Job outlook for medical coders in the United States

Medical coder job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected medical coder job growth rate is 11% from 2018-2028.

• About 23,100 new jobs for medical coders are projected over the next decade.

• Medical coder salaries have increased 8% for medical coders in the last 5 years.

• There are over 34,626 medical coders currently employed in the United States.

• There are 51,316 active medical coder job openings in the US.

• The average medical coder salary is $51,563.

Compare the number of medical coder jobs and the average medical coder salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of medical coder job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where medical coders earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.