Medical Transcriptionists Salary in Springfield, IL

Medical Transcriptionists pay range in Springfield

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,200 a year or less, while the top 10% make $54,230 or more. The middle half of medical transcriptionists in Springfield earn between $31,200 and $48,970.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Medical Transcriptionists salary after taxes in Springfield

On the average salary of $40,520, a single filer in Springfield takes home about $32,873 a year, or $2,739 a month and $1,264 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

Is Springfield a good place for medical transcriptionists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Springfield area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.7), so the average $40,520 buys what about $43,690 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Springfield ($52,670). A typical home costs $200,409, or 4.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Medical Transcriptionists salary in other Illinois cities

Springfield ranks 3rd of 3 Illinois metro areas for this job; Peoria pays the most ($46,780).

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Highest-paying cities for medical transcriptionists

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($61,530).

Medical Transcriptionists salary by city

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