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, skills
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:
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: $76,768
San Francisco: $75,928
Oakland: $74,328
San Jose, CA$76,768
San Francisco, CA$75,928
Oakland, CA$74,328
New York, NY$70,079
Paramus, NJ$69,227
Queens Village, NY$69,224
Passaic, NJ$69,166
Bergenfield, NJ$69,160
Stamford, CT$69,026
Huntington, NY$69,001
Newark, NJ$68,552
Bridgeport, CT$68,423
Vallejo, CA$68,302
New Brunswick, NJ$68,278
Petaluma, CA$68,241
Middlesex, NJ$68,126
Somerset, NJ$68,083
Santa Cruz, CA$68,004
Boston, MA$67,633
Monterey, CA$67,419
Seattle, WA$67,280
Santa Rosa, CA$67,267
Los Angeles, CA$67,249
Juneau, AK$67,091
Washington, DC$67,024
Orange, CA$66,807
Santa Ana, CA$66,647
Long Beach, CA$66,586
Anaheim, CA$66,574
Anchorage, AK$66,543
Santa Maria, CA$66,361
Everett, WA$66,348
Danbury, CT$66,134
Bremerton, WA$66,050
Tacoma, WA$65,831
New Suffolk, NY$65,830
Sacramento, CA$65,813
Santa Barbara, CA$65,746
Trenton, NJ$65,679
San Diego, CA$65,679
Brockton, MA$65,612
Fairbanks, AK$65,463
Lompoc, CA$65,308
Lowell, MA$65,258
Ventura, CA$65,247
Nashua, NH$65,235
Stockton, CA$65,228
Modesto, CA$64,784
Poughkeepsie, NY$64,650
Olympia, WA$64,535
Kennewick, WA$64,535
New Haven, CT$64,510
Lawrence, MA$64,291
Hartford, CT$64,230
Riverside, CA$64,218
New Bedford, MA$64,157
Richland, WA$64,157
Bakersfield, CA$64,072
San Bernardino, CA$64,048
New Britain, CT$64,042
Atlantic City, NJ$64,042
New London, CT$64,017
Norwich, CT$63,999
Portsmouth, NH$63,987
Boulder, CO$63,858
Portland, OR$63,774
Worcester, MA$63,768
Minneapolis, MN$63,579
Philadelphia, PA$63,494
Honolulu, HI$63,293
Saint Paul, MN$63,264
Vineland, NJ$63,250
Providence, RI$63,074
Chicago, IL$62,897
Bellingham, WA$62,824
Springfield, MA$62,776
Baltimore, MD$62,757
Chico, CA$62,605
Pittsfield, MA$62,441
Manchester, NH$62,325
Spokane, WA$62,057
Denver, CO$62,051
Albany, NY$61,765
Troy, NY$61,741
Nassau, NY$61,676
Schenectady, NY$61,613
Wilmington, DE$61,564
Burlington, VT$61,479
Salem, OR$61,455
Portland, ME$61,266
Yakima, WA$61,205
Rochester, MN$61,017
Reno, NV$60,986
Fresno, CA$60,986
Milwaukee, WI$60,931
Detroit, MI$60,871
Ann Arbor, MI$60,860
Allentown, PA$60,852
Colorado Springs, CO$60,749
Syracuse, NY$60,718
Carson City, NV$60,718
Houston, TX$60,633
Eugene, OR$60,603
Gary, IN$60,530
Springfield, OR$60,481
Bismarck, ND$60,469
Galveston, TX$60,426
Medford, OR$60,335
Fort Collins, CO$60,311
Concord, NH$60,280
Austin, TX$60,262
Mesa, AZ$60,134
Reading, PA$60,128
Phoenix, AZ$60,122
Dallas, TX$60,104
Saint Cloud, MN$60,045
Madison, WI$59,964
Utica, NY$59,799
Rochester, NY$59,702
Des Moines, IA$59,696
Raleigh, NC$59,690
Atlanta, GA$59,599
Battle Creek, MI$59,580
Salt Lake City, UT$59,562
Lancaster, PA$59,471
Harrisburg, PA$59,385
Kansas City, MO$59,325
Champaign, IL$59,312
Kansas City, KS$59,312
Fort Worth, TX$59,306
Columbus, OH$59,296
Boca Raton, FL$59,282
Pittsburgh, PA$59,258
Richmond, VA$59,233
Indianapolis, IN$59,221
Cleveland, OH$59,215
Las Vegas, NV$59,142
Cincinnati, OH$59,142
Petersburg, VA$59,051
Huntsville, AL$58,959
Lansing, MI$58,919
Lebanon, PA$58,911
Pueblo, CO$58,905
Appleton, WI$58,886
Buffalo, NY$58,862
Dayton, OH$58,844
Racine, WI$58,832
Charlotte, NC$58,826
Saint Louis, MO$58,807
York, PA$58,771
Elkhart, IN$58,771
Gastonia, NC$58,759
Billings, MT$58,745
Beaumont, TX$58,728
Lorain, OH$58,716
Benton Harbor, MI$58,704
Toledo, OH$58,692
Binghamton, NY$58,661
Rock Hill, SC$58,655
Rockford, IL$58,625
Springfield, IL$58,600
Elyria, OH$58,594
Fargo, ND$58,594
Flagstaff, AZ$58,552
Fort Lauderdale, FL$58,515
Duluth, MN$58,479
Miami, FL$58,479
Cheyenne, WY$58,436
Grand Forks, ND$58,436
Bangor, ME$58,302
Cedar Rapids, IA$58,235
Durham, NC$58,210
Louisville, KY$58,205
Grand Rapids, MI$58,193
Hialeah, FL$58,186
Casper, WY$58,101
