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

A Medical Bill Coder's salary grows with experience: a Medical Bill Coder (0-1 years)earns $43,812, a Medical Billing Specialist II (1-3 years)earns $48,273, a Medical Billing Supervisor (3+ years)earns $65,135, a Medical Billing Manager (3-5 years)earns $100,603,

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

Medical Bill Coder salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Medical Bill Coder roles are District of Columbia $48,735, California $48,550, Massachusetts $47,903. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

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

Salaries for Medical Bill Coder level roles vary by specialization: Outpatient Medical Coder: $66,542; Certified Medical Coder: $65,966; Inpatient Medical Coder: $65,882; Medical Coder: $60,414; Medical Coder Specialist: $56,034.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Medical Bill Coder roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Medical Bill Coder Salary in the United States

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

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Medical Bill Coder in the United States is $44,016 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $49,323
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $41,142 to $46,794
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $38,524

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Medical Bill Coder Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$46,794	$3,900	$900	$22
Average	$44,016	$3,668	$846	$21
25th Percentile	$41,142	$3,428	$791	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Medical Bill Coder Salaries

A Medical Bill 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 Do Medical Bill 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 Bill Coders. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $48,735.
California: $48,550.
Massachusetts: $47,903.

District of Columbia $48,735 California $48,550 Massachusetts $47,903 Washington $47,727 New Jersey $47,709 Alaska $47,648 Connecticut $47,040 New York $46,794

Hawaii $46,006 Rhode Island $45,636 Maryland $45,385 Minnesota $45,042 Colorado $44,910 Illinois $44,866 Oregon $44,699 Delaware $44,575

New Hampshire $44,498 Virginia $44,325 Pennsylvania $43,818 Nevada $43,563 North Dakota $43,479 Michigan $43,347 Wisconsin $43,299 Vermont $43,202

Texas $42,934 Maine $42,916 Arizona $42,890 Ohio $42,859 Georgia $42,454 Indiana $42,251 Wyoming $42,212 Utah $42,150

Iowa $42,124 Kansas $41,912 Louisiana $41,851 North Carolina $41,829 Missouri $41,820 Florida $41,648 Montana $41,556 Nebraska $41,468

Kentucky $41,419 South Carolina $41,243 Tennessee $41,133 Idaho $41,089 New Mexico $40,768 Oklahoma $40,698 Alabama $40,438 South Dakota $40,002

Arkansas $39,764 West Virginia $39,637 Mississippi $39,254

Top Paying Cities for Medical Bill 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: $55,518
San Francisco: $54,910
Oakland: $53,753

San Jose, CA $55,518

San Francisco, CA $54,910

Oakland, CA $53,753

New York, NY $50,680

Paramus, NJ $50,064

Queens Village, NY $50,062

Passaic, NJ $50,020

Bergenfield, NJ $50,016

Stamford, CT $49,919

Huntington, NY $49,901

Newark, NJ $49,576

Bridgeport, CT $49,483

Vallejo, CA $49,395

New Brunswick, NJ $49,378

Petaluma, CA $49,351

Middlesex, NJ $49,268

Somerset, NJ $49,237

Santa Cruz, CA $49,180

Boston, MA $48,911

Monterey, CA $48,757

Seattle, WA $48,656

Santa Rosa, CA $48,647

Los Angeles, CA $48,634

Juneau, AK $48,519

Washington, DC $48,471

Orange, CA $48,314

Santa Ana, CA $48,198

Long Beach, CA $48,154

Anaheim, CA $48,145

Anchorage, AK $48,123

Santa Maria, CA $47,991

Everett, WA $47,982

Danbury, CT $47,827

Bremerton, WA $47,767

Tacoma, WA $47,608

New Suffolk, NY $47,607

Sacramento, CA $47,595

Santa Barbara, CA $47,547

Trenton, NJ $47,498

