Medical Records and Health Information Technician Salary in La Crosse, Wisconsin

The annual salary statistics of medical records and health information technicians in La Crosse, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical records and health information technicians in La Crosse is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2020 and published in April 2021 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Medical Records and Health Information Technicians in La Crosse, Wisconsin

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$27,470
25th Percentile Wage
$31,250
50th Percentile Wage
$36,860
75th Percentile Wage
$44,120
90th Percentile Wage
$49,650

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical records and health information technicians in La Crosse, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,470.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical records and health information technicians from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$36,860
6.78% 4.31%
2016
$34,360
-2.74% -
2015
$35,300
1.95% -
2013
$34,610
-1.91% -
2012
$35,270
- -

Table 2. Compare Medical Records and Health Information Technician Salary in La Crosse with Other Wisconsin Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,860 in La Crosse is in the middle of salary range for medical records and health information technicians in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of medical records and health information technicians in La Crosse is 25.1 percent (25.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington and 16.8 percent (16.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Racine.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington
$49,180
Duluth
$46,420
Madison
$45,800
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis
$43,320
Fond du Lac
$42,710
Janesville
$42,590
Sheboygan
$41,420
Wausau
$40,790
Lake County-Kenosha County
$40,250
Oshkosh-Neenah
$39,520
Green Bay
$39,360
West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$38,900
Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$38,510
Appleton
$37,460
La Crosse
$36,860
Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$36,730
Eau Claire
$36,540
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$35,070
Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$33,370
Racine
$30,650

See also: Top paying jobs in La Crosse, Wisconsin.