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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Medical Transcription & Transcriptionist Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to execute verbatim medical conference minutes, medical reports, and medical orders. Includes instruction in dictation and simultaneous recording, analysis of notes and visual evidence, medical terminology, data processing applications and skills, formal medical report and correspondence formats, professional standards, and applicable law and regulations.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Transcribe medical reports recorded by physicians and other healthcare practitioners using various electronic devices, covering office visits, emergency room visits, diagnostic imaging studies, operations, chart reviews, and final summaries. Transcribe dictated reports and translate abbreviations into fully understandable form. Edit as necessary and return reports in either printed or electronic form for review and signature, or correction.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $36,116
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 23.1%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: no prior years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $8,164/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $5,161/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $18,275/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $8,130/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $8,411/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $5,234/yr

All information is based on data collected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and National Center for Education Statistics.

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Average Salary Medians

What Are Salary Medians?

Salary median is the average salary amount earned by workers, calculated per industry or per metro area. Average salary median is an average of median salaries for jobs that are attainable with this degree. Metro area average salary median is the average of salary medians for jobs within a metro area. State average salary median is the average of all metro area average salary medians within that state.

For more information about salary medians and average salary medians, please read this blog post, "Average Salary Median" vs. "Salary Median".

Click on any state in the table below to see which metro areas earn the highest median salaries. If you see "N/A" next to a state, it means that no data is available about that state for this degree.

Overall Salary Value: $36,116

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Minnesota ($47,303) in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area.

Alaska N/A
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Birmingham-Hoover, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($37,260).

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $37,260
Gadsden, AL $23,570
Huntsville, AL $37,230
Mobile, AL $36,030
Tuscaloosa, AL $25,140
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $30,170
$31,567
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Fort Smith, AR-OK metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($34,640).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $34,640
Jonesboro, AR $30,490
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $31,790
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $34,320
$32,810
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($35,460).

Tucson, AZ $35,460
$35,460
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($54,670).

Chico, CA $44,700
Fresno, CA $40,390
Modesto, CA $49,690
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $42,780
Redding, CA $36,220
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $47,600
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $47,900
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $54,670
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $49,500
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $47,850
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $30,600
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $35,220
$43,927
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($39,370).

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $32,660
Fort Collins, CO $39,370
Grand Junction, CO $35,780
$35,937
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($48,270).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $48,270
New Haven, CT $47,560
Waterbury, CT $40,520
$45,450
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($55,940).

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $36,500
Homosassa Springs, FL $30,980
Jacksonville, FL $37,730
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $55,940
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $25,470
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $37,570
Ocala, FL $30,730
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $23,710
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $36,260
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $38,080
Port St. Lucie, FL $38,560
Tallahassee, FL $33,930
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $33,250
$35,285
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Dalton, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($37,240).

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $37,120
Dalton, GA $37,240
Gainesville, GA $29,270
Warner Robins, GA $29,110
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $30,740
$32,696
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($41,780).

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $34,700
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $41,780
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $37,460
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $31,110
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $37,580
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $33,630
$36,043
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($33,000).

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $33,000
$33,000
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($38,740).

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $19,540
Peoria, IL $36,110
Springfield, IL $36,060
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $38,550
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $38,740
$33,800
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($40,520).

Fort Wayne, IN $37,930
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $36,650
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $36,490
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $40,520
$37,898
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($31,380).

Kansas nonmetropolitan area $31,380
$31,380
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($43,900).

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $43,900
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $34,670
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $37,090
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $27,970
$35,908
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($35,080).

Lafayette, LA $29,630
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $35,080
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $34,050
$32,920
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($46,660).

Springfield, MA-CT $36,200
Worcester, MA-CT $46,660
$41,430
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($52,600).

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $52,600
Salisbury, MD-DE $35,860
$44,230
Maine N/A
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($36,840).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $24,740
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $35,000
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $34,630
Saginaw, MI $23,610
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $36,380
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $36,840
$31,867
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($51,010).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $51,010
St. Cloud, MN $46,320
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $44,580
$47,303
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($41,500).

St. Louis, MO-IL $41,500
Springfield, MO $33,600
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $25,770
$33,623
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($34,500).

Jackson, MS $34,500
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $31,260
$32,880
Montana N/A
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Fayetteville, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($41,010).

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $29,550
Fayetteville, NC $41,010
Greenville, NC $36,710
Raleigh, NC $40,750
Winston-Salem, NC $33,260
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $31,800
$35,513
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($40,890).

Fargo, ND-MN $36,060
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $40,890
$38,475
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($43,310).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $40,560
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $43,310
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $36,990
$40,287
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($31,190).

Manchester, NH $31,190
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $25,670
$28,430
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Ocean City, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($34,500).

Ocean City, NJ $34,500
Trenton, NJ $32,180
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $32,420
$33,033
New Mexico N/A
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($36,030).

Reno, NV $36,030
$36,030
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Binghamton, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($49,660).

Binghamton, NY $49,660
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $38,840
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $31,780
Rochester, NY $37,100
Syracuse, NY $35,590
Utica-Rome, NY $30,240
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $36,810
$37,146
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($48,000).

