Medical Coder Salary

Q: How much does a Medical Coder make?

Medical coders make $44,009 per year on average, or $21.16 per hour, in the United States. Medical coders on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $31,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $61,000. Location impacts how much a medical coder can expect to make. Medical coders make the most in Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, and North Carolina.

Q: How much can you make as a medical coder?

You can make as much as $73,000 as a medical coder. The U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics reported that medical coders, also known as medical records technicians or medical records specialists, made a median annual wage of $44,090 in 2020. Depending on experience, location, and industry, medical coders can make more. In government, they made around $55,000. In general medical and surgical hospitals at private, local, and state levels, they made around $47,000.

Updated July 11, 2022

Average Medical Coder Salary

$44,009 yearly
To create our salary estimates, Zippia starts with data published in publicly available sources such as the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Foreign Labor Certification Data Center (FLC) Show More

$21.16 hourly

Entry level Salary

$31,000 yearly

$31,000

10 %

$44,009

Median

$61,000

90 %

How much does a Medical Coder make?

Medical coders make $44,009 per year on average, or $21.16 per hour, in the United States. Medical coders on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $31,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $61,000.

Location impacts how much a medical coder can expect to make. Medical coders make the most in Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, and North Carolina.

Highest Paying States For Medical Coders

The darker areas on the map show where medical coders earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.

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Average Salary:

Medical Coder average salary by State

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	Idaho	$55,988	$26.92	279
2	Oregon	$63,062	$30.32	87
3	Nevada	$52,631	$25.30	322
4	California	$59,804	$28.75	3,378
5	Alaska	$56,345	$27.09	25
6	New Mexico	$46,639	$22.42	307
7	Delaware	$50,235	$24.15	148
8	Washington	$63,384	$30.47	73
9	West Virginia	$45,973	$22.10	204
10	New Jersey	$51,213	$24.62	193
11	North Carolina	$56,122	$26.98	96
12	Virginia	$50,108	$24.09	871
13	Wyoming	$48,000	$23.08	12
14	South Carolina	$50,938	$24.49	58
15	Arizona	$46,724	$22.46	106
16	District of Columbia	$51,606	$24.81	146
17	Missouri	$41,942	$20.16	791
18	North Dakota	$42,420	$20.39	39
19	Georgia	$42,872	$20.61	1,306
20	Texas	$45,055	$21.66	231
21	Ohio	$43,034	$20.69	150
22	Minnesota	$41,774	$20.08	921
23	Florida	$44,304	$21.30	326
24	Oklahoma	$42,456	$20.41	42
25	Wisconsin	$41,738	$20.07	78
26	Rhode Island	$42,984	$20.67	18
27	Kentucky	$39,583	$19.03	508
28	Hawaii	$46,676	$22.44	15
29	Vermont	$43,771	$21.04	9
30	Illinois	$40,492	$19.47	1,628
31	Mississippi	$40,014	$19.24	227
32	Tennessee	$39,350	$18.92	110
33	Pennsylvania	$42,934	$20.64	140
34	Utah	$42,511	$20.44	27
35	Kansas	$37,668	$18.11	501
36	Michigan	$40,497	$19.47	107
37	Arkansas	$38,163	$18.35	309
38	Maryland	$46,918	$22.56	50
39	Alabama	$38,493	$18.51	479
40	Montana	$40,979	$19.70	16
41	Nebraska	$39,021	$18.76	45
42	New York	$42,595	$20.48	204
43	Louisiana	$40,753	$19.59	41
44	Iowa	$39,465	$18.97	47
45	Connecticut	$41,704	$20.05	49
46	Massachusetts	$41,454	$19.93	134
47	Maine	$37,909	$18.23	28
48	Colorado	$41,652	$20.02	55
49	Indiana	$38,861	$18.68	90
50	South Dakota	$37,109	$17.84	17
51	New Hampshire	$34,384	$16.53	19

Highest Paying Cities For Medical Coders

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Seattle, WA	$64,338	$30.93
2	Albany, OR	$63,434	$30.50
3	Sacramento, CA	$62,495	$30.05
4	Raleigh, NC	$57,639	$27.71
5	Carson City, NV	$56,736	$27.28
6	Trenton, NJ	$52,354	$25.17
7	Washington, DC	$51,662	$24.84
8	Dover, DE	$51,412	$24.72
9	Annapolis, MD	$47,533	$22.85
10	Urban Honolulu, HI	$46,732	$22.47
11	Phoenix, AZ	$46,723	$22.46
12	San Antonio, TX	$46,618	$22.41
13	Santa Fe, NM	$45,857	$22.05
14	Tampa, FL	$43,826	$21.07
15	Columbus, OH	$43,701	$21.01

Medical Coder Salary Details

What is a Medical Coder's Salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$61,000	$5,083	$29
75th Percentile	$52,000	$4,333	$25
Average	$44,009	$3,667	$21
25th Percentile	$36,000	$3,000	$17
10th Percentile	$31,000	$2,583	$15

Average Salary By Related Titles

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Health Information Technician	$42,751	$3,563	$20.55	120,786
Records Manager	$58,592	$4,883	$28.17	3,204
Records Analyst	$43,735	$3,645	$21.03	18,442
Recording Technician	$34,477	$2,873	$16.58	25,621
Information Coordinator	$45,485	$3,790	$21.87	84,359
Health Care Administrator	$77,230	$6,436	$37.13	161,949

Here are the five companies hiring the most now:

Which Companies Pay Medical Coders The Most?

