How much do Medical Transcriptionists make in Richmond, VA?

Percentile spread

For Medical Transcriptionists, the published 10th percentile is $27,110 and the 90th percentile is $37,820. The difference is $10,710, which is 30.6% 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 $27,350 to the 75th at $35,170, covers $7,820.

The mean annual wage is $33,600, which sits below the median of $35,050. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Richmond, VA median is 13.3% lower than the national median of $40,410 for Medical Transcriptionists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $35,817, which is 11.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.2% lower than the Virginia median of $35,130.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Richmond, VA is 97.858, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $35,050 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Medical Transcriptionists at $35,817 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Medical Transcriptionists. Richmond, VA ranks 10th of 14 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).).

• Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is 70 miles away, with a median of $36,980 and employment of 300. That median is 5.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,757, against $35,817 here.
• Charlottesville, VA is 73 miles away, with a median of $38,250 and employment of 100. That median is 9.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,579, against $35,817 here.
• Lynchburg, VA is 97 miles away, with a median of $36,440 and employment of 50. That median is 4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,778, against $35,817 here.