The salary statistics of health information technologists and medical registrars are shown in Table 1. In the next few tables we compare the average salaries of health information technologists and medical registrars within different industry sectors and in the 50 states of the United States. The health information technologists and medical registrars annual salary statistics are from the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $34,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,930 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $81,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for health information technologists and medical registrars. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) health information technologists and medical registrars is $103,380. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $58,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $34,970. Take note that in the United States, the annual salary of the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is almost 195% higher than that of the bottom 10 percent.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of health information technologists and medical registrars from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 1-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $58,250 | 4.62% | 4.62% |
| 2021 | $55,560 | - | - |
The average salaries of health information technologists and medical registrars in 11 major industry sectors are shown in Table 2. We note that the salaries vary considerably within different industry sectors. The highest paying industry sector for health information technologists and medical registrars occupations is the manufacturing sector with an annual salary $200,180. The lowest paying sector is the wholesale trade sector (annual salary $44,190).
From the above tables we note that not only health information technologists and medical registrars salaries vary considerably based on one's education and experience, and the industry sectors, they also change considerably from state to state. In the following table we compare the median salary of health information technologists and medical registrars in all 50 states of the United States. We note that the median annual salaries range from $29,610 to $84,770. The highest paying state for health information technologists and medical registrars is California with a median annual salary of $84,770. The lowest paying state is Puerto Rico with a median annual salary of $29,610. For more salary information of health information technologists and medical registrars profession in a specific state, use the links in the table.