SOC 31-9094 · Colorado Springs, CO metro

Medical Transcriptionists Salary in Colorado Springs, CO

The average salary for medical transcriptionists in Colorado Springs, Colorado is $42,590 a year ($20.48 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $42,660: half of the 90 people in this job in the Colorado Springs, CO metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($41,710).

$42,590average per year

$20.48 / hourMedian $42,660Take-home ≈ $35,236

  • $31K10th
  • $35K25th
  • $43KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $53K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

90people in this job
+2%vs U.S. average
#4 of 4Colorado metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Medical Transcriptionists pay range in Colorado Springs

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,800 a year or less, while the top 10% make $52,820 or more. The middle half of medical transcriptionists in Colorado Springs earn between $34,720 and $47,560.

  • $31K10th
  • $35K25th
  • $43KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $53K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$42,590$3,549$20.48
Median$42,660$3,555$20.51
Entry level (25th percentile)$34,720$2,893$16.69
Experienced (75th percentile)$47,560$3,963$22.87

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

Medical Transcriptionists pay in Colorado Springs vs. Colorado and the U.S.

Medical transcriptionists in Colorado Springs earn 7% less than the Colorado average ($45,670) and about the same as the U.S. average ($41,710). At the median the gap is +6% against the U.S. median of $40,410.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Colorado Springs$42,590$42,660$30,800$52,82090
Colorado$45,670$43,080$32,010$62,290610
United States$41,710$40,410$28,250$55,95041,550

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Medical Transcriptionists salary after taxes in Colorado Springs

On the average salary of $42,590, a single filer in Colorado Springs takes home about $35,236 a year, or $2,936 a month and $1,355 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.

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

Prices in the Colorado Springs area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.7), so the average $42,590 buys what about $42,291 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Colorado Springs ($52,710). A typical home costs $457,300, or 10.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Medical Transcriptionists salary in other Colorado cities

Colorado Springs ranks 4th of 4 Colorado metro areas for this job; Denver pays the most ($44,890).

All Medical Transcriptionists salaries in Colorado

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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Medical Transcriptionists salary in Colorado Springs: questions

How much do medical transcriptionists make an hour in Colorado Springs?

$20.48 an hour on average, and $20.51 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level medical transcriptionists salary in Colorado Springs?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,800 a year and the 25th percentile is $34,720, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the medical transcriptionists take-home pay in Colorado Springs?

About $35,236 a year ($2,936 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $42,590. Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.

Do medical transcriptionists earn more in Colorado Springs than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($41,710).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 31-9094; area Colorado Springs, CO (17820). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.7%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.07, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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