How much do Medical Transcriptionists make in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX?

Percentile spread

For Medical Transcriptionists, the published 10th percentile is $28,260 and the 90th percentile is $39,920. The difference is $11,660, which is 38.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $28,560 to the 75th at $39,490, covers $10,930.

The mean annual wage is $33,580, which sits above the median of $30,690. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Brownsville-Harlingen, TX median is 24.1% lower than the national median of $40,410 for Medical Transcriptionists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $35,696, which is 11.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 28.5% lower than the Texas median of $42,900.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Brownsville-Harlingen, TX is 85.975, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $30,690 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Medical Transcriptionists at $35,696 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Medical Transcriptionists. Brownsville-Harlingen, TX ranks 3rd of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX is 48 miles away, with a median of $37,410 and employment of 50. That median is 21.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,553, against $35,696 here.
• Corpus Christi, TX is 124 miles away, with a median of $31,110 and employment of 40. That median is 1.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,570, against $35,696 here.