What are the main factors that influence a Medical Proofreader's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Medical Proofreader's salary?

A Medical Proofreader's salary grows with experience: starting around $60,441 for beginners, reaching about $62,112 at mid-level, and approach $64,947 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Medical Proofreader?

Medical Proofreader salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Medical Proofreader roles are District of Columbia $67,342, California $67,087, Massachusetts $66,193. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Medical Proofreader roles make?

Salaries for Medical Proofreader level roles vary by specialization: Medical Director: $369,343; Medical Director, Medical Affairs: $304,728; Medical Advisor: $176,815; Medical Librarian: $68,665; Proofreader - Experienced: $63,600.

How do different companies affect a Medical Proofreader's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Medical Proofreader roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Medical Proofreader Salary in the United States

How much does a Medical Proofreader make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Medical Proofreader in the United States is $60,822 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

However, a Medical Proofreader's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $71,231
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $56,900 to $66,271
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $53,328

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Medical Proofreader Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,271	$5,523	$1,274	$32
Average	$60,822	$5,069	$1,170	$29
25th Percentile	$56,900	$4,742	$1,094	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Medical Proofreader Salaries

A Medical Proofreader's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Medical Proofreader Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Medical Proofreader's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $60,441
Early Career (1-2 years): $60,550
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $62,112
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $64,758
Expert (over 8 years): $64,947

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Medical Proofreader	$60,441
Intermediate Level Medical Proofreader	$60,550
Senior Level Medical Proofreader	$62,112
Specialist Level Medical Proofreader	$64,758
Expert Level Medical Proofreader	$64,947

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How Do Medical Proofreader Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Medical Proofreaders. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $67,342.
California: $67,087.
Massachusetts: $66,193.

District of Columbia $67,342 California $67,087 Massachusetts $66,193 Washington $65,950 New Jersey $65,925 Alaska $65,840 Connecticut $65,001 New York $64,660

Hawaii $63,571 Rhode Island $63,060 Maryland $62,714 Minnesota $62,239 Colorado $62,057 Illinois $61,996 Oregon $61,765 Delaware $61,595

New Hampshire $61,488 Virginia $61,248 Pennsylvania $60,549 Nevada $60,196 North Dakota $60,080 Michigan $59,898 Wisconsin $59,831 Vermont $59,697

Texas $59,326 Maine $59,302 Arizona $59,265 Ohio $59,223 Georgia $58,663 Indiana $58,383 Wyoming $58,328 Utah $58,243

Iowa $58,207 Kansas $57,915 Louisiana $57,830 North Carolina $57,799 Missouri $57,787 Florida $57,550 Montana $57,422 Nebraska $57,301

Kentucky $57,234 South Carolina $56,990 Tennessee $56,838 Idaho $56,778 New Mexico $56,334 Oklahoma $56,236 Alabama $55,877 South Dakota $55,275

Arkansas $54,947 West Virginia $54,770 Mississippi $54,241

Top Paying Cities for Medical Proofreaders

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $76,715
San Francisco: $75,875
Oakland: $74,276

