Medical Transcriptionist Salary in Utah - UT

By Jennifer Williams, allied health world Contributing Writer
Published: January, 19 2010

Utah Medical Transcription Salaries

The estimated annual Utah medical transcriptionist salary is $26,000. You should keep in mind, though, that there are many factors that have the potential to effect your annual income. Your education and experience will weigh heavily on this number.

In addition, because many transcriptionists are paid on line count, your productivity will often determine how much you are able to earn. Most new medical transcriptionists will earn about 5 cents to 6 cents per line; however, CMTs can earn anywhere from 9 cents to 12 cents per line. This gap in pay can add up to large amounts, which will inevitably affect the medical transcriptionist salary in Utah.

Here is a grouping of the average annual income for the major cities in Utah:

• Salt Lake City: $27,000
• Moab: $33,000
• Cedar City: $31,000
• Green River: $27,000
• St. George: $31,000
• Logan: $28,000
• Kanab: $30,000
• Price: $25,000
• Ogden: $28,000
• Park City: $27,000
• Springdale: $30,000
• Panguitch: $31,000
• Provo: $23,000
• Orem: $23,000
• Sandy: $26,000

References:

The Association of Healthcare Documentation Integrity, www.ahdionline.org
www.indeed.com