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How much do health information technologists and medical registrars make?

What health information technologists and medical registrars earn across the U.S., in every state and in the top-paying metro areas (May 2025 BLS data).

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Median pay in the U.S.
$68,020

a year, or $32.70 an hour, for health information technologists and medical registrars nationally. The average (mean) is $74,970 ($36.04 an hour).

The middle half earn $48,940 to $95,630. Median means half earn more and half earn less.

Pay range, U.S.
Bottom 10% earn under
$39,830
25th percentile
$48,940
Median
$68,020
75th percentile
$95,630
Top 10% earn over
$117,420
Jobs nationally
38,100

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars employed across the U.S.. Most work in California, Texas, Ohio.

Highest-paying state
Arkansas

$93,300 a year. Lowest: New Mexico at $42,000.

Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrar pay in Arkansas

Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrar pay by state

Darker states pay more. Select a state for its cities and how it compares.

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars pay by state (median a year, May 2025)

AK$71k ME$50k VT$73k NH$81k WA$60k ID$56k MT$79k ND$81k MN$91k IL$63k WI$89k MI$67k NY$75k RI$72k MA$81k OR$86k NV$64k WY$89k SD$61k IA$81k IN$46k OH$71k PA$60k NJ$62k CT$76k CA$91k UT$75k CO$78k NE$50k MO$59k KY$49k WV$61k VA$59k MD$70k DE$69k AZ$51k NM$42k KS$60k AR$93k TN$65k NC$63k SC$45k OK$45k LA$66k MS$47k AL– GA$70k HI$52k TX$77k FL$77k

Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrar salary in every state

Pay a year is the median, or the average where BLS publishes no median (marked "(avg)"). Click a column to sort.

State Pay a year Hourly Jobs Per 1,000 jobs
Alaska $71,100 $34.18 70 0.21
Arizona $50,740 $24.40 900 0.28
Arkansas $93,300 $44.86 – –
California $90,750 $43.63 2,920 0.16
Colorado $78,470 $37.73 370 0.13
Connecticut $76,140 $36.61 180 0.11
Delaware $68,890 $33.12 – –
Florida $76,950 $37.00 2,360 0.24
Georgia $70,170 $33.74 1,630 0.33
Hawaii $51,930 $24.97 150 0.25
Idaho $56,300 $27.07 560 0.65
Illinois $62,780 $30.18 900 0.15
Indiana $46,470 $22.34 1,040 0.33
Iowa $80,600 $38.75 270 0.17
Kansas $60,030 $28.86 610 0.42
Kentucky $49,330 $23.71 1,320 0.66
Louisiana $65,620 $31.55 210 0.11
Maine $50,320 $24.19 200 0.32
Maryland $70,040 $33.67 1,170 0.42
Massachusetts $81,420 $39.15 880 0.24
Michigan $67,150 $32.28 1,020 0.23
Minnesota $90,760 $43.64 1,040 0.35
Mississippi $47,000 $22.60 120 0.11
Missouri $59,380 $28.55 930 0.32
Montana $79,140 $38.05 190 0.37
Nebraska $49,520 $23.81 260 0.25
Nevada $63,610 $30.58 250 0.16
New Hampshire $81,020 $38.95 170 0.25
New Jersey $61,940 $29.78 1,680 0.39
New Mexico $42,000 $20.19 120 0.14
New York $75,320 $36.21 2,000 0.21
North Carolina $63,010 $30.29 2,370 0.48
North Dakota $81,170 $39.03 60 0.14
Ohio $71,330 $34.29 2,500 0.45
Oklahoma $45,210 $21.74 610 0.36
Oregon $86,230 $41.46 660 0.34
Pennsylvania $59,980 $28.84 1,090 0.18
Rhode Island $72,120 $34.67 50 0.1
South Carolina $44,530 $21.41 470 0.2
South Dakota $60,740 $29.20 140 0.32
Tennessee $64,560 $31.04 580 0.18
Texas $76,820 $36.93 2,880 0.2
Utah $75,320 $36.21 – –
Vermont $73,130 $35.16 80 0.25
Virginia $59,060 $28.40 770 0.19
Washington $59,640 $28.67 670 0.19
West Virginia $61,330 $29.49 100 0.14
Wisconsin $89,260 $42.91 650 0.22
Wyoming $88,560 $42.58 50 0.17
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Top-paying metro areas for health information technologists and medical registrars

Metro areas with at least 50 health information technologists and medical registrars, by pay a year. Rural (nonmetropolitan) areas are not included.

Metro areaPay a yearHourlyJobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $126,670 $60.90 260
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $111,480 $53.60 280
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $101,500 $48.80 190
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $100,740 $48.43 120
Madison, WI $98,530 $47.37 270
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $93,440 $44.92 130
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $92,750 $44.59 150
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $91,910 $44.19 540
Duluth, MN-WI $91,440 $43.96 90
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $88,630 $42.61 190
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $87,530 $42.08 1,200
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $87,170 $41.91 110
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $86,940 $41.80 350
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $86,790 $41.73 60
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $85,350 $41.04 260

Metro areas with the most health information technologists and medical registrars

Metro areaJobsPay a year
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 2,340 $77,860
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,200 $87,530
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 990 $42,480
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 990 $60,080
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 880 $79,800
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 820 $78,960
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 740 $66,750
Columbus, OH 730 $83,580
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH 690 $82,780
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 640 $83,130
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX 630 $77,870
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 620 $44,180
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ 610 $51,230
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN 600 $63,310
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 590 $66,570

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Questions about health information technologist and medical registrar pay

How much does a health information technologist and medical registrar make?

The median pay for health information technologists and medical registrars in the U.S. was $68,020 a year ($32.70 an hour) in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The middle half earned between $48,940 and $95,630.

Which states pay health information technologists and medical registrars the most?

The highest pay was in Arkansas ($93,300), Minnesota ($90,760), California ($90,750), Wisconsin ($89,260), Wyoming ($88,560). The lowest was in New Mexico ($42,000), South Carolina ($44,530), Oklahoma ($45,210).

How much do the highest-paid health information technologists and medical registrars make?

The best-paid 10% of health information technologists and medical registrars earned more than $117,420 a year, while the lowest-paid 10% earned less than $39,830. Pay usually rises with experience, specialty, shift and location.

Which city pays health information technologists and medical registrars the most?

Among metro areas with at least 50 health information technologists and medical registrars, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA pays the most, with median pay of $126,670 a year (May 2025).

How many health information technologists and medical registrars are there in the U.S.?

About 38,100 people were employed as health information technologists and medical registrars in May 2025.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, all industries. Median pay is the middle wage; where BLS publishes no median, the average (mean) is shown, marked "(avg)". BLS doesn't publish exact figures above its reporting limit; those are shown with a "+". Metro areas with fewer than 50 jobs in this occupation are left out. Pay doesn't reflect cost of living, overtime or shift differentials.