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Medical scribe salary in California

Open medical scribe jobs in California post a median of $25 an hour, the middle half $22.94–$30.19 (about $52,000 a year full time), $3 above the national posted median. From 16 jobs at 7 employers that state their pay.

$25
Median posted /hr
$22.94–$30.19
Middle half /hr
$52,000
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$21.66
BLS median in CA
May 2025

The jobs themselves: Medical scribe jobs in California · Medical scribe pay nationwide

What medical scribes are paid in California

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Median $25 an hour. Middle half $22.94 to $30.19. Tap a bar for its count.

Posted hourly rates of 16 open jobs in California. Lowest posted $19.28, highest $39.50.

Posted on open jobs in California

$22.94–$30.19/hr

Middle half of 16 distinct posted rates (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), median $25. 80% of the 20 open medical scribe jobs in California state an hourly rate.

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Medical scribe pay by town in California

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Los Angeles$30.19$25–$35.373 (2)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

Medical scribe pay by employer in California

What each employer posts for medical scribes here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Vituity$23$19.28–$256
UCLA Health$28.82$26.68–$34.704
Cedars-Sinai$30.19$25–$35.372
Bass Medical Group$31.25$23–$39.501
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura$23.50$23.501
Modena Allergy + Asthma$23.25$21.50–$251
NVISION Centers$22$221

Median of each employer's jobs in California (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for medical scribes nationwide when it has such a page.

Best-paid open medical scribe jobs in California

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

What BLS measures in California

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, California. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Medical Transcriptionists (31-9094)$17.30 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Transcriptionists, opens in a new tab)$18.58 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Transcriptionists, opens in a new tab)$21.66 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Transcriptionists, opens in a new tab)$25.50 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Transcriptionists, opens in a new tab)$30.11 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Transcriptionists, opens in a new tab)5,860 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Transcriptionists, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Medical scribe salary in California: common questions

How much does a medical scribe make in California?

Open medical scribe jobs in California that state an hourly rate post a median of $25, the middle half $22.94–$30.19 (16 jobs from 7 employers). Full time that is about $52,000 a year. BLS measured a median of $21.66/hr ($45,050 a year) for people employed in the occupation in California (May 2025).

Which employers in California pay medical scribes the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: UCLA Health ($28.82) and Vituity ($23).

How does California compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in California ($25) is $3 above the national posted median of $22. In the BLS survey California ranks 12 of 51 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 16 of 20 open medical scribe jobs in California (80%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Medical scribe pay in other states

Medical scribe salary nationwide →Every healthcare salary →The Patient Access, Coding & Medical Admin job market report →Posted pay against BLS wages →California pay against its minimum wage →

Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 29, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical Transcriptionists (SOC 31-9094), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical Transcriptionists, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical Transcriptionists by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Medical scribe salary in California. Data as of October 29, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/medical-scribe/california

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