State wages ยท Cost of living
Medical Transcriptionists pay by state
The highest published median is in Minnesota, at $52,190. Wyoming leads after cost of living, at $54,490. Mississippi has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($37,550).
National median
$37,550
Highest state median
$52,190
Minnesota
Best adjusted pay
$54,490
Wyoming
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $28,820Higher: $54,490Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Wyoming | $50,510 | +34.5% | 92.691 | $54,490 | 1 |
| Minnesota | $52,190 | +39.0% | 98.621 | $52,920 | 2 |
| Wisconsin | $48,820 | +30.0% | 94.095 | $51,880 | 3 |
| South Dakota | $45,580 | +21.4% | 88.586 | $51,450 | 4 |
| Mississippi | $43,950 | +17.0% | 86.953 | $50,540 | 5 |
| North Dakota | $44,810 | +19.3% | 88.959 | $50,370 | 6 |
| Maine | $48,520 | +29.2% | 97.05 | $49,990 | 7 |
| Iowa | $43,230 | +15.1% | 87.762 | $49,260 | 8 |
| Nebraska | $41,540 | +10.6% | 90.103 | $46,100 | 9 |
| Montana | $43,560 | +16.0% | 94.645 | $46,020 | 10 |
| Connecticut | $46,800 | +24.6% | 103.61 | $45,170 | 11 |
| Tennessee | $40,570 | +8.0% | 91.87 | $44,160 | 12 |
| Maryland | $44,760 | +19.2% | 104.959 | $42,650 | 13 |
| Louisiana | $36,920 | -1.7% | 88.207 | $41,860 | 14 |
| Kentucky | $37,600 | +0.1% | 90.159 | $41,700 | 15 |
| Hawaii | $45,760 | +21.9% | 109.951 | $41,620 | 16 |
| New Hampshire | $43,170 | +15.0% | 104.165 | $41,440 | 17 |
| Indiana | $38,240 | +1.8% | 93.329 | $40,970 | 18 |
| Nevada | $40,000 | +6.5% | 99.979 | $40,010 | 19 |
| West Virginia | $35,770 | -4.7% | 89.497 | $39,970 | 20 |
| New Jersey | $43,280 | +15.3% | 108.805 | $39,780 | 21 |
| New York | $42,700 | +13.7% | 107.921 | $39,570 | 22 |
| Utah | $38,900 | +3.6% | 98.864 | $39,350 | 23 |
| Kansas | $35,270 | -6.1% | 90.068 | $39,160 | 24 |
| Oregon | $39,630 | +5.5% | 103.361 | $38,340 | 25 |
| Idaho | $36,000 | -4.1% | 95.494 | $37,700 | 26 |
| New Mexico | $34,730 | -7.5% | 92.212 | $37,660 | 27 |
| Michigan | $36,230 | -3.5% | 96.217 | $37,650 | 28 |
| Colorado | $38,340 | +2.1% | 103.052 | $37,200 | 29 |
| Florida | $38,430 | +2.3% | 103.414 | $37,160 | 30 |
| Pennsylvania | $36,190 | -3.6% | 97.572 | $37,090 | 31 |
| Delaware | $36,910 | -1.7% | 99.808 | $36,980 | 32 |
| Virginia | $37,120 | -1.1% | 101.104 | $36,710 | 33 |
| Alabama | $32,590 | -13.2% | 88.823 | $36,690 | 34 |
| Illinois | $36,610 | -2.5% | 99.958 | $36,630 | 35 |
| Arkansas | $31,710 | -15.6% | 86.937 | $36,470 | 36 |
| Arizona | $36,360 | -3.2% | 100.677 | $36,120 | 37 |
| Massachusetts | $37,850 | +0.8% | 105.757 | $35,790 | 38 |
| California | $39,090 | +4.1% | 110.72 | $35,310 | 39 |
| Washington | $37,120 | -1.1% | 107.013 | $34,690 | 40 |
| District of Columbia | $37,070 | -1.3% | 109.901 | $33,730 | 41 |
| South Carolina | $31,480 | -16.2% | 93.749 | $33,580 | 42 |
| Alaska | $34,000 | -9.5% | 102.359 | $33,220 | 43 |
| Missouri | $30,060 | -19.9% | 90.817 | $33,100 | 44 |
| Oklahoma | $28,920 | -23.0% | 87.843 | $32,920 | 45 |
| Rhode Island | $33,510 | -10.8% | 102.28 | $32,760 | 46 |
| Ohio | $29,540 | -21.3% | 92.774 | $31,840 | 47 |
| Texas | $29,080 | -22.6% | 97.057 | $29,960 | 48 |
| North Carolina | $27,390 | -27.1% | 94.326 | $29,040 | 49 |
| Georgia | $27,750 | -26.1% | 96.293 | $28,820 | 50 |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.