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15.2% Jobs Projection
$42,660 Median Salary
90 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Medical Transcriptionists in Maryland are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Medical Transcriptionists in Maryland is growing faster than average.

  • Medical Transcriptionists in Maryland earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Medical Transcriptionists Work in Maryland?

In Maryland, there were 660 people working as Medical Transcriptionists in the year 2018.

There were 740 Medical Transcriptionists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 80 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 720 Medical Transcriptionists working in it, which means Maryland has fewer Medical Transcriptionists than average.

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Job Projections for Maryland

Jobs for Medical Transcriptionists in this state are growing at a rate of 15.2% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -3.3%.

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Maryland Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 90 annual job openings, and a total of 760 jobs for Maryland Medical Transcriptionists in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 6,400 annual jobs and 55,500 total jobs in 2026.

What do Medical Transcriptionists Make in Maryland?

In 2018 wages for Medical Transcriptionists ranged from $27,020 to $63,430 with $42,660 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.99 to $30.49. The median hourly rate was $20.51.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $20.14 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.37.

The median salary in Maryland is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Maryland Metros for Medical Transcriptionists

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Medical Transcriptionists.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 880 $37,010
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 570 $40,660
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 420 $42,670
Salisbury, MD-DE 60 $35,680
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 50 $48,540

Top States for Medical Transcriptionists Employment

View the list below to see where most Medical Transcriptionists work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Florida 5,280 $34,300
California 4,920 $38,460
Texas 4,780 $29,730
Virginia 2,820 $32,030
Pennsylvania 2,540 $35,330
Illinois 2,110 $33,280
Michigan 1,810 $31,430
Ohio 1,740 $37,300
Georgia 1,610 $31,970
Wisconsin 1,590 $40,110
Missouri 1,570 $34,570
New York 1,450 $40,140
Tennessee 1,370 $32,720
Indiana 1,310 $29,570
Washington 1,190 $37,690
Oregon 1,140 $37,820
Arizona 950 $26,760
North Carolina 930 $33,550
New Jersey 900 $42,050
Kentucky 860 $36,030

Below are the states where Medical Transcriptionists get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Alaska $49,860
Maryland $42,660
Minnesota $42,630
New Jersey $42,050
New York $40,140
Wisconsin $40,110
Vermont $39,880
New Hampshire $39,420
Wyoming $38,840
California $38,460

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