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $38,000
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $48,000
Columbus, OH $38,990
Springfield, OH $28,450
Toledo, OH $37,280
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $36,790
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $35,310
$37,546
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($41,230).

Tulsa, OK $41,230
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $29,800
$35,515
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Medford, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($47,390).

Corvallis, OR $44,820
Eugene, OR $42,460
Medford, OR $47,390
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $33,340
Salem, OR $38,340
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $40,820
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $38,470
$40,806
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

York-Hanover, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($43,120).

Lancaster, PA $35,840
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $31,410
Pittsburgh, PA $33,990
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $34,430
York-Hanover, PA $43,120
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $22,960
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $38,140
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $39,880
$34,971
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($29,870).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $29,870
$29,870
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($42,700).

Columbia, SC $27,340
Florence, SC $36,710
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $42,700
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $36,750
$35,875
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($38,490).

Sioux Falls, SD $38,490
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $34,710
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $35,900
$36,367
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($36,930).

Clarksville, TN-KY $36,070
Johnson City, TN $34,110
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $35,000
Knoxville, TN $34,930
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $36,620
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $36,930
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $36,050
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $20,170
$33,735
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($43,280).

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $28,430
College Station-Bryan, TX $31,720
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $38,150
El Paso, TX $30,980
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $43,280
Lubbock, TX $39,850
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $36,220
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $20,790
Tyler, TX $24,700
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $32,140
$32,626
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($36,270).

Provo-Orem, UT $33,680
Salt Lake City, UT $36,270
$34,975
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Roanoke, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($32,860).

Charlottesville, VA $28,960
Richmond, VA $31,550
Roanoke, VA $32,860
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $22,940
$29,078
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($32,550).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $31,990
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $32,550
$32,270
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Green Bay, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($45,960).

Eau Claire, WI $43,840
Green Bay, WI $45,960
Madison, WI $39,460
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $24,690
Wausau, WI $44,930
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $42,920
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $43,130
$40,704
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($37,940).

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $37,940
Morgantown, WV $36,720
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $34,790
$36,483
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($32,100).

Cheyenne, WY $32,100
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $30,840
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $30,470
$31,137

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $36,116

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is Minnesota ($47,303) in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area.

Alaska N/A
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Associate's)

Birmingham-Hoover, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($37,260) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $37,260
Gadsden, AL $23,570
Huntsville, AL $37,230
Mobile, AL $36,030
Tuscaloosa, AL $25,140
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $30,170
$31,567
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Associate's)

Fort Smith, AR-OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($34,640) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $34,640
Jonesboro, AR $30,490
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $31,790
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $34,320
$32,810
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Associate's)

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($35,460) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ $35,460
$35,460
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Associate's)

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($54,670) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $44,700
Fresno, CA $40,390
Modesto, CA $49,690
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $42,780
Redding, CA $36,220
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $47,600
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $47,900
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $54,670
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $49,500
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $47,850
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $30,600
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $35,220
$43,927
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Associate's)

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($39,370) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $32,660
Fort Collins, CO $39,370
Grand Junction, CO $35,780
$35,937
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Associate's)

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($48,270) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $48,270
New Haven, CT $47,560
Waterbury, CT $40,520
$45,450
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Associate's)

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($55,940) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $36,500
Homosassa Springs, FL $30,980
Jacksonville, FL $37,730
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $55,940
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $25,470
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $37,570
Ocala, FL $30,730
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $23,710
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $36,260
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $38,080
Port St. Lucie, FL $38,560
Tallahassee, FL $33,930
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $33,250
$35,285
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Associate's)

Dalton, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($37,240) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $37,120
Dalton, GA $37,240
Gainesville, GA $29,270
Warner Robins, GA $29,110
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $30,740
$32,696
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Associate's)

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($41,780) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $34,700
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $41,780
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $37,460
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $31,110
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $37,580
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $33,630
$36,043
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Associate's)

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($33,000) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $33,000
$33,000
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Associate's)

West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($38,740) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $19,540
Peoria, IL $36,110
Springfield, IL $36,060
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $38,550
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $38,740
$33,800
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Associate's)

Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($40,520) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Wayne, IN $37,930
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $36,650
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $36,490
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $40,520
$37,898
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Associate's)

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($31,380) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Kansas nonmetropolitan area $31,380
$31,380
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Associate's)

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($43,900) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $43,900
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $34,670
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $37,090
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $27,970
$35,908
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Associate's)

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($35,080) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lafayette, LA $29,630
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $35,080
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $34,050
$32,920
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Associate's)

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($46,660) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT $36,200
Worcester, MA-CT $46,660
$41,430
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Associate's)

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($52,600) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $52,600
Salisbury, MD-DE $35,860
$44,230
Maine N/A
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Associate's)

Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($36,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $24,740
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $35,000
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $34,630
Saginaw, MI $23,610
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $36,380
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $36,840
$31,867
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Associate's)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($51,010) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $51,010
St. Cloud, MN $46,320
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $44,580
$47,303
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Associate's)

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($41,500) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $41,500
Springfield, MO $33,600
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $25,770
$33,623
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Associate's)

