The annual salary statistics of medical records and health information technicians in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical records and health information technicians in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort 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 | $30,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,800 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $55,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical records and health information technicians in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,070.
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 | $43,850 | 4.95% | 13.36% |
| 2017 | $41,680 | 8.85% | - |
| 2016 | $37,990 | 14.95% | - |
| 2015 | $32,310 | -17.58% | - |
| 2012 | $37,990 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $43,850, Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is the second highest paying city for medical records and health information technicians in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Augusta-Richmond County (median annual salary of $45,460). Compared with Augusta-Richmond County, the median annual salary of medical records and health information technicians in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is 3.5 percent (3.5%) lower.