Medical Records and Health Information Technician Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

The annual salary statistics of medical records and health information technicians in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical records and health information technicians in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$32,620
25th Percentile Wage
$38,580
50th Percentile Wage
$49,540
75th Percentile Wage
$63,430
90th Percentile Wage
$77,720

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical records and health information technicians in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,620.

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
$49,540
2.34% 22.93%
2017
$48,380
4.63% -
2016
$46,140
5.57% -
2015
$43,570
10.72% -
2014
$38,900
1.49% -
2013
$38,320
0.37% -
2012
$38,180
- -

Table 2. Compare Medical Records and Health Information Technician Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy with Other Massachusetts Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,540 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for medical records and health information technicians in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of medical records and health information technicians in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 6.8 percent (6.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Taunton-Norton-Raynham and 19.6 percent (19.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Taunton-Norton-Raynham
$53,170
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$50,900
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$49,540
Framingham
$48,800
Barnstable Town
$46,690
New Bedford
$46,490
Worcester
$45,920
Pittsfield
$44,520
Peabody
$43,070
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner
$42,380
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$41,960
Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$41,930
Springfield
$40,410
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton
$39,820

See also: Top paying jobs in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts.