How much do Medical Transcriptionists make in Wausau, WI?

Percentile spread

For Medical Transcriptionists, the published 10th percentile is $35,050 and the 90th percentile is $54,800. The difference is $19,750, which is 43.1% 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 $38,660 to the 75th at $50,460, covers $11,800.

The mean annual wage is $45,290, which sits below the median of $45,810. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wausau, WI median is 13.4% higher than the national median of $40,410 for Medical Transcriptionists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,444, which is 22.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.8% lower than the Wisconsin median of $49,150.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wausau, WI is 92.651, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $45,810 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Medical Transcriptionists at $49,444 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Medical Transcriptionists. Wausau, WI ranks 7th of 7 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).).

• Appleton, WI is 80 miles away, with a median of $48,010 and employment of 40. That median is 4.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,948, against $49,444 here.
• Green Bay, WI is 91 miles away, with a median of $46,470 and employment of 30. That median is 1.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,922, against $49,444 here.
• Madison, WI is 126 miles away, with a median of $50,310 and employment of 80. That median is 9.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,713, against $49,444 here.

Employment share

Medical Transcriptionists accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Wausau, WI (50 of 69,530). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (41,550 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.69 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.