What are the main factors that influence a Medical Billing Coder's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Medical Billing Coder's salary?

A Medical Billing Coder's salary grows with experience: an Medical Billing Coder (0-1 years)earns $39,570, an Assembler II (1-3 years)earns $44,312, an Assembler III (3-5 years)earns $49,300, an Assembler IV (5-7 years)earns $57,885, an Assembly Supervisor (7+ years)earns $61,057,

What are the highest paying states for a Medical Billing Coder?

Medical Billing Coder salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Medical Billing Coder roles are District of Columbia $43,042, California $42,878, Massachusetts $42,307. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Medical Billing Coder roles make?

Salaries for Medical Billing Coder level roles vary by specialization: Billing Coder: $73,516; Outpatient Medical Coder: $66,506; Inpatient Medical Coder: $65,846; Medical Coder: $60,380; Medical Coder Specialist: $56,008.

How do different companies affect a Medical Billing Coder's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Medical Billing Coder roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Medical Billing Coder Salary in the United States

How much does a Medical Billing Coder make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Medical Billing Coder in the United States is $38,874 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $19.

However, a Medical Billing Coder's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $44,084
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $35,535 to $41,601
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $32,494

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Medical Billing Coder Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$41,601	$3,467	$800	$20
Average	$38,874	$3,240	$748	$19
25th Percentile	$35,535	$2,961	$683	$17

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Key Factors That Influence Medical Billing Coder Salaries

A Medical Billing Coder'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Medical Billing Coder Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Medical Billing Coder'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:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $39,570
Early Career (1-2 years): $44,312
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $49,300
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $57,885
Expert (over 8 years): $61,057

Levels	Salary
Medical B... Level Medical Billing Coder	$39,570
Assembler... Level Medical Billing Coder	$44,312
Assembler... Level Medical Billing Coder	$49,300
Assembler... Level Medical Billing Coder	$57,885
Assembly ... Level Medical Billing Coder	$61,057

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How Do Medical Billing Coder 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 Medical Billing Coders. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $43,042.
California: $42,878.
Massachusetts: $42,307.

District of Columbia $43,042 California $42,878 Massachusetts $42,307 Washington $42,151 New Jersey $42,136 Alaska $42,081 Connecticut $41,545 New York $41,327

Hawaii $40,631 Rhode Island $40,305 Maryland $40,083 Minnesota $39,780 Colorado $39,663 Illinois $39,625 Oregon $39,477 Delaware $39,368

New Hampshire $39,300 Virginia $39,146 Pennsylvania $38,699 Nevada $38,474 North Dakota $38,400 Michigan $38,283 Wisconsin $38,241 Vermont $38,155

Texas $37,918 Maine $37,902 Arizona $37,879 Ohio $37,852 Georgia $37,494 Indiana $37,315 Wyoming $37,280 Utah $37,226

Iowa $37,203 Kansas $37,016 Louisiana $36,962 North Carolina $36,942 Missouri $36,934 Florida $36,783 Montana $36,701 Nebraska $36,623

Kentucky $36,581 South Carolina $36,425 Tennessee $36,328 Idaho $36,289 New Mexico $36,005 Oklahoma $35,943 Alabama $35,714 South Dakota $35,329

Arkansas $35,119 West Virginia $35,006 Mississippi $34,668

Top Paying Cities for Medical Billing Coders

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: $49,032
San Francisco: $48,495
Oakland: $47,473

