The annual salary statistics of medical records and health information technicians in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical records and health information technicians in Florence-Muscle Shoals is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2020 and published in April 2021 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $21,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,430 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical records and health information technicians in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,940.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical records and health information technicians from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $38,590 | 8.91% | 20.81% |
| 2017 | $35,150 | -6.09% | - |
| 2016 | $37,290 | 8.61% | - |
| 2015 | $34,080 | 12.59% | - |
| 2014 | $29,790 | 4.93% | - |
| 2013 | $28,320 | -7.91% | - |
| 2012 | $30,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $38,590, Florence-Muscle Shoals is the highest paying city for medical records and health information technicians in state of Alabama, followed by Huntsville (median annual salary $36,850). In comparison, the median annual salary of medical records and health information technicians in Florence-Muscle Shoals is 4.5 percent (4.5%) higher than that in Huntsville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Huntsville | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Gadsden | |
| Dothan | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Mobile | |
| Montgomery | |
| Decatur | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area |