Medical Scribe salary
What a medical scribe actually earns, from 164 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-07-23.
What the number means
A medical scribe earns a blended US median near 42,131 dollars, with the typical middle running from 36,682 dollars to 47,169 dollars. The official OEWS median is higher, 44,200 dollars, because job ads skew toward the roles that pay below the occupation-wide average. The official trend has moved up about 27 percent since 2019. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is registered nurse, at 25 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
Top-paying US states
OEWS median by state, highest first.
- Washingtonmedian $55,120
- Coloradomedian $47,270
- Utahmedian $43,040
- Indianamedian $42,390
- Kansasmedian $39,090
- Texasmedian $38,930
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Quick answers
How much does a medical scribe make?
The blended US median is about 42,131 dollars, with a typical range from 36,682 dollars to 47,169 dollars, against an official OEWS median of 44,200 dollars.
What can a medical scribe move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is registered nurse, at 25 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 31-9092. Live corpus 164 observations, 2026-07-23. Definitions in the glossary.