Scranton, PA$58,028
New Orleans, LA$58,010
Virginia Beach, VA$58,004
Akron, OH$57,973
Peoria, IL$57,894
Sarasota, FL$57,882
Nashville, TN$57,840
Omaha, NE$57,840
Green Bay, WI$57,840
Baton Rouge, LA$57,809
Charleston, SC$57,797
Jamestown, NY$57,766
Davenport, IA$57,766
Tucson, AZ$57,736
Saint Petersburg, FL$57,700
Tampa, FL$57,687
Evansville, IN$57,651
Port Arthur, TX$57,651
Bradenton, FL$57,627
Santa Fe, NM$57,517
Orlando, FL$57,407
Clearwater, FL$57,389
Canton, OH$57,261
La Crosse, WI$57,261
Albuquerque, NM$57,225
Newport News, VA$57,219
High Point, NC$57,200
Ogden, UT$57,176
Corpus Christi, TX$57,127
Norfolk, VA$57,091
Laramie, WY$57,091
Rock Island, IL$57,054
Saginaw, MI$57,042
Jacksonville, FL$57,036
Salisbury, NC$57,024
Boise, ID$57,012
Moline, IL$56,981
Fort Myers, FL$56,963
Memphis, TN$56,951
Tulsa, OK$56,920
Waterloo, IA$56,884
Spartanburg, SC$56,823
Lincoln, NE$56,793
Fort Wayne, IN$56,780
Provo, UT$56,774
Cedar Falls, IA$56,701
San Antonio, TX$56,677
Greensboro, NC$56,653
South Bend, IN$56,647
Savannah, GA$56,580
Muskegon, MI$56,555
Birmingham, AL$56,549
Winston Salem, NC$56,519
Lake Charles, LA$56,373
Anderson, IN$56,361
Lexington, KY$56,342
Augusta, GA$56,324
Greenville, SC$56,324
Lima, OH$56,275
Wichita, KS$56,269
Tuscaloosa, AL$56,269
Columbia, SC$56,214
Springfield, OH$56,202
Asheville, NC$56,105
Bloomington, IN$56,062
Knoxville, TN$55,843
Shreveport, LA$55,837
Wilmington, NC$55,758
Roanoke, VA$55,758
Topeka, KS$55,648
Frankfort, KY$55,642
Oklahoma City, OK$55,600
Chillicothe, OH$55,575
Longview, TX$55,569
Melbourne, FL$55,563
Sioux Falls, SD$55,466
Mobile, AL$55,460
Terre Haute, IN$55,435
Altoona, PA$55,399
Amarillo, TX$55,356
Killeen, TX$55,338
Fayetteville, AR$55,289
Chattanooga, TN$55,271
Sioux City, IA$55,216
Idaho Falls, ID$55,204
Lynchburg, VA$55,155
Gainesville, FL$55,076
Portsmouth, OH$55,046
Little Rock, AR$55,034
Lafayette, LA$55,009
Youngstown, OH$55,009
Daytona Beach, FL$54,973
Clarksville, TN$54,967
Pensacola, FL$54,961
Temple, TX$54,956
Hopkinsville, KY$54,778
Erie, PA$54,766
Florence, SC$54,742
Charleston, WV$54,644
Great Falls, MT$54,614
Macon, GA$54,529
Tallahassee, FL$54,522
Fayetteville, NC$54,510
Waco, TX$54,498
Helena, MT$54,455
Pine Bluff, AR$54,432
Vincennes, IN$54,358
Lubbock, TX$54,334
Alamogordo, NM$54,297
Twin Falls, ID$54,242
Rapid City, SD$54,224
Jackson, MS$54,115
Huntington, WV$54,110
Greenville, MS$54,109
Parkersburg, WV$54,046
Montgomery, AL$54,036
Wichita Falls, TX$53,975
Springfield, MO$53,975
Biloxi, MS$53,944
Monroe, LA$53,883
Johnstown, PA$53,841
Sumter, SC$53,816
Columbus, GA$53,810
Pascagoula, MS$53,695
Abilene, TX$53,695
Kingsport, TN$53,536
Albany, GA$53,536
Gulfport, MS$53,518
Alexandria, LA$53,317
Fort Smith, AR$53,165
El Paso, TX$53,001
Las Cruces, NM$52,727
Harlingen, TX$52,572
Pocatello, ID$52,563
Florence, AL$52,483
Brownsville, TX$52,471
Mcallen, TX$52,343
Dothan, AL$52,258
Columbus, MS$51,897
Altus, OK$51,613
Lawton, OK$51,497
Pierre, SD$51,278
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.
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%.
Medical Proofreader Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Medical Proofreader roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Biotechnology
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average.
In contrast, Medical Proofreader positions in Transportation or Telecom typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Medical Proofreader as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Medical Proofreader
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense
$69,289
$33.0
20%
Biotechnology
$69,289
$33.0
20%
Business Services
$69,289
$33.0
20%
Chemicals
$69,289
$33.0
20%
Construction
$69,289
$33.0
20%
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.
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