San Jose, CA $49,032

San Francisco, CA $48,495

Oakland, CA $47,473

New York, NY $44,759

Paramus, NJ $44,215

Queens Village, NY $44,213

Passaic, NJ $44,176

Bergenfield, NJ $44,173

Stamford, CT $44,087

Huntington, NY $44,071

Newark, NJ $43,784

Bridgeport, CT $43,702

Vallejo, CA $43,625

New Brunswick, NJ $43,609

Petaluma, CA $43,586

Middlesex, NJ $43,512

Somerset, NJ $43,485

Santa Cruz, CA $43,434

Boston, MA $43,197

Monterey, CA $43,061

Seattle, WA $42,972

Santa Rosa, CA $42,964

Los Angeles, CA $42,952

Juneau, AK $42,851

Washington, DC $42,808

Orange, CA $42,670

Santa Ana, CA $42,567

Long Beach, CA $42,528

Anaheim, CA $42,521

Anchorage, AK $42,501

Santa Maria, CA $42,385

Everett, WA $42,377

Danbury, CT $42,240

Bremerton, WA $42,186

Tacoma, WA $42,046

New Suffolk, NY $42,046

Sacramento, CA $42,035

Santa Barbara, CA $41,992

Trenton, NJ $41,949

San Diego, CA $41,949

Brockton, MA $41,906

Fairbanks, AK $41,811

Lompoc, CA $41,712

Lowell, MA $41,681

Ventura, CA $41,673

Nashua, NH $41,665

Stockton, CA $41,662

Modesto, CA $41,378

Poughkeepsie, NY $41,292

Olympia, WA $41,218

Kennewick, WA $41,218

New Haven, CT $41,203

Lawrence, MA $41,063

Hartford, CT $41,024

Riverside, CA $41,016

New Bedford, MA $40,977

Richland, WA $40,977

Bakersfield, CA $40,923

San Bernardino, CA $40,907

New Britain, CT $40,904

Atlantic City, NJ $40,904

New London, CT $40,888

Norwich, CT $40,876

Portsmouth, NH $40,869

Boulder, CO $40,786

Portland, OR $40,732

Worcester, MA $40,729

Minneapolis, MN $40,608

Philadelphia, PA $40,554

Honolulu, HI $40,425

Saint Paul, MN $40,407

Vineland, NJ $40,398

Providence, RI $40,285

Chicago, IL $40,173

Bellingham, WA $40,126

Springfield, MA $40,095

Baltimore, MD $40,083

Chico, CA $39,986

Pittsfield, MA $39,881

Manchester, NH $39,807

Spokane, WA $39,636

Denver, CO $39,632

Albany, NY $39,450

Troy, NY $39,434

Nassau, NY $39,392

Schenectady, NY $39,352

Wilmington, DE $39,321

Burlington, VT $39,267

Salem, OR $39,251

Portland, ME $39,131

Yakima, WA $39,092

Rochester, MN $38,971

Reno, NV $38,952

Fresno, CA $38,952

Milwaukee, WI $38,917

Detroit, MI $38,878

Ann Arbor, MI $38,872

Allentown, PA $38,867

Colorado Springs, CO $38,800

Syracuse, NY $38,781

Carson City, NV $38,781

Houston, TX $38,727

Eugene, OR $38,707

Gary, IN $38,660

Springfield, OR $38,629

Bismarck, ND $38,622

Galveston, TX $38,594

Medford, OR $38,536

Fort Collins, CO $38,521

Concord, NH $38,501

Austin, TX $38,489

Mesa, AZ $38,408

Reading, PA $38,404

Phoenix, AZ $38,400

Dallas, TX $38,388

Saint Cloud, MN $38,351

Madison, WI $38,299

Utica, NY $38,194

Rochester, NY $38,132

Des Moines, IA $38,128

Raleigh, NC $38,124

Atlanta, GA $38,066

Battle Creek, MI $38,054

Salt Lake City, UT $38,042

Lancaster, PA $37,984

Harrisburg, PA $37,930

Kansas City, MO $37,891

Champaign, IL $37,883

Kansas City, KS $37,883

Fort Worth, TX $37,879

Columbus, OH $37,873

Boca Raton, FL $37,864

Pittsburgh, PA $37,848

Richmond, VA $37,832

Indianapolis, IN $37,825

Cleveland, OH $37,821

Las Vegas, NV $37,774

Cincinnati, OH $37,774

Petersburg, VA $37,716

Huntsville, AL $37,658

Lansing, MI $37,631

Lebanon, PA $37,626

Pueblo, CO $37,623

Appleton, WI $37,611

Buffalo, NY $37,595

Dayton, OH $37,584

Racine, WI $37,576

Charlotte, NC $37,572

Saint Louis, MO $37,560

York, PA $37,537

Elkhart, IN $37,537

Gastonia, NC $37,530

Billings, MT $37,520

Beaumont, TX $37,510

Lorain, OH $37,502

Benton Harbor, MI $37,494

Toledo, OH $37,486

Binghamton, NY $37,467

Rock Hill, SC $37,463

Rockford, IL $37,444

Springfield, IL $37,428

Elyria, OH $37,424

Fargo, ND $37,424

Flagstaff, AZ $37,397

Fort Lauderdale, FL $37,374

Duluth, MN $37,350

Miami, FL $37,350

Cheyenne, WY $37,323

Grand Forks, ND $37,323

Bangor, ME $37,238

Cedar Rapids, IA $37,195

Durham, NC $37,179

Louisville, KY $37,175

Grand Rapids, MI $37,168

Hialeah, FL $37,164

Casper, WY $37,109

Scranton, PA $37,063

New Orleans, LA $37,051

Virginia Beach, VA $37,047

Akron, OH $37,028

Peoria, IL $36,977

Sarasota, FL $36,969

Nashville, TN $36,942

Omaha, NE $36,942

Green Bay, WI $36,942

Baton Rouge, LA $36,923

Charleston, SC $36,915

Jamestown, NY $36,896

Davenport, IA $36,896

Tucson, AZ $36,876

Saint Petersburg, FL $36,853

Tampa, FL $36,845

Evansville, IN $36,822

Port Arthur, TX $36,822

Bradenton, FL $36,806

Santa Fe, NM $36,736

Orlando, FL $36,666

Clearwater, FL $36,655

Canton, OH $36,573

La Crosse, WI $36,573

Albuquerque, NM $36,550

Newport News, VA $36,546

High Point, NC $36,534

Ogden, UT $36,519

Corpus Christi, TX $36,487

Norfolk, VA $36,464

Laramie, WY $36,464

Rock Island, IL $36,441

Saginaw, MI $36,433

Jacksonville, FL $36,429

Salisbury, NC $36,421

Boise, ID $36,414

Moline, IL $36,394

Fort Myers, FL $36,382

Memphis, TN $36,375

Tulsa, OK $36,355

Waterloo, IA $36,332

Spartanburg, SC $36,293

