What medical transcriptionists earn in Connecticut and its metro areas, compared with the rest of the country (May 2025 BLS data).
a year, or $23.17 an hour. That is 19% more than the national median of $40,410.
The middle half of medical transcriptionists in Connecticut earn $45,980 to $55,950.
Connecticut pays medical transcriptionists more than 44 of the other 48 states. Highest: Minnesota ($50,030).
0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the state, 0.86× the U.S. concentration.
Metro and rural (nonmetropolitan) areas as BLS defines them.. Click a column to sort.
| Area | Pay a year | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $23.83 | 110 | |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $26.36 | 100 | |
| New Haven, CT | $22.73 | 60 | |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $22.27 | 50 | |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $26.87 | 30 | |
| Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $20.29 | – |
Medical Transcriptionists in Connecticut earned a median of $48,190 a year ($23.17 an hour) in May 2025, 19% more than the national median of $40,410. The middle half earned $45,980 to $55,950.
Among areas in Connecticut, pay was highest in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT at $55,890.
Connecticut ranks #5 of 49 states for medical transcriptionists pay. Minnesota pays the most, at $50,030 a year. Pay figures don't account for differences in cost of living.
About 390 people worked as medical transcriptionists in Connecticut in May 2025, or 0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the state.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, all industries. Median pay is the middle wage; where BLS publishes no median, the average (mean) is shown, marked "(avg)". Values marked "+" are above the most BLS reports exactly. Pay doesn't reflect cost of living, overtime or shift differentials.