Medical Transcriptionists in Mississippi
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$31,743
after federal, FICA and Mississippi tax
Tax takes
$6,857
17.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$36,364
Mississippi costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Mississippi — 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
$38,600
Kept after tax
$31,743
Worth in national money
$36,364
State rank
31
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Mississippi sits in the middle of the pack for medical transcriptionists. The median is $38,600, ranking 31 of 50 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 486 occupations Mississippi reports figures for, this is number 349.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $38,600 you keep $31,743 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $36,364 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $37,940.
- Mississippi occupies the middle band for medical transcriptionists: a median of $38,600, ranking 31 of 50. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- In Mississippi's occupational distribution, medical transcriptionists sits at 349 of 486 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Retained pay in Mississippi is $31,743 after the full tax stack, from $38,600. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $36,364 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $37,940 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Medical Transcriptionists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $23,660 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $38,600 |
| Top tenth earn over | $48,460 |
| This salary | $38,600 |
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 Mississippi | $31,743 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $33,195 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,204 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
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 | $36,793 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,666 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 87 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of medical transcriptionists in Mississippi earn under $38,600 and half over. The published range runs $23,660 at the tenth percentile to $48,460 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Mississippi's $31,743, worked from $38,600. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 349 of 486.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $36,364 uses one figure for the whole of Mississippi. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 486 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 349.
- Figures are distribution medians for medical transcriptionists in Mississippi, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $23,660 to $48,460; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The Mississippi take-home of $31,743, on $38,600 for work ranking 349 of 486 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 349 of 486 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $36,364, worked from $38,600, 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 Mississippi address, on work sitting at 349 of 486 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $23,660 at the tenth percentile, $48,460 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $36,364.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Mississippi then takes its own share, leaving $31,743.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 50 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($23,660 to $48,460) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Mississippi rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Mississippi'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 $36,364 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 $31,743 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Mississippi 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.