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Medical Records and Health Information Technician Salary in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York

The annual salary statistics of medical records and health information technicians in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of medical records and health information technicians in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown 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 Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,980
25th Percentile Wage
$26,720
50th Percentile Wage
$32,240
75th Percentile Wage
$42,360
90th Percentile Wage
$57,410

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical records and health information technicians in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,980.

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 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2020.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$32,240
2.14% -0.37%
2013
$31,550
-2.57% -
2012
$32,360
- -

Table 2. Compare Medical Records and Health Information Technician Salary in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $32,240, Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown is the lowest paying city for medical records and health information technicians in state of New York, following city of Nassau-Suffolk (median annual salary of $49,990). In comparison, the median annual salary of medical records and health information technicians in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown is 35.5 percent (35.5%) lower than that in the highest paying city Nassau-Suffolk.

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