The annual salary statistics of medical records and health information technicians in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical records and health information technicians in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $31,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical records and health information technicians in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $71,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,350.
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 | $44,450 | 8.26% | 21.08% |
| 2017 | $40,780 | 5.76% | - |
| 2016 | $38,430 | 2.21% | - |
| 2015 | $37,580 | 5.93% | - |
| 2014 | $35,350 | 0.42% | - |
| 2013 | $35,200 | 0.34% | - |
| 2012 | $35,080 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $44,450, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the second highest paying city for medical records and health information technicians in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Newark-Union (median annual salary of $59,240). Compared with Newark-Union, the median annual salary of medical records and health information technicians in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 25.0 percent (25.0%) lower.