What are the main factors that influence a Lead Scribe's salary?

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

How does experience change a Lead Scribe's salary?

A Lead Scribe's salary grows with experience: starting around $39,325 for beginners, reaching about $41,694 at mid-level, and approach $42,829 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Lead Scribe?

Lead Scribe salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Lead Scribe roles are District of Columbia $45,327, California $45,155, Massachusetts $44,553. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Lead Scribe roles make?

Salaries for Lead Scribe level roles vary by specialization: Optometry Scribe: $143,746; Ophthalmic Scribe: $64,452; Scribe: $41,259; Medical Scribe: $41,129; Physician Scribe: $40,579.

How do different companies affect a Lead Scribe's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Lead Scribe roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Lead Scribe Salary in the United States

How much does a Lead Scribe make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Lead Scribe in the United States is $40,938 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $20.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $49,125
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $37,023 to $45,224
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $33,459

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Lead Scribe Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$45,224	$3,769	$870	$22
Average	$40,938	$3,412	$787	$20
25th Percentile	$37,023	$3,085	$712	$18

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Key Factors That Influence Lead Scribe Salaries

A Lead Scribe'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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Lead Scribe Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Lead Scribe'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): $39,325
Early Career (1-2 years): $40,033
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $41,694
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $42,703
Expert (over 8 years): $42,829

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Lead Scribe	$39,325
Intermediate Level Lead Scribe	$40,033
Senior Level Lead Scribe	$41,694
Specialist Level Lead Scribe	$42,703
Expert Level Lead Scribe	$42,829

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How Do Lead Scribe 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 Lead Scribes. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $45,327.
California: $45,155.
Massachusetts: $44,553.

District of Columbia $45,327

California $45,155

Massachusetts $44,553

Washington $44,389

New Jersey $44,373

Alaska $44,316

Connecticut $43,751

New York $43,521

Hawaii $42,789

Rhode Island $42,445

Maryland $42,211

Minnesota $41,892

Colorado $41,769

Illinois $41,728

Oregon $41,573

Delaware $41,458

New Hampshire $41,386

Virginia $41,225

Pennsylvania $40,754

Nevada $40,517

North Dakota $40,439

Michigan $40,316

Wisconsin $40,271

Vermont $40,181

Texas $39,931

Maine $39,915

Arizona $39,890

Ohio $39,862

Georgia $39,485

Indiana $39,297

Wyoming $39,260

Utah $39,202

Iowa $39,178

Kansas $38,981

Louisiana $38,924

North Carolina $38,904

Missouri $38,895

Florida $38,736

Montana $38,650

Nebraska $38,568

Kentucky $38,523

South Carolina $38,359

Tennessee $38,257

Idaho $38,216

New Mexico $37,917

Oklahoma $37,851

Alabama $37,610

South Dakota $37,205

Arkansas $36,984

West Virginia $36,865

Mississippi $36,509

Top Paying Cities for Lead Scribes

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: $51,635
San Francisco: $51,128
Oakland: $49,994

