Medical Transcriptionist Salary in Hawaii - HI

By allied health world contributing writer
Published: January, 10 2010

Hawaii Medical Transcription Salaries

At 4.9%, Hawaii’s unemployment rate is less than half that of the national rate, with only 13 states sporting a lower figure. The medical transcription field is experiencing steady job growth in the U.S., with an expected increase of 14%, bringing the overall number of transcriptionists from the 2006 total of 98,500 to 111,700 by 2016.

Hawaii is expected to show little job growth in the field during the same time period, but that may be misleading. With one new hospital, the Pacific Health Center, scheduled to be complete by 2014, and expansion and improvements made to several other medical centers over the next few years, the medical field should show signs of steady job growth, and medical transcriptionists will be needed at a greater rate than what is currently being projected.

Medical transcriptionists in the U.S. enjoy an average salary of $32,000 per year. The average Hawaii medical transcriptionist salary is $27,000, with the seven largest cities averaging between $24,000 and $26,000.

Honolulu, $24,000
Hilo, $26,000
Kailua, $24,000
Kaneohe, $24,000
Waipahu, $24,000
Pearl City, $24,000
Waimalu, $24,000

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