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Data transcriber salary
Average data transcriber salary
$51,777
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Average data transcriber salary by state
Highest paying states for data transcribers
| Rank | State | Avg. salary | Hourly rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $77,733 | $37.37 |
| 2 | New York | $68,547 | $32.96 |
| 3 | Connecticut | $62,952 | $30.27 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $61,041 | $29.35 |
| 5 | New Hampshire | $59,001 | $28.37 |
| 6 | New Jersey | $60,600 | $29.13 |
| 7 | West Virginia | $58,230 | $28.00 |
| 8 | Maryland | $59,523 | $28.62 |
| 9 | Michigan | $59,112 | $28.42 |
| 10 | District of Columbia | $72,577 | $34.89 |
| 11 | Rhode Island | $62,154 | $29.88 |
| 12 | Maine | $56,119 | $26.98 |
| 13 | Delaware | $61,455 | $29.55 |
| 14 | Ohio | $53,238 | $25.60 |
| 15 | Nevada | $52,703 | $25.34 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | $52,329 | $25.16 |
| 17 | Arizona | $49,022 | $23.57 |
| 18 | Kentucky | $50,719 | $24.38 |
| 19 | Virginia | $59,093 | $28.41 |
| 20 | Pennsylvania | $49,242 | $23.67 |
| 21 | New Mexico | $50,424 | $24.24 |
| 22 | Vermont | $55,698 | $26.78 |
| 23 | Texas | $46,817 | $22.51 |
| 24 | Indiana | $49,995 | $24.04 |
| 25 | Illinois | $46,908 | $22.55 |
| 26 | Tennessee | $47,998 | $23.08 |
| 27 | Missouri | $45,868 | $22.05 |
| 28 | Hawaii | $46,125 | $22.18 |
| 29 | Nebraska | $44,492 | $21.39 |
| 30 | California | $53,937 | $25.93 |
| 31 | Mississippi | $47,087 | $22.64 |
| 32 | Louisiana | $46,357 | $22.29 |
| 33 | Florida | $46,313 | $22.27 |
| 34 | Colorado | $43,990 | $21.15 |
| 35 | Georgia | $44,859 | $21.57 |
| 36 | Arkansas | $43,282 | $20.81 |
| 37 | North Dakota | $41,044 | $19.73 |
| 38 | Kansas | $43,180 | $20.76 |
| 39 | South Dakota | $41,504 | $19.95 |
| 40 | Oklahoma | $43,905 | $21.11 |
| 41 | South Carolina | $44,301 | $21.30 |
| 42 | Idaho | $40,691 | $19.56 |
| 43 | Iowa | $42,182 | $20.28 |
| 44 | Oregon | $45,481 | $21.87 |
| 45 | Montana | $39,050 | $18.77 |
| 46 | North Carolina | $38,283 | $18.41 |
| 47 | Utah | $37,558 | $18.06 |
| 48 | Minnesota | $37,387 | $17.97 |
| 49 | Alabama | $40,941 | $19.68 |
| 50 | Washington | $42,027 | $20.21 |
| 51 | Wyoming | $30,379 | $14.61 |
Data transcriber salary details
A data transcriber's salary ranges from $24,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $108,000 at the 90th percentile.
What is a data transcriber's salary?
| Percentile | Annual salary | Monthly salary | Hourly rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90th Percentile | $108,000 | $9,000 | $52 |
| 75th Percentile | $76,000 | $6,333 | $37 |
| Average | $51,777 | $4,315 | $25 |
| 25th Percentile | $35,000 | $2,917 | $17 |
| 10th Percentile | $24,000 | $2,000 | $12 |
Highest paying data transcriber jobs
The highest paying types of data transcribers are notary public, stenographer, and document reviewer.
| Job title | Annual salary | Monthly salary | Hourly rate | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document Reviewer | $53,858 | $4,488 | $25.89 | 5,999 |
Wage gap by gender, race and education
Data transcriber salary trends
The average data transcriber salary has risen by $7,338 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average data transcriber earned $44,439 annually, but today, they earn $51,777 a year. That works out to a 5% change in pay for data transcribers over the last decade.
Compare data transcriber salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.
Average data transcriber salary over time
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Data transcriber salary by year
| Year | Avg. salary | Hourly rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $51,800 | $24.89 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | $51,200 | $24.60 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | $50,300 | $24.17 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | $51,300 | $24.68 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | $49,100 | $23.60 | +4.2% |
Recently added data transcriber salaries
| Company | Job | Location | Date added | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional Statistical Services | Data Transcribing | Laughlin, NV | 06/29/2025 | $52,175 |
| Professional Statistical Services | Data Transcribing | Laughlin, NV | 05/26/2025 | $52,175 |
| Oregon State University | Transcribing Data | Corvallis, OR | 05/24/2025 | $30,679 |
| University of California San Francisco | Rsch Data ANL 2 | San Francisco, CA | 04/24/2025 | $69,664 |
| Professional Statistical Services | Data Transcribing | Laughlin, NV | 04/22/2025 | $52,175 |
| University of California San Francisco | Rsch Data ANL 3 | Richmond, VA | 03/15/2025 | $87,900 |
| University of California San Francisco | Rsch Data ANL 1 | San Francisco, CA | 03/11/2025 | $63,700 |
| University of California San Francisco | Rsch Data ANL 4 | San Francisco, CA | 02/23/2025 | $105,900 |
| Teksystems | Multi Lingual Data Annotator/Multilingual Data Annotator | Menlo Park, CA | 02/20/2025 | $41,740 |
| University of California San Francisco | Rsch Data ANL 3 | San Francisco, CA | 01/26/2025 | $84,400 |
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