How much do Medical Transcriptionists make in Lansing-East Lansing, MI?

Percentile spread

For Medical Transcriptionists, the published 10th percentile is $32,130 and the 90th percentile is $55,440. The difference is $23,310, which is 65.0% 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 $35,860 to the 75th at $36,960, covers $1,100.

The mean annual wage is $39,060, which sits above the median of $35,860. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lansing-East Lansing, MI median is 11.3% lower than the national median of $40,410 for Medical Transcriptionists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $37,751, which is 6.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.8% lower than the Michigan median of $37,280.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lansing-East Lansing, MI is 94.991, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $35,860 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Medical Transcriptionists at $37,751 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Medical Transcriptionists. Lansing-East Lansing, MI ranks 10th of 13 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).).

• Flint, MI is 50 miles away, with a median of $36,090 and employment of 50. That median is 0.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,792, against $37,751 here.
• Saginaw, MI is 51 miles away, with a median of $37,280 and employment of 60. That median is 4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,016, against $37,751 here.
• Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is 59 miles away, with a median of $37,810 and employment of 70. That median is 5.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,573, against $37,751 here.

Employment share

Medical Transcriptionists accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Lansing-East Lansing, MI (40 of 217,180). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (41,550 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.69 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.