San Jose, CA $76,715

San Francisco, CA $75,875

Oakland, CA $74,276

New York, NY $70,030

Paramus, NJ $69,179

Queens Village, NY $69,176

Passaic, NJ $69,118

Bergenfield, NJ $69,112

Stamford, CT $68,978

Huntington, NY $68,954

Newark, NJ $68,504

Bridgeport, CT $68,376

Vallejo, CA $68,255

New Brunswick, NJ $68,230

Petaluma, CA $68,194

Middlesex, NJ $68,078

Somerset, NJ $68,036

Santa Cruz, CA $67,957

Boston, MA $67,586

Monterey, CA $67,372

Seattle, WA $67,233

Santa Rosa, CA $67,221

Los Angeles, CA $67,202

Juneau, AK $67,044

Washington, DC $66,977

Orange, CA $66,761

Santa Ana, CA $66,600

Long Beach, CA $66,539

Anaheim, CA $66,527

Anchorage, AK $66,497

Santa Maria, CA $66,314

Everett, WA $66,302

Danbury, CT $66,088

Bremerton, WA $66,004

Tacoma, WA $65,785

New Suffolk, NY $65,784

Sacramento, CA $65,767

Santa Barbara, CA $65,700

Trenton, NJ $65,633

San Diego, CA $65,633

Brockton, MA $65,566

Fairbanks, AK $65,417

Lompoc, CA $65,262

Lowell, MA $65,213

Ventura, CA $65,201

Nashua, NH $65,189

Stockton, CA $65,183

Modesto, CA $64,739

Poughkeepsie, NY $64,605

Olympia, WA $64,490

Kennewick, WA $64,490

New Haven, CT $64,465

Lawrence, MA $64,246

Hartford, CT $64,186

Riverside, CA $64,174

New Bedford, MA $64,113

Richland, WA $64,113

Bakersfield, CA $64,028

San Bernardino, CA $64,003

New Britain, CT $63,997

Atlantic City, NJ $63,997

New London, CT $63,973

Norwich, CT $63,955

Portsmouth, NH $63,942

Boulder, CO $63,813

Portland, OR $63,730

Worcester, MA $63,723

Minneapolis, MN $63,535

Philadelphia, PA $63,450

Honolulu, HI $63,249

Saint Paul, MN $63,220

Vineland, NJ $63,206

Providence, RI $63,030

Chicago, IL $62,854

Bellingham, WA $62,781

Springfield, MA $62,732

Baltimore, MD $62,714

Chico, CA $62,562

Pittsfield, MA $62,397

Manchester, NH $62,282

Spokane, WA $62,014

Denver, CO $62,008

Albany, NY $61,722

Troy, NY $61,698

Nassau, NY $61,633

Schenectady, NY $61,570

Wilmington, DE $61,522

Burlington, VT $61,437

Salem, OR $61,412

Portland, ME $61,224

Yakima, WA $61,163

Rochester, MN $60,974

Reno, NV $60,944

Fresno, CA $60,944

Milwaukee, WI $60,889

Detroit, MI $60,828

Ann Arbor, MI $60,818

Allentown, PA $60,810

Colorado Springs, CO $60,707

Syracuse, NY $60,676

Carson City, NV $60,676

Houston, TX $60,591

Eugene, OR $60,561

Gary, IN $60,488

Springfield, OR $60,439

Bismarck, ND $60,427

Galveston, TX $60,384

Medford, OR $60,293

Fort Collins, CO $60,269

Concord, NH $60,238

Austin, TX $60,220

Mesa, AZ $60,092

Reading, PA $60,086

Phoenix, AZ $60,080

Dallas, TX $60,062

Saint Cloud, MN $60,004

Madison, WI $59,922

Utica, NY $59,758

Rochester, NY $59,660

Des Moines, IA $59,654

Raleigh, NC $59,648

Atlanta, GA $59,557

Battle Creek, MI $59,539

Salt Lake City, UT $59,521

Lancaster, PA $59,429

Harrisburg, PA $59,344

Kansas City, MO $59,283

Champaign, IL $59,271

Kansas City, KS $59,271

Fort Worth, TX $59,265

Columbus, OH $59,255

Boca Raton, FL $59,241

Pittsburgh, PA $59,216

Richmond, VA $59,192

Indianapolis, IN $59,180

Cleveland, OH $59,174

Las Vegas, NV $59,101

Cincinnati, OH $59,101

Petersburg, VA $59,010

Huntsville, AL $58,918

Lansing, MI $58,878

Lebanon, PA $58,870

Pueblo, CO $58,864

Appleton, WI $58,845

Buffalo, NY $58,821

Dayton, OH $58,803

Racine, WI $58,791

Charlotte, NC $58,785

Saint Louis, MO $58,766

York, PA $58,730

Elkhart, IN $58,730

Gastonia, NC $58,718

Billings, MT $58,704

Beaumont, TX $58,687

Lorain, OH $58,675

Benton Harbor, MI $58,663