The highest paying companies for medical coders are Meta and Conviva according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, companies like WellSpan Health and Accenture report highly competitive wages for medical coders.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
1	Meta	$151,327	$72.75	52
2	Conviva	$121,854	$58.58	7
3	WellSpan Health	$101,766	$48.93	11
4	Accenture	$98,375	$47.30	6
5	RGP	$93,926	$45.16
6	Lowell General Hospital	$93,198	$44.81
7	Perkins&Will	$91,587	$44.03	1
8	Phoenix Children's	$89,437	$43.00	7
9	Nationwide Children's Hospital	$88,730	$42.66	15
10	North Arkansas Regional Medical Center	$88,350	$42.48	3
11	Cognizant	$87,381	$42.01	2
12	Amicus Therapeutics	$87,057	$41.85	2
13	Dayton Children's Hospital	$86,391	$41.53
14	ResMed	$85,604	$41.16	1
15	Texas Children's Hospital	$85,024	$40.88	3
16	Massachusetts General Hospital	$84,028	$40.40	2
17	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	$82,460	$39.64	30
18	Miriam Hospital	$82,053	$39.45	17
19	Yale New Haven Health	$79,734	$38.33	14
20	Akron Children's Hospital	$75,783	$36.43

Medical Coder Salary Trends

The salary for a medical coder can vary depending on the years of experience that a person has, from entry level to senior level. Data on how experience level affects total compensation is provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) as part of their National Compensation Survey, which is based on factors such as knowledge, complexity, contacts, and environment.

Average Medical Coder Salary Over Time

Compare salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

Medical Coder Salary By Year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2022	$44,000	$21.16	+2.7%
2021	$42,800	$20.58	-0.7%
2020	$43,100	$20.73	+2.9%
2019	$41,900	$20.13	+2.9%
2018	$40,700	$19.54	+2.4%

Recently Added Medical Coder Salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists	Outpatient Medical Coder Charge Entry	East Syracuse, NY	06/02/2022	$37,566
Banner Health	Coder General Surgery Trauma Remote	Asbury, IA	06/01/2022	$38,234
Banner Health	Inpatient Senior Coder Hims Remote	Grandview, MO	06/01/2022	$48,773
Banner Health	Coder General Surgery Trauma Remote	Little Rock, AR	06/01/2022	$38,234
Banner Health	Coder General Surgery Trauma Remote	Gillett, WI	06/01/2022	$38,234
Banner Health	Inpatient Senior Coder Hims Remote	Mount Sterling, KY	06/01/2022	$48,773
Banner Health	Inpatient Senior Coder Hims Remote	Maplewood, MN	06/01/2022	$48,773
Banner Health	Inpatient Senior Coder Hims Remote	Fargo, ND	06/01/2022	$48,773
Banner Health	Coder General Surgery Trauma Remote	Cedar Springs, MI	06/01/2022	$38,234
Banner Health	Inpatient Senior Coder Hims Remote	Seattle, WA	06/01/2022	$48,773

Medical Coder Salaries FAQs

What state pays Medical Coders the most?

Washington pays Medical Coders the most in the United States, with an average salary of $63,384 per year, or $30.47 per hour.

How do I know if I'm being paid fairly as a Medical Coder?

You know if you are being paid fairly as a Medical Coder if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in Oregon you should be paid close to $63,062 per year.

What type of Medical Coder gets paid the most?

Medical Records Manager gets paid the most. Medical Records Manager made a median salary of $79,954. The best-paid 10 percent make $97,000, while the lowest-paid 10 percent make $65,000.

How much can you make as a medical coder?

You can make as much as $73,000 as a medical coder.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics reported that medical coders, also known as medical records technicians or medical records specialists, made a median annual wage of $44,090 in 2020. Depending on experience, location, and industry, medical coders can make more. In government, they made around $55,000. In general medical and surgical hospitals at private, local, and state levels, they made around $47,000.

How much does a billing person make?

A person who manages the billing for a company makes around $45,000 in a year. The salaries range from a low of $30,000 to a high of $55,000 in a year, but the average hourly wage is typically around $15 to $20 an hour.

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