Medical Records and Health Information Technician Salary in Rockford, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of medical records and health information technicians in Rockford, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of medical records and health information technicians in Rockford is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2020 and published in April 2021 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Medical Records and Health Information Technicians in Rockford, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$26,500
25th Percentile Wage
$30,300
50th Percentile Wage
$38,060
75th Percentile Wage
$47,450
90th Percentile Wage
$60,360

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical records and health information technicians in Rockford, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,500.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical records and health information technicians from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$38,060
6.20% 4.97%
2017
$35,700
2.83% -
2016
$34,690
5.71% -
2015
$32,710
3.94% -
2014
$31,420
5.16% -
2013
$29,800
-21.38% -
2012
$36,170
- -

Table 2. Compare Medical Records and Health Information Technician Salary in Rockford with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,060 in Rockford is in the middle of salary range for medical records and health information technicians in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of medical records and health information technicians in Rockford is 26.7 percent (26.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Danville and 19.3 percent (19.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Danville
$51,920
Kankakee-Bradley
$45,390
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$44,390
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$43,920
Springfield
$41,020
Champaign-Urbana
$41,000
Carbondale-Marion
$39,340
Bloomington
$38,410
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$38,200
Rockford
$38,060
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$36,550
Peoria
$36,280
Decatur
$35,640
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$35,300
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$34,100
Bloomington-Normal
$30,730

See also: Top paying jobs in Rockford, Illinois.