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MT Tier pay scale - kcmt

Posted: Mar 29, 2012

Hello:

Can anyone tell me if there is a pay scale for each tier on the MModal MQCentral page? I cannot find anything.

I am interested in having some concrete evidence when I ask for a raise as I am a Tier III being paid at a Tier I level according to what I read on a previous post.

Thanks in advance!!

I'm not sure, but keep in mind those are just max pays - sm

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Those numbers are just the maximum that you will ever be paid at that tier level and doesn't mean you should be making that much. I'm not saying you don't deserve it, just don't expect them to give you a raise to match it.

Above poster is right - those are "max" pays..sm

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Even though you can get a raise, they will base it on years experience, work quality/work habits etc.

There are other factors that play into ability to get a raise besides tier level.

But by all means, if you are paid at tier 1 level and you are tier 3, I would most certainly ask.

Good luck getting a raise - anon

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Being in a higher tier and getting paid for a lower one is very common with MQ. I have been with MQ for close to 16 years and I haven't had a raise for the last 8 years, and have only had 2 raises in the 16 years I've been here. Good luck with all that.

anon - are you capped out for your tier level? - have you ever asked?

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nm

Another thing to consider, have you had trouble - with

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being on 100% QA? or complaints from clients? Critical errors? Work quality factors into raises.

And yes, if you are capped out at top pay, the likelihood of getting a raise is low.

I'm an MME, no quality issues at all - anon

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Before becoming an MME I was consistently at 99% or above QA rating. I've been told by my CCM that I'm at the peak of my pay scale potential but I've read on this board that people who have been here for shorter period of time are being paid more for similar work. I've been paid 0.09 transcription, 0.055 edit, and 0.03 for MME work forEVER.

pay level - mt

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I'm tier 3 and make less than 0.08. I wonder if there are minimum rates for each tier? I think we should at least make a minimum amount for the tier we are in.

More than any of the other issues, I am just wanting the profession to survive, so I was very happy to see the statement in the e-mail that despite technology, transcription will remain an essential element of documentation for the foreseeable future.

I dont understand all these fluctuations in pay - I guess I should be

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thankful I started out with a decent amount for my tier level.

However, it sounds like there may be a chance for increased compensation in some form or another based on that email. I try to stay optimistic and think it would be a waste of time for them to go through the trouble of having these annual MT mtgs and hiring this lady to take at look at these issues regarding MTs if they were not sincere.

I mean why pay her the salary to come in and try to do something to help us if they had no intentions on making things better?

Again, I do think they base pay on skill level as far as difficulty and years experience, work habits, quality issues etc. Could be maybe they think some do well enough that they dont need a raise...I dont know, just my thoughts.

Pay tier - Old MT

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Bottom line - you can do it for 0.08 a line or they will threaten you that a MT in India or Pakistan will do it for 0.02 a line. It's not going to get any better until some of the crappy work that I have seen from India and Pakistan has to be used in a court of law - then maybe the hospitals and medical centers will go back to paying professional MT's.

tier pay - mouse

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As I understand it, it doesn't matter if you're a tier 10....if you send more than 2 or 3 reports to QA, you are paid tier 1 for any reports going to QA after that during that pay period...thanks to the "First Time Right" idiots who came up with that precious policy. Needless to say, if I get a very long report and have a blank within the report that isn't that important as I see it (diagnosis/labs, medication etc), you can bet your life I bypass QA and send it on. If they won't pay me tier 3 rate, it's not going to QA. That all might catch up with me, but at this point I don't care. I need to live and pay my bills too.

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