Medical Records and Health Information Technician Salary in Nassau-Suffolk, New York

The annual salary statistics of medical records and health information technicians in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical records and health information technicians in Nassau-Suffolk 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 Nassau-Suffolk, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$35,600
25th Percentile Wage
$42,660
50th Percentile Wage
$49,990
75th Percentile Wage
$61,750
90th Percentile Wage
$76,150

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical records and health information technicians in Nassau-Suffolk, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,600.

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 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$49,990
2.72% 20.14%
2016
$48,630
3.76% -
2015
$46,800
6.43% -
2014
$43,790
5.16% -
2013
$41,530
3.88% -
2012
$39,920
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Table 2. Compare Medical Records and Health Information Technician Salary in Nassau-Suffolk with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $49,990, Nassau-Suffolk is the highest paying city for medical records and health information technicians in state of New York, followed by New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (median annual salary $47,440). In comparison, the median annual salary of medical records and health information technicians in Nassau-Suffolk is 5.1 percent (5.1%) higher than that in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Nassau-Suffolk
$49,990
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$47,440
Kingston
$46,560
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$44,600
Rochester
$43,940
Syracuse
$43,000
Watertown-Fort Drum
$41,190
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$41,070
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$40,790
Ithaca
$39,350
Elmira
$39,340
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$38,950
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$38,920
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$38,060
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$37,770
Glens Falls
$37,060
Utica-Rome
$35,870
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$34,500
Binghamton
$33,620
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$32,240