How much does a CDI Coding Liaison make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a CDI Coding Liaison in the United States is $87,800 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $42.
However, a CDI Coding Liaison's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $104,994
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $83,700 to $96,800
Key Factors That Influence CDI Coding Liaison Salaries
A CDI Coding Liaison's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects CDI Coding Liaison Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a CDI Coding Liaison's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:
How Do CDI Coding Liaison Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract CDI Coding Liaisons. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $110,700
San Francisco: $109,500
Oakland: $107,200
San Jose, CA$110,700
San Francisco, CA$109,500
Oakland, CA$107,200
New York, NY$101,100
Paramus, NJ$99,800
Queens Village, NY$99,800
Passaic, NJ$99,800
Bergenfield, NJ$99,700
Stamford, CT$99,600
Huntington, NY$99,500
Newark, NJ$98,900
Bridgeport, CT$98,700
Vallejo, CA$98,500
New Brunswick, NJ$98,500
Petaluma, CA$98,400
Middlesex, NJ$98,300
Somerset, NJ$98,200
Santa Cruz, CA$98,100
Boston, MA$97,500
Monterey, CA$97,200
Seattle, WA$97,000
Santa Rosa, CA$97,000
Los Angeles, CA$97,000
Juneau, AK$96,800
Washington, DC$96,700
Orange, CA$96,400
Santa Ana, CA$96,100
Anaheim, CA$96,000
Anchorage, AK$96,000
Long Beach, CA$96,000
Santa Maria, CA$95,700
Everett, WA$95,700
Danbury, CT$95,400
Bremerton, WA$95,300
Tacoma, WA$94,900
New Suffolk, NY$94,900
Sacramento, CA$94,900
Santa Barbara, CA$94,800
Trenton, NJ$94,700
San Diego, CA$94,700
Brockton, MA$94,600
Fairbanks, AK$94,400
Lompoc, CA$94,200
Lowell, MA$94,100
Ventura, CA$94,100
Nashua, NH$94,100
Stockton, CA$94,100
Modesto, CA$93,400
Poughkeepsie, NY$93,200
Kennewick, WA$93,100
Olympia, WA$93,100
New Haven, CT$93,000
Lawrence, MA$92,700
Hartford, CT$92,600
Riverside, CA$92,600
New Bedford, MA$92,500
Richland, WA$92,500
Atlantic City, NJ$92,400
New Britain, CT$92,400
San Bernardino, CA$92,400
Bakersfield, CA$92,400
New London, CT$92,300
Norwich, CT$92,300
Portsmouth, NH$92,300
Boulder, CO$92,100
Portland, OR$92,000
Worcester, MA$92,000
Minneapolis, MN$91,700
Philadelphia, PA$91,600
Honolulu, HI$91,300
Saint Paul, MN$91,200
Vineland, NJ$91,200
Providence, RI$91,000
Chicago, IL$90,700
Bellingham, WA$90,600
Springfield, MA$90,500
Baltimore, MD$90,500
Chico, CA$90,300
Pittsfield, MA$90,100
Manchester, NH$89,900
Spokane, WA$89,500
Denver, CO$89,500
Albany, NY$89,100
Troy, NY$89,100
Nassau, NY$89,000
Schenectady, NY$88,900
Wilmington, DE$88,800
Burlington, VT$88,700
Salem, OR$88,600
Portland, ME$88,400
Yakima, WA$88,300
Rochester, MN$88,000
Reno, NV$88,000
Fresno, CA$88,000
Milwaukee, WI$87,900
Detroit, MI$87,800
Ann Arbor, MI$87,800
Allentown, PA$87,800
Carson City, NV$87,600
Colorado Springs, CO$87,600
Syracuse, NY$87,600
Houston, TX$87,500
Eugene, OR$87,400
Gary, IN$87,300
Springfield, OR$87,200
Bismarck, ND$87,200
Galveston, TX$87,200
