The annual salary statistics of medical records and health information technicians in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of medical records and health information technicians in Watertown-Fort Drum is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2020 and published in April 2021 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $29,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $41,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical records and health information technicians in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,150.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical records and health information technicians from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $41,190 | 5.10% | 7.19% |
| 2017 | $39,090 | 2.20% | - |
| 2016 | $38,230 | 2.90% | - |
| 2015 | $37,120 | -2.99% | - |
| 2012 | $38,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $41,190 in Watertown-Fort Drum is in the middle of salary range for medical records and health information technicians in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of medical records and health information technicians in Watertown-Fort Drum is 17.6 percent (17.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Nassau-Suffolk and 21.7 percent (21.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.