Medical Transcriptionists Salary in Appleton, WI

Medical Transcriptionists pay range in Appleton

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,410 a year or less, while the top 10% make $55,200 or more. The middle half of medical transcriptionists in Appleton earn between $45,200 and $49,390.

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

Medical Transcriptionists salary after taxes in Appleton

On the average salary of $47,400, a single filer in Appleton takes home about $38,817 a year, or $3,235 a month and $1,493 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

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

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

Prices in the Appleton area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.4), so the average $47,400 buys what about $51,288 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Appleton ($49,910). A typical home costs $350,370, or 7.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Medical Transcriptionists salary in other Wisconsin cities

Appleton ranks 3rd of 5 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Madison pays the most ($51,010).

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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).

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