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.
The darker areas on the map show where medical coders earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.
Rank | State | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Count |
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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 |
Rank | City | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate |
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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 |
Percentile | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate |
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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 |
Job Title | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Openings |
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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:
Rank | Company | Average Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Openings |
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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 |
Compare salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.
Year | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | % Change |
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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% |
Company | Job | Location | Date Added | Salary |
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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 |
Washington pays Medical Coders the most in the United States, with an average salary of $63,384 per year, or $30.47 per hour.
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.
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.
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.
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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