The annual salary statistics of medical records and health information technicians in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical records and health information technicians in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 | $26,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $55,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $70,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical records and health information technicians in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $70,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,340.
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 | $42,680 | 1.64% | 13.07% |
| 2017 | $41,980 | 8.08% | - |
| 2016 | $38,590 | 0.23% | - |
| 2015 | $38,500 | 3.25% | - |
| 2014 | $37,250 | -0.97% | - |
| 2013 | $37,610 | 1.36% | - |
| 2012 | $37,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $42,680, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is the second highest paying city for medical records and health information technicians in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood (median annual salary of $45,340). Compared with Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, the median annual salary of medical records and health information technicians in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 5.9 percent (5.9%) lower.