Fort Collins, CO$87,000
Medford, OR$87,000
Austin, TX$86,900
Concord, NH$86,900
Mesa, AZ$86,700
Reading, PA$86,700
Phoenix, AZ$86,700
Dallas, TX$86,700
Saint Cloud, MN$86,600
Madison, WI$86,500
Utica, NY$86,300
Raleigh, NC$86,100
Rochester, NY$86,100
Des Moines, IA$86,100
Atlanta, GA$86,000
Battle Creek, MI$85,900
Salt Lake City, UT$85,900
Lancaster, PA$85,800
Harrisburg, PA$85,700
Kansas City, MO$85,600
Champaign, IL$85,500
Kansas City, KS$85,500
Fort Worth, TX$85,500
Columbus, OH$85,500
Boca Raton, FL$85,500
Pittsburgh, PA$85,500
Richmond, VA$85,400
Indianapolis, IN$85,400
Cleveland, OH$85,400
Las Vegas, NV$85,300
Cincinnati, OH$85,300
Petersburg, VA$85,200
Huntsville, AL$85,000
Lansing, MI$85,000
Lebanon, PA$85,000
Pueblo, CO$85,000
Appleton, WI$84,900
Buffalo, NY$84,900
Dayton, OH$84,900
Racine, WI$84,900
Charlotte, NC$84,800
Saint Louis, MO$84,800
York, PA$84,800
Elkhart, IN$84,800
Gastonia, NC$84,800
Benton Harbor, MI$84,700
Lorain, OH$84,700
Toledo, OH$84,700
Billings, MT$84,700
Beaumont, TX$84,700
Rockford, IL$84,600
Rock Hill, SC$84,600
Binghamton, NY$84,600
Springfield, IL$84,500
Elyria, OH$84,500
Fargo, ND$84,500
Flagstaff, AZ$84,500
Fort Lauderdale, FL$84,400
Cheyenne, WY$84,300
Grand Forks, ND$84,300
Duluth, MN$84,300
Miami, FL$84,300
Bangor, ME$84,100
Cedar Rapids, IA$84,000
Durham, NC$84,000
Louisville, KY$84,000
Grand Rapids, MI$83,900
Hialeah, FL$83,900
Casper, WY$83,800
Virginia Beach, VA$83,700
New Orleans, LA$83,700
Scranton, PA$83,700
Akron, OH$83,600
Peoria, IL$83,500
Sarasota, FL$83,500
Baton Rouge, LA$83,400
Green Bay, WI$83,400
Charleston, SC$83,400
Nashville, TN$83,400
Omaha, NE$83,400
Davenport, IA$83,300
Jamestown, NY$83,300
Tucson, AZ$83,300
Saint Petersburg, FL$83,200
Tampa, FL$83,200
Evansville, IN$83,200
Port Arthur, TX$83,200
Bradenton, FL$83,100
Santa Fe, NM$83,000
Clearwater, FL$82,800
Orlando, FL$82,800
La Crosse, WI$82,600
Canton, OH$82,600
Albuquerque, NM$82,500
Newport News, VA$82,500
High Point, NC$82,500
Ogden, UT$82,500
Corpus Christi, TX$82,400
Salisbury, NC$82,300
Jacksonville, FL$82,300
Saginaw, MI$82,300
Laramie, WY$82,300
Norfolk, VA$82,300
Rock Island, IL$82,300
Boise, ID$82,200
Moline, IL$82,200
Fort Myers, FL$82,200
Tulsa, OK$82,100
Memphis, TN$82,100
Spartanburg, SC$82,000
Waterloo, IA$82,000
Lincoln, NE$81,900
Fort Wayne, IN$81,900
Provo, UT$81,900
Cedar Falls, IA$81,800
San Antonio, TX$81,800
Greensboro, NC$81,700
South Bend, IN$81,700
Savannah, GA$81,600
Muskegon, MI$81,600
Birmingham, AL$81,600
Winston Salem, NC$81,500
Lake Charles, LA$81,300
Anderson, IN$81,300
Lexington, KY$81,300
Lima, OH$81,200
Wichita, KS$81,200
Augusta, GA$81,200
Greenville, SC$81,200
Tuscaloosa, AL$81,200
Springfield, OH$81,100
Columbia, SC$81,100
Asheville, NC$80,900
Bloomington, IN$80,900
Knoxville, TN$80,500
Shreveport, LA$80,500
Wilmington, NC$80,400
Roanoke, VA$80,400
Frankfort, KY$80,300
Topeka, KS$80,300
Oklahoma City, OK$80,200
Chillicothe, OH$80,200
Longview, TX$80,200
Melbourne, FL$80,100
Sioux Falls, SD$80,000
Mobile, AL$80,000
Terre Haute, IN$80,000
Altoona, PA$79,900
