The highest-paying states for health information technologists and medical registrars (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of health information technologists and medical registrars in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $84,770, California is the highest paying state for health information technologists and medical registrars. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $80,800). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of health information technologists and medical registrars in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $84,770 |
$48,980 | 2,890 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $80,800 |
$60,240 | 90 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $80,730 |
$48,410 | 710 |
| 4 | Minnesota | $79,600 |
$63,380 | 870 |
| 5 | New Hampshire | $77,670 |
$39,740 | 180 |
| 6 | Oregon | $72,330 |
$46,830 | 540 |
| 7 | Texas | $70,550 |
$39,140 | 3,490 |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | $69,520 |
$38,130 | 1,060 |
| 9 | Iowa | $69,070 |
$40,440 | 310 |
| 10 | Vermont | $68,520 |
$40,910 | 50 |
| 11 | Maine | $65,940 |
$42,030 | 230 |
| 12 | Maryland | $63,830 |
$38,660 | 1,380 |
| 13 | Colorado | $63,510 |
$39,580 | 300 |
| 14 | Montana | $62,360 |
$38,930 | 170 |
| 15 | New York | $61,940 |
$43,540 | 1,780 |
| 16 | Alaska | $61,250 |
$39,430 | 280 |
| 17 | Michigan | $61,080 |
$40,330 | 660 |
| 18 | Kansas | $59,930 |
$34,440 | 1,050 |
| 19 | North Dakota | $58,810 |
$37,030 | 40 |
| 20 | Ohio | $57,920 |
$37,710 | 1,320 |
| 21 | Florida | $56,840 |
$33,990 | 3,420 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | $55,000 |
$36,640 | 560 |
| 23 | South Dakota | $54,220 |
$37,250 | 330 |
| 24 | Nevada | $53,620 |
$37,810 | 40 |
| 25 | North Carolina | $53,230 |
$30,270 | 560 |
| 26 | New Jersey | $52,690 |
$33,180 | 850 |
| 27 | Idaho | $52,370 |
$36,930 | 230 |
| 28 | Tennessee | $52,090 |
$31,740 | 550 |
| 29 | Washington | $51,240 |
$38,270 | 950 |
| 30 | Arkansas | $50,530 |
$40,550 | 120 |
| 31 | Louisiana | $50,340 |
$30,410 | 160 |
| 32 | Hawaii | $50,320 |
$38,750 | 370 |
| 33 | Illinois | $49,030 |
$34,990 | 1,160 |
| 34 | Virginia | $47,990 |
$32,270 | 550 |
| 35 | Rhode Island | $47,480 |
$47,320 | 50 |
| 36 | Alabama | $47,380 |
$35,250 | 40 |
| 37 | Georgia | $46,130 |
$30,070 | 1,090 |
| 38 | Mississippi | $46,040 |
$26,460 | 140 |
| 39 | Missouri | $45,300 |
$31,050 | 1,540 |
| 40 | Kentucky | $44,730 |
$29,330 | 770 |
| 41 | Connecticut | $44,200 |
$38,550 | 270 |
| 42 | Delaware | $43,540 |
$33,850 | 80 |
| 43 | Indiana | $42,020 |
$31,630 | 890 |
| 44 | Arizona | $41,380 |
$32,620 | 740 |
| 45 | Oklahoma | $40,090 |
$30,340 | 1,340 |
| 46 | New Mexico | $40,000 |
$30,970 | 140 |
| 47 | Nebraska | $39,310 |
$30,930 | 300 |
| 48 | Utah | $38,600 |
$30,950 | 390 |
| 49 | South Carolina | $38,350 |
$30,720 | 360 |
| 50 | West Virginia | $35,720 |
$26,620 | 90 |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $29,610 |
$18,420 | 180 |