The highest-paying states for medical records and health information technicians (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 medical records and health information technicians in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $50,340, New Jersey is the highest paying state for medical records and health information technicians. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $49,570). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2021 [1]. For more salary information of medical records and health information technicians in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Jersey | $50,340 |
$32,760 | 2,640 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $49,570 |
$26,420 | 470 |
| 3 | Connecticut | $48,440 |
$32,130 | 1,800 |
| 4 | Minnesota | $47,880 |
$35,220 | 4,160 |
| 5 | Maryland | $47,580 |
$29,390 | 4,220 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $47,430 |
$32,620 | 5,750 |
| 7 | Oregon | $47,030 |
$31,370 | 2,910 |
| 8 | California | $47,030 |
$28,810 | 21,970 |
| 9 | Hawaii | $47,020 |
$31,670 | 660 |
| 10 | Colorado | $46,990 |
$30,900 | 3,070 |
| 11 | Rhode Island | $46,510 |
$31,260 | 700 |
| 12 | Alaska | $46,010 |
$32,960 | 690 |
| 13 | New York | $44,610 |
$28,950 | 10,180 |
| 14 | Delaware | $44,270 |
$29,290 | 560 |
| 15 | Washington | $43,500 |
$31,610 | 4,980 |
| 16 | North Dakota | $42,730 |
$28,590 | 700 |
| 17 | Illinois | $41,520 |
$26,830 | 8,250 |
| 18 | Wyoming | $40,690 |
$26,790 | 350 |
| 19 | Missouri | $40,650 |
$26,610 | 5,110 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | $40,300 |
$28,970 | 4,430 |
| 21 | Nevada | $40,250 |
$27,400 | 1,560 |
| 22 | Tennessee | $40,080 |
$25,680 | 4,350 |
| 23 | Ohio | $39,820 |
$27,040 | 9,710 |
| 24 | Indiana | $39,600 |
$26,940 | 4,290 |
| 25 | Virginia | $39,090 |
$27,120 | 4,720 |
| 26 | Vermont | $39,010 |
$28,170 | 630 |
| 27 | Texas | $38,960 |
$24,870 | 17,210 |
| 28 | Nebraska | $38,750 |
$26,870 | 1,570 |
| 29 | South Carolina | $38,410 |
$25,280 | 2,950 |
| 30 | Iowa | $38,410 |
$27,580 | 2,640 |
| 31 | Idaho | $38,390 |
$25,030 | 1,040 |
| 32 | Pennsylvania | $38,340 |
$27,210 | 8,780 |
| 33 | Michigan | $38,270 |
$26,540 | 6,050 |
| 34 | Utah | $38,260 |
$25,590 | 2,000 |
| 35 | New Hampshire | $38,180 |
$26,660 | 840 |
| 36 | Arizona | $37,580 |
$26,000 | 6,400 |
| 37 | Florida | $37,470 |
$25,000 | 13,750 |
| 38 | South Dakota | $37,410 |
$27,080 | 1,040 |
| 39 | Kansas | $37,060 |
$25,770 | 2,390 |
| 40 | Maine | $37,060 |
$26,320 | 1,070 |
| 41 | Montana | $36,940 |
$26,140 | 1,020 |
| 42 | North Carolina | $36,930 |
$26,030 | 5,400 |
| 43 | West Virginia | $36,870 |
$23,620 | 1,640 |
| 44 | Georgia | $36,280 |
$25,240 | 6,010 |
| 45 | Kentucky | $36,210 |
$23,920 | 3,550 |
| 46 | New Mexico | $35,280 |
$23,380 | 1,410 |
| 47 | Oklahoma | $35,260 |
$22,780 | 3,340 |
| 48 | Louisiana | $34,980 |
$23,020 | 2,820 |
| 49 | Virgin Islands | $34,970 |
$22,300 | 30 |
| 50 | Guam | $34,600 |
$23,740 | 60 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $34,190 |
$20,120 | 2,210 |
| 52 | Alabama | $33,140 |
$22,270 | 2,830 |
| 53 | Arkansas | $32,440 |
$21,950 | 1,860 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $19,290 |
$16,310 | 1,500 |