San Jose, CA $51,635

San Francisco, CA $51,128

Oakland, CA $49,994

New York, NY $47,443

Queens Village, NY $47,136

Paramus, NJ $46,809

Passaic, NJ $46,768

Bergenfield, NJ $46,727

Stamford, CT $46,665

Huntington, NY $46,625

Newark, NJ $46,358

Bridgeport, CT $46,277

New Brunswick, NJ $46,141

Vallejo, CA $46,055

Middlesex, NJ $46,031

Somerset, NJ $45,994

Petaluma, CA $45,900

Santa Cruz, CA $45,740

Boston, MA $45,658

Monterey, CA $45,454

Fairbanks, AK $45,425

Los Angeles, CA $45,347

Washington, DC $45,327

Seattle, WA $45,253

Santa Rosa, CA $45,245

Juneau, AK $45,126

Orange, CA $44,991

Anchorage, AK $44,917

Anaheim, CA $44,889

Santa Ana, CA $44,827

Nassau, NY $44,803

Long Beach, CA $44,786

Danbury, CT $44,774

Santa Maria, CA $44,635

Everett, WA $44,627

Bremerton, WA $44,426

Trenton, NJ $44,348

Sacramento, CA $44,332

San Diego, CA $44,312

Brockton, MA $44,295

Tacoma, WA $44,279

Santa Barbara, CA $44,221

Lowell, MA $44,058

New Suffolk, NY $44,041

Nashua, NH $43,992

Lompoc, CA $43,927

Ventura, CA $43,886

Stockton, CA $43,873

New Haven, CT $43,792

Atlantic City, NJ $43,685

Hartford, CT $43,595

Modesto, CA $43,575

Poughkeepsie, NY $43,485

New Britain, CT $43,464

Olympia, WA $43,407

Kennewick, WA $43,407

New London, CT $43,399

Norwich, CT $43,386

Lawrence, MA $43,366

Bakersfield, CA $43,251

Riverside, CA $43,194

New Bedford, MA $43,194

Richland, WA $43,153

Portsmouth, NH $43,120

Vineland, NJ $43,112

San Bernardino, CA $43,079

Boulder, CO $42,965

Worcester, MA $42,932

Portland, OR $42,895

Saint Paul, MN $42,846

Minneapolis, MN $42,846

Philadelphia, PA $42,789

Honolulu, HI $42,572

Springfield, MA $42,428

Providence, RI $42,424

Chicago, IL $42,306

Bellingham, WA $42,256

Baltimore, MD $42,211

Chico, CA $42,109

Wilmington, DE $42,039

Pittsfield, MA $41,998

Manchester, NH $41,921

Spokane, WA $41,741

Denver, CO $41,736

Albany, NY $41,544

Troy, NY $41,528

Schenectady, NY $41,442

Burlington, VT $41,352

Portland, ME $41,208

Salem, OR $41,176

Yakima, WA $41,167

Ann Arbor, MI $41,155

Rochester, MN $41,041

Fresno, CA $41,020

Reno, NV $41,020

Milwaukee, WI $40,983

Detroit, MI $40,942

Allentown, PA $40,930

Carson City, NV $40,926

Houston, TX $40,865

Colorado Springs, CO $40,860

Syracuse, NY $40,840

Eugene, OR $40,762

Bismarck, ND $40,713

Gary, IN $40,713

Galveston, TX $40,713

Springfield, OR $40,680

Medford, OR $40,582

Fort Collins, CO $40,566

Austin, TX $40,533

Mesa, AZ $40,447

Phoenix, AZ $40,439

Dallas, TX $40,426

Reading, PA $40,402

Saint Cloud, MN $40,386

Concord, NH $40,349

Madison, WI $40,332

Utica, NY $40,222

Raleigh, NC $40,189

Las Vegas, NV $40,185

Rochester, NY $40,156

Des Moines, IA $40,152

Atlanta, GA $40,087

Battle Creek, MI $40,074

Salt Lake City, UT $40,062

Lancaster, PA $40,001

Champaign, IL $39,993

Harrisburg, PA $39,943

Durham, NC $39,907

Kansas City, MO $39,902

Kansas City, KS $39,894

Fort Worth, TX $39,890

Boca Raton, FL $39,874

Cleveland, OH $39,870

Columbus, OH $39,862

Pittsburgh, PA $39,857

Richmond, VA $39,841

Indianapolis, IN $39,833

Cincinnati, OH $39,780

Petersburg, VA $39,718

Billings, MT $39,628

Lansing, MI $39,628

Huntsville, AL $39,628

Lebanon, PA $39,624

Dayton, OH $39,620

Pueblo, CO $39,620

Appleton, WI $39,608

Buffalo, NY $39,591

Racine, WI $39,571

Charlotte, NC $39,567

Saint Louis, MO $39,554

Springfield, IL $39,538

Elkhart, IN $39,530

York, PA $39,530

Gastonia, NC $39,526

Benton Harbor, MI $39,526

Beaumont, TX $39,501

Lorain, OH $39,493

Toledo, OH $39,477

Binghamton, NY $39,456

Rock Hill, SC $39,452

Rockford, IL $39,432

Fargo, ND $39,411

Elyria, OH $39,411

Flagstaff, AZ $39,383

Fort Lauderdale, FL $39,358

Miami, FL $39,333

Duluth, MN $39,268

Bangor, ME $39,215

Cedar Rapids, IA $39,170

Louisville, KY $39,149

Grand Rapids, MI $39,141

Hialeah, FL $39,137

Casper, WY $39,080

Scranton, PA $39,030

New Orleans, LA $39,018

Virginia Beach, VA $39,014

Akron, OH $38,994

Peoria, IL $38,940

Sarasota, FL $38,932

Green Bay, WI $38,904

Baton Rouge, LA $38,883

Charleston, SC $38,875

Nashville, TN $38,863

Jamestown, NY $38,854

Davenport, IA $38,854

Tucson, AZ $38,834

Cheyenne, WY $38,822

Saint Petersburg, FL $38,809

Tampa, FL $38,801

Omaha, NE $38,793

Port Arthur, TX $38,777

Evansville, IN $38,777

Bradenton, FL $38,760

Santa Fe, NM $38,687

Orlando, FL $38,646

Clearwater, FL $38,601

Canton, OH $38,515

La Crosse, WI $38,515

Grand Forks, ND $38,502

Albuquerque, NM $38,490

Tulsa, OK $38,490

Newport News, VA $38,486

High Point, NC $38,474

Ogden, UT $38,457

Corpus Christi, TX $38,425

Laramie, WY $38,400

Norfolk, VA $38,400

Rock Island, IL $38,375