Killeen, TX$79,800
Fayetteville, AR$79,800
Amarillo, TX$79,800
Chattanooga, TN$79,700
Sioux City, IA$79,600
Idaho Falls, ID$79,600
Lynchburg, VA$79,600
Gainesville, FL$79,400
Portsmouth, OH$79,400
Little Rock, AR$79,400
Daytona Beach, FL$79,300
Temple, TX$79,300
Pensacola, FL$79,300
Youngstown, OH$79,300
Lafayette, LA$79,300
Clarksville, TN$79,300
Hopkinsville, KY$79,000
Erie, PA$79,000
Florence, SC$79,000
Charleston, WV$78,800
Great Falls, MT$78,800
Macon, GA$78,700
Waco, TX$78,600
Tallahassee, FL$78,600
Fayetteville, NC$78,600
Helena, MT$78,500
Pine Bluff, AR$78,500
Vincennes, IN$78,400
Lubbock, TX$78,400
Alamogordo, NM$78,300
Twin Falls, ID$78,200
Rapid City, SD$78,200
Huntington, WV$78,100
Jackson, MS$78,100
Greenville, MS$78,000
Parkersburg, WV$78,000
Montgomery, AL$77,900
Wichita Falls, TX$77,900
Springfield, MO$77,900
Biloxi, MS$77,800
Monroe, LA$77,700
Johnstown, PA$77,700
Columbus, GA$77,600
Sumter, SC$77,600
Pascagoula, MS$77,500
Abilene, TX$77,500
Kingsport, TN$77,200
Albany, GA$77,200
Gulfport, MS$77,200
Alexandria, LA$76,900
Fort Smith, AR$76,700
El Paso, TX$76,500
Las Cruces, NM$76,100
Harlingen, TX$75,800
Pocatello, ID$75,800
Florence, AL$75,700
Brownsville, TX$75,700
Mcallen, TX$75,500
Dothan, AL$75,400
Columbus, MS$74,900
Altus, OK$74,500
Lawton, OK$74,300
Pierre, SD$74,000
CDI Coding Liaison Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise
CDI Coding Liaison salary potential scales significantly with company size.
Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $98,709.
While startup companies pay approximate $83,812.
CDI Coding Liaison Salary by Company Size
Company Size
Employees
Average Salary
Startup
1~50
$83,812
Growth Stage
51~500
$88,554
Established
501~5000
$95,395
Enterprise
5000+
$98,709
CDI Coding Liaison Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For CDI Coding Liaison roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 50% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Healthcare and Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average.
In contrast, CDI Coding Liaison positions in Biotechnology or Pharmaceuticals typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view CDI Coding Liaison as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a CDI Coding Liaison
Understanding how a CDI Coding Liaison's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
For a CDI Coding Liaison, the most direct path to higher earnings is advancing to the Health Information Records Administration Supervisor role.
This promotion typically comes with a significant pay increase, bringing the average annual salary to
$58,700 - a projected growth of
-33%
over your current level.
Here are companies hiring for CDI Coding Liaison and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about CDI Coding Liaison
1. What industry pays the highest salary for CDI Coding Liaison?
The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for CDI Coding Liaison roles,
with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.
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