Toledo, OH $58,651

Binghamton, NY $58,620

Rock Hill, SC $58,614

Rockford, IL $58,584

Springfield, IL $58,560

Elyria, OH $58,554

Fargo, ND $58,554

Flagstaff, AZ $58,511

Fort Lauderdale, FL $58,474

Duluth, MN $58,438

Miami, FL $58,438

Cheyenne, WY $58,395

Grand Forks, ND $58,395

Bangor, ME $58,262

Cedar Rapids, IA $58,195

Durham, NC $58,169

Louisville, KY $58,164

Grand Rapids, MI $58,152

Hialeah, FL $58,146

Casper, WY $58,061

Scranton, PA $57,988

New Orleans, LA $57,970

Virginia Beach, VA $57,964

Akron, OH $57,933

Peoria, IL $57,854

Sarasota, FL $57,842

Nashville, TN $57,799

Omaha, NE $57,799

Green Bay, WI $57,799

Baton Rouge, LA $57,769

Charleston, SC $57,757

Jamestown, NY $57,726

Davenport, IA $57,726

Tucson, AZ $57,696

Saint Petersburg, FL $57,659

Tampa, FL $57,647

Evansville, IN $57,611

Port Arthur, TX $57,611

Bradenton, FL $57,586

Santa Fe, NM $57,477

Orlando, FL $57,367

Clearwater, FL $57,349

Canton, OH $57,222

La Crosse, WI $57,222

Albuquerque, NM $57,185

Newport News, VA $57,179

High Point, NC $57,161

Ogden, UT $57,136

Corpus Christi, TX $57,088

Norfolk, VA $57,051

Laramie, WY $57,051

Rock Island, IL $57,015

Saginaw, MI $57,003

Jacksonville, FL $56,996

Salisbury, NC $56,984

Boise, ID $56,972

Moline, IL $56,942

Fort Myers, FL $56,923

Memphis, TN $56,911

Tulsa, OK $56,881

Waterloo, IA $56,844

Spartanburg, SC $56,784

Lincoln, NE $56,753

Fort Wayne, IN $56,741

Provo, UT $56,735

Cedar Falls, IA $56,662

San Antonio, TX $56,638

Greensboro, NC $56,613

South Bend, IN $56,607

Savannah, GA $56,540

Muskegon, MI $56,516

Birmingham, AL $56,510

Winston Salem, NC $56,480

Lake Charles, LA $56,334

Anderson, IN $56,321

Lexington, KY $56,303

Augusta, GA $56,285

Greenville, SC $56,285

Lima, OH $56,236

Wichita, KS $56,230

Tuscaloosa, AL $56,230

Columbia, SC $56,175

Springfield, OH $56,163

Asheville, NC $56,066

Bloomington, IN $56,023

Knoxville, TN $55,804

Shreveport, LA $55,798

Wilmington, NC $55,719

Roanoke, VA $55,719

Topeka, KS $55,610

Frankfort, KY $55,603

Oklahoma City, OK $55,561

Chillicothe, OH $55,537

Longview, TX $55,531

Melbourne, FL $55,525

Sioux Falls, SD $55,427

Mobile, AL $55,421

Terre Haute, IN $55,397

Altoona, PA $55,360

Amarillo, TX $55,318

Killeen, TX $55,300

Fayetteville, AR $55,251

Chattanooga, TN $55,233

Sioux City, IA $55,178

Idaho Falls, ID $55,166

Lynchburg, VA $55,117

Gainesville, FL $55,038

Portsmouth, OH $55,008

Little Rock, AR $54,995

Lafayette, LA $54,971

Youngstown, OH $54,971

Daytona Beach, FL $54,935

Clarksville, TN $54,929

Pensacola, FL $54,922

Temple, TX $54,918

Hopkinsville, KY $54,740

Erie, PA $54,728

Florence, SC $54,703

Charleston, WV $54,606

Great Falls, MT $54,576

Macon, GA $54,491

Tallahassee, FL $54,485

Fayetteville, NC $54,472

Waco, TX $54,460

Helena, MT $54,418

Pine Bluff, AR $54,395

Vincennes, IN $54,320

Lubbock, TX $54,296

Alamogordo, NM $54,259

Twin Falls, ID $54,205

Rapid City, SD $54,186

Jackson, MS $54,077

Huntington, WV $54,073

Greenville, MS $54,071

Parkersburg, WV $54,009

Montgomery, AL $53,998

Wichita Falls, TX $53,937

Springfield, MO $53,937

Biloxi, MS $53,907

Monroe, LA $53,846

Johnstown, PA $53,803

Sumter, SC $53,779

Columbus, GA $53,773

Pascagoula, MS $53,657

Abilene, TX $53,657

Kingsport, TN $53,499

Albany, GA $53,499

Gulfport, MS $53,481

Alexandria, LA $53,280

Fort Smith, AR $53,128

El Paso, TX $52,964

Las Cruces, NM $52,690

Harlingen, TX $52,536

Pocatello, ID $52,526

