Medical Transcriptionists in Delaware
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$28,231
after federal, FICA and Delaware tax
Tax takes
$5,839
17.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$28,444
Delaware costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Delaware — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$34,070
Kept after tax
$28,231
Worth in national money
$28,444
State rank
46
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Delaware is among the lower-paying states for medical transcriptionists. The middle earner takes $34,070, ranking 46 of 50 states — about 15.69% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Delaware, this one sits low: 421 of 445 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $34,070 the take-home is $28,231, which is worth about $28,444 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is higher, $35,010, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Delaware ranks 46 of 50 for medical transcriptionists, with a median of $34,070 — about 15.69% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Medical transcriptionists occupies position 421 of 445 in Delaware's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Delaware's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for medical transcriptionists on its $34,070 median: $28,231 retained after tax becomes $28,444 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $35,010 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Medical Transcriptionists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $31,200 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $34,070 |
| Top tenth earn over | $40,560 |
| This salary | $34,070 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Delaware | $28,231 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $29,555 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,971 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $32,422 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,383 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 99 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $34,070 as a midpoint for Delaware, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $31,200 and the ninetieth is $40,560 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Delaware the take-home figure of $28,231, from $34,070, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 421 of 445 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $28,444 uses one figure for the whole of Delaware. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 445 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 421.
- The Delaware median of $34,070 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $31,200 to $40,560. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Delaware is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $28,231 from $34,070. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 421 of 445 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $28,444, worked from $34,070, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Delaware address, on work sitting at 421 of 445 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $31,200 at the tenth percentile, $40,560 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Delaware sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $28,444 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Delaware's own levy, $28,231 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 50 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($31,200 to $40,560) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Delaware rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Delaware's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $28,444 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $28,231 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Delaware income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.