Lincoln, NE $36,274

Fort Wayne, IN $36,266

Provo, UT $36,262

Cedar Falls, IA $36,215

San Antonio, TX $36,200

Greensboro, NC $36,184

South Bend, IN $36,180

Savannah, GA $36,138

Muskegon, MI $36,122

Birmingham, AL $36,118

Winston Salem, NC $36,099

Lake Charles, LA $36,005

Anderson, IN $35,998

Lexington, KY $35,986

Augusta, GA $35,974

Greenville, SC $35,974

Lima, OH $35,943

Wichita, KS $35,939

Tuscaloosa, AL $35,939

Columbia, SC $35,904

Springfield, OH $35,897

Asheville, NC $35,834

Bloomington, IN $35,807

Knoxville, TN $35,667

Shreveport, LA $35,663

Wilmington, NC $35,613

Roanoke, VA $35,613

Topeka, KS $35,543

Frankfort, KY $35,538

Oklahoma City, OK $35,512

Chillicothe, OH $35,496

Longview, TX $35,492

Melbourne, FL $35,488

Sioux Falls, SD $35,426

Mobile, AL $35,422

Terre Haute, IN $35,407

Altoona, PA $35,383

Amarillo, TX $35,356

Killeen, TX $35,345

Fayetteville, AR $35,313

Chattanooga, TN $35,302

Sioux City, IA $35,267

Idaho Falls, ID $35,259

Lynchburg, VA $35,228

Gainesville, FL $35,177

Portsmouth, OH $35,158

Little Rock, AR $35,150

Lafayette, LA $35,135

Youngstown, OH $35,135

Daytona Beach, FL $35,111

Clarksville, TN $35,107

Pensacola, FL $35,103

Temple, TX $35,101

Hopkinsville, KY $34,987

Erie, PA $34,979

Florence, SC $34,964

Charleston, WV $34,901

Great Falls, MT $34,882

Macon, GA $34,827

Tallahassee, FL $34,824

Fayetteville, NC $34,816

Waco, TX $34,808

Helena, MT $34,781

Pine Bluff, AR $34,766

Vincennes, IN $34,719

Lubbock, TX $34,703

Alamogordo, NM $34,680

Twin Falls, ID $34,645

Rapid City, SD $34,633

Jackson, MS $34,563

Huntington, WV $34,560

Greenville, MS $34,559

Parkersburg, WV $34,520

Montgomery, AL $34,513

Wichita Falls, TX $34,474

Springfield, MO $34,474

Biloxi, MS $34,454

Monroe, LA $34,415

Johnstown, PA $34,388

Sumter, SC $34,373

Columbus, GA $34,369

Pascagoula, MS $34,295

Abilene, TX $34,295

Kingsport, TN $34,194

Albany, GA $34,194

Gulfport, MS $34,182

Alexandria, LA $34,054

Fort Smith, AR $33,957

El Paso, TX $33,852

Las Cruces, NM $33,677

Harlingen, TX $33,578

Pocatello, ID $33,572

Florence, AL $33,521

Brownsville, TX $33,514

Mcallen, TX $33,432

Dothan, AL $33,377

Columbus, MS $33,147

Altus, OK $32,965

Lawton, OK $32,892

Pierre, SD $32,752

What Skills Can Increase a Medical Billing Coder's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 3.25% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Pneumatics (Mentioned in 2.92% Job Postings): Pneumatics (pronounced new-MATT-ix) is an aspect of physics and engineering that is concerned with using the energy in compressed gas to make something move or work.
Housekeeping (Mentioned in 1.82% Job Postings): Housekeeping department is keeping the venue clean and sanitary as part of customer service. Cleaners vacuum rugs and furniture in hallways, rooms and public areas. They collect trash and empty wastebaskets, change the sheets and make the beds.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	3.25%
Pneumatics	2.92%
Housekeeping	1.82%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Medical Billing Coder's salary.

Alignment: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Interviewing: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Alignment	$41,207	6%
Commitment	$41,207	6%
Interviewing	$41,207	6%
Dedication	$40,818	5%
Initiative	$40,818	5%
Leadership	$40,818	5%

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How Education impacts a Medical Billing Coder's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Medical Billing Coders enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Medical Billing Coder with a Associate's Degree is between $35,624 and $37,800).

Medical Billing Coder Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Medical Billing Coder

No Diploma 7.3%

High School 64.6%

Associates 14.6%

Bachelors 13.4%

Masters 0.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	7.3%
High School	64.6%
Associates	14.6%
Bachelors	13.4%
Masters	0.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Medical Billing Coder Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Medical Billing Coder'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.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$35,535

Average $38,874/year

$41,601

$2,961

Average $3,240/month

$3,467

$683

Average $748/week

$800

$17

Average $19/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$41,601	$3,467	$800	$20
Average	$38,874	$3,240	$748	$19
25th Percentile	$35,535	$2,961	$683	$17

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Salary Trends for Medical Billing Coder

Salaries for a Medical Billing Coder can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $42,286 in 2023 to around $40,058 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Medical Billing Coder salary trends, .

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