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($34,500) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, MS $34,500
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $31,260
$32,880
Montana N/A
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Associate's)

Fayetteville, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($41,010) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $29,550
Fayetteville, NC $41,010
Greenville, NC $36,710
Raleigh, NC $40,750
Winston-Salem, NC $33,260
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $31,800
$35,513
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Associate's)

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($40,890) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $36,060
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $40,890
$38,475
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Associate's)

Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($43,310) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $40,560
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $43,310
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $36,990
$40,287
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Associate's)

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($31,190) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $31,190
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $25,670
$28,430
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Associate's)

Ocean City, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($34,500) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $34,500
Trenton, NJ $32,180
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $32,420
$33,033
New Mexico N/A
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Associate's)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($36,030) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $36,030
$36,030
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Associate's)

Binghamton, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($49,660) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $49,660
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $38,840
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $31,780
Rochester, NY $37,100
Syracuse, NY $35,590
Utica-Rome, NY $30,240
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $36,810
$37,146
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Associate's)

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($48,000) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $38,000
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $48,000
Columbus, OH $38,990
Springfield, OH $28,450
Toledo, OH $37,280
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $36,790
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $35,310
$37,546
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Associate's)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($41,230) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $41,230
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $29,800
$35,515
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Associate's)

Medford, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($47,390) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR $44,820
Eugene, OR $42,460
Medford, OR $47,390
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $33,340
Salem, OR $38,340
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $40,820
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $38,470
$40,806
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Associate's)

York-Hanover, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($43,120) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lancaster, PA $35,840
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $31,410
Pittsburgh, PA $33,990
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $34,430
York-Hanover, PA $43,120
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $22,960
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $38,140
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $39,880
$34,971
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Associate's)

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($29,870) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $29,870
$29,870
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Associate's)

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($42,700) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $27,340
Florence, SC $36,710
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $42,700
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $36,750
$35,875
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Associate's)

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($38,490) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $38,490
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $34,710
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $35,900
$36,367
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Associate's)

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($36,930) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $36,070
Johnson City, TN $34,110
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $35,000
Knoxville, TN $34,930
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $36,620
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $36,930
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $36,050
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $20,170
$33,735
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Associate's)

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($43,280) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $28,430
College Station-Bryan, TX $31,720
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $38,150
El Paso, TX $30,980
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $43,280
Lubbock, TX $39,850
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $36,220
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $20,790
Tyler, TX $24,700
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $32,140
$32,626
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Associate's)

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($36,270) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Provo-Orem, UT $33,680
Salt Lake City, UT $36,270
$34,975
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Associate's)

Roanoke, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($32,860) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $28,960
Richmond, VA $31,550
Roanoke, VA $32,860
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $22,940
$29,078
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Associate's)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($32,550) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $31,990
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $32,550
$32,270
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Associate's)

Green Bay, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($45,960) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $43,840
Green Bay, WI $45,960
Madison, WI $39,460
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $24,690
Wausau, WI $44,930
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $42,920
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $43,130
$40,704
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Associate's)

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($37,940) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $37,940
Morgantown, WV $36,720
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $34,790
$36,483
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Associate's)

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($32,100) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $32,100
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $30,840
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $30,470
$31,137

1 Job Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require an associate's degree.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $36,116. 

  Medical Transcriptionists

Transcribe medical reports recorded by physicians and other healthcare practitioners using various electronic devices, covering office visits, emergency room visits, diagnostic imaging studies, operations, chart reviews, and final summaries. Transcribe dictated reports and translate abbreviations into fully understandable form. Edit as necessary and return reports in either printed or electronic form for review and signature, or correction.

Salary Ratio: 1.85    

The Salary Ratio is a comparison of the average salary median compared to the average cost of obtaining this degree (average of undergraduate and graduate costs). It takes a job's average salary median and then compares it to the combined average cost of undergraduate degrees (1-4 years) and graduate degrees (6 years for a masters, 8 years for a doctorate) needed to qualify for that job.

A ratio that's close to 1, or greater, indicates that the average salary median which can be earned is substantial compared to the average cost of obtaining the degree. A Salary Ratio of 0, "N/A", or "INF" implies that school data is not available to provide a proper evaluation. Explore other factors such as the years of work experience usually required, the degree level normally required, and the types of attainable jobs to determine the feasibility of pursuing this degree.

Common Job Titles    
  • Certified Medical Transcriptionist
  • Clinical Medical Transcriptionist
  • Data Transcriber
  • Documentation Specialist
  • Medical Language Professional
  • Medical Language Specialist
  • Medical Record Transcriber
  • Medical Scribe
  • Medical Stenographer
  • Medical Transcriber
  • Medical Transcription Editor
  • Medical Transcriptionist
  • Pathology Transcriptionist
  • Provider Scribe
  • Radiology Transcriptionist
  • Registered Medical Transcriptionist
  • Scribe
  • Transcriber
  • Transcribing Machine Operator
  • Transcription Specialist
  • Transcriptionist
  • US Salary Median: $35,698
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 23.1%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's


Average Education Costs

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $5,161 per year (or $8,164 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $10,322 to earn an associate's (or $16,328 if you're out-of-state).

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