Saginaw, MI $38,367

Jacksonville, FL $38,363

Salisbury, NC $38,355

Memphis, TN $38,347

Moline, IL $38,326

Fort Myers, FL $38,314

Waterloo, IA $38,261

Spartanburg, SC $38,220

Lincoln, NE $38,199

Fort Wayne, IN $38,191

Birmingham, AL $38,146

Cedar Falls, IA $38,138

Provo, UT $38,134

Springfield, OH $38,130

San Antonio, TX $38,122

Greensboro, NC $38,105

South Bend, IN $38,101

Winston Salem, NC $38,097

Boise, ID $38,085

Savannah, GA $38,056

Muskegon, MI $37,982

Lima, OH $37,933

Lake Charles, LA $37,917

Anderson, IN $37,909

Lexington, KY $37,896

Augusta, GA $37,884

Greenville, SC $37,884

Wichita, KS $37,847

Tuscaloosa, AL $37,847

Columbia, SC $37,811

Bloomington, IN $37,708

Roanoke, VA $37,684

Asheville, NC $37,630

Knoxville, TN $37,561

Shreveport, LA $37,557

Wilmington, NC $37,503

Frankfort, KY $37,426

Oklahoma City, OK $37,397

Chillicothe, OH $37,381

Longview, TX $37,377

Topeka, KS $37,364

Mobile, AL $37,303

Terre Haute, IN $37,287

Erie, PA $37,282

Altoona, PA $37,262

Melbourne, FL $37,250

Amarillo, TX $37,233

Killeen, TX $37,221

Fayetteville, AR $37,188

Sioux Falls, SD $37,160

Chattanooga, TN $37,135

Idaho Falls, ID $37,131

Gainesville, FL $37,045

Portsmouth, OH $37,025

Little Rock, AR $37,016

Lynchburg, VA $37,016

Lafayette, LA $37,000

Youngstown, OH $37,000

Temple, TX $36,984

Daytona Beach, FL $36,975

Clarksville, TN $36,971

Pensacola, FL $36,967

Hopkinsville, KY $36,844

Charleston, WV $36,840

Florence, SC $36,820

Sioux City, IA $36,795

Macon, GA $36,677

Tallahassee, FL $36,672

Fayetteville, NC $36,664

Waco, TX $36,656

Wichita Falls, TX $36,656

Pine Bluff, AR $36,640

Vincennes, IN $36,562

Lubbock, TX $36,546

Great Falls, MT $36,521

Alamogordo, NM $36,517

Abilene, TX $36,484

Rapid City, SD $36,431

Monroe, LA $36,431

Albany, GA $36,406

Huntington, WV $36,402

Jackson, MS $36,398

Greenville, MS $36,394

Parkersburg, WV $36,353

Montgomery, AL $36,345

Johnstown, PA $36,337

Springfield, MO $36,304

Biloxi, MS $36,284

Sumter, SC $36,198

Columbus, GA $36,193

Twin Falls, ID $36,169

Pascagoula, MS $36,116

Kingsport, TN $36,009

Gulfport, MS $35,997

Alexandria, LA $35,862

Fort Smith, AR $35,760

El Paso, TX $35,649

Helena, MT $35,596

Las Cruces, NM $35,465

Harlingen, TX $35,350

Pocatello, ID $35,313

Florence, AL $35,301

Brownsville, TX $35,293

Dothan, AL $35,227

Mcallen, TX $35,207

Columbus, MS $34,904

Altus, OK $34,716

Lawton, OK $34,638

Pierre, SD $34,490

What Skills Can Increase a Lead Scribe's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Listening (Mentioned in 5.7% Job Postings): Appropriately paying attention and exhibiting genuine interest when someone is speaking; effectively gathering, interpreting, assimilating and applying verbally transmitted information.
Data Entry (Mentioned in 3.43% Job Postings): Transcribing information into an electronic medium such as a computer or other electronic device.
Word Processing (Mentioned in 2.57% Job Postings): word processing, operation in which a text-editing software program called a word processor is used to create a document on a computer. A word-processing system can produce a wide variety of documents, including letters, memoranda, and manuals, rapidly and at relatively low cost.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Listening	5.7%
Data Entry	3.43%
Word Processing	2.57%

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 Lead Scribe's salary.

Insight: Can increase your salary by up to 37%.
Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 33%.
Informatics: Can increase your salary by up to 31%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Insight	$56,085	37%
Consulting	$54,448	33%
Informatics	$53,629	31%
Partnering	$53,220	30%
Taking Ownership	$52,401	28%
Clinical Informatics	$51,992	27%

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Lead Scribe Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Lead Scribe'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 January 01, 2026

$37,023

Average $40,938/year

$45,224

$3,085

Average $3,412/month

$3,769

$712

Average $787/week

$870

$18

Average $20/hour

$22

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$45,224	$3,769	$870	$22
Average	$40,938	$3,412	$787	$20
25th Percentile	$37,023	$3,085	$712	$18

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Salary Trends for Lead Scribe

Salaries for a Lead Scribe can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $41,682 in 2023 to around $42,100 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Lead Scribe salary trends, .

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2023

$41,682

2024

$43,158

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