Florence, AL $52,447

Brownsville, TX $52,435

Mcallen, TX $52,307

Dothan, AL $52,222

Columbus, MS $51,861

Altus, OK $51,577

Lawton, OK $51,462

Pierre, SD $51,243

What Skills Can Increase a Medical Proofreader's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Attention to Detail (Mentioned in 5.65% Job Postings): Executing and completing a task with a high level of accuracy.
Adobe (Mentioned in 2.1% Job Postings): A mixture of wet earth and grass made into bricks and dried in the sun, used to build houses. It originated from the oral form of Arabic al-tob, meaning "brick," It is the first materials used to create buildings in the 8th century B.C
Marketing Communications (Mentioned in 1.77% Job Postings): Marketing communications (MC, marcom(s), marcomm(s)) uses different marketing channels and tools in combination: Marketing communication channels focus on any way a business communicates a message to its desired market, or the market in general. A marketing communication tool can be anything from: advertising, personal selling, direct marketing, sponsorship, communication, and promotion to public relations. MC are made up of the marketing mix which is made up of 4P's: Price, Promotion, Place and Product, for a business selling goods, and made up of 7P's: Price, Promotion, Place, Product, People, Physical evidence and Process, for a service based business.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Attention to Detail	5.65%
Adobe	2.1%
Marketing Communications	1.77%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Medical Proofreader's salary.

B2C: Can increase your salary by up to 17%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 16%.
Digital Marketing: Can increase your salary by up to 16%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
B2C	$71,162	17%
Leadership	$70,554	16%
Digital Marketing	$70,554	16%
Interpersonal Communication	$69,946	15%
Effective Communication	$68,729	13%
Copyediting	$68,729	13%

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How Education impacts a Medical Proofreader's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Medical Proofreaders enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Medical Proofreader with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $55,265 and $59,437).

Medical Proofreader Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Medical Proofreader

No Diploma 0.5%

High School 5.7%

Associates 3.0%

Bachelors 72.4%

Masters 16.3%

Doctorate 2.2%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.5%
High School	5.7%
Associates	3.0%
Bachelors	72.4%
Masters	16.3%
Doctorate	2.2%

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Medical Proofreader Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Medical Proofreader's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$56,900

Average $60,822/year

$66,271

$4,742

Average $5,069/month

$5,523

$1,094

Average $1,170/week

$1,274

$27

Average $29/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,271	$5,523	$1,274	$32
Average	$60,822	$5,069	$1,170	$29
25th Percentile	$56,900	$4,742	$1,094	$27

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Salary Trends for Medical Proofreader

Salaries for a Medical Proofreader can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $52,886 in 2023 to around $52,730 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Medical Proofreader salary trends, .

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2024

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