,210 | 80 | $43,679 |
| 24 | MDMaryland | $39,900 | $32,580 | $47,030 | 230 | $38,015 |
| 25 | UTUtah | $39,630 | $37,020 | $45,030 | 210 | $40,085 |
| 26 | NVNevada | $39,350 | $37,470 | $50,370 | 210 | $39,358 |
| 27 | NCNorth Carolina | $39,300 | $28,140 | $44,860 | 1,020 | $41,664 |
| 28 | NJNew Jersey | $39,020 | $34,010 | $44,930 | 1,710 | $35,862 |
| 29 | KYKentucky | $39,000 | $30,230 | $44,260 | 690 | $43,257 |
| 30 | WAWashington | $38,690 | $35,780 | $49,090 | 620 | $36,154 |
| 31 | MSMississippi | $38,600 | $29,300 | $43,490 | 300 | $44,392 |
| 32 | IDIdaho | $38,140 | $35,400 | $45,920 | 400 | $39,940 |
| 33 | LALouisiana | $38,040 | $35,040 | $39,800 | 420 | $43,126 |
| 34 | MOMissouri | $37,480 | $34,540 | $46,010 | 310 | $41,270 |
| 35 | NMNew Mexico | $37,480 | $33,570 | $44,300 | 210 | $40,645 |
| 36 | WVWest Virginia | $37,440 | $34,790 | $43,900 | 90 | $41,834 |
| 37 | MIMichigan | $37,280 | $33,280 | $45,230 | 1,130 | $38,746 |
| 38 | OHOhio | $37,060 | $29,960 | $46,050 | 680 | $39,947 |
| 39 | MAMassachusetts | $36,910 | $36,440 | $40,800 | 400 | $34,901 |
| 40 | AZArizona | $36,550 | $34,600 | $45,710 | 700 | $36,304 |
| 41 | KSKansas | $35,390 | $28,530 | $45,910 | 420 | $39,293 |
| 42 | ALAlabama | $35,340 | $30,560 | $42,270 | 410 | $39,787 |
| 43 | VAVirginia | $35,130 | $29,980 | $38,710 | N/A | $34,746 |
| 44 | ARArkansas | $35,100 | $30,640 | $40,610 | 280 | $40,374 |
| 45 | RIRhode Island | $34,790 | $31,880 | $44,300 | 80 | $34,014 |
| 46 | DEDelaware | $34,070 | $31,200 | $34,820 | N/A | $34,136 |
| 47 | SCSouth Carolina | $33,870 | $31,970 | $43,280 | 390 | $36,128 |
| 48 | VTVermont | $33,030 | $32,060 | $33,030 | N/A | $33,719 |
| 49 | PRPuerto Rico | $31,200 | $27,040 | $34,180 | 140 | N/A |
| 50 | GAGeorgia | $28,330 | $24,530 | $43,680 | 950 | $29,421 |
| 51 | OKOklahoma | $27,740 | $23,130 | $37,440 | 560 | $31,579 |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Medical Transcriptionists, that changes the ranking: Minnesota leads on raw pay at $50,030, while Wisconsin leads once prices are taken into account at $52,234.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Medical Transcriptionist pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Medical Transcriptionists the most?
Minnesota reports the highest median wage for Medical Transcriptionists at $50,030 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Wisconsin ($49,150) and Maine ($48,600).
Which state pays Medical Transcriptionists the least?
Oklahoma reports the lowest median for Medical Transcriptionists at $27,740 a year, $22,290 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Medical Transcriptionists earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Wisconsin first at $52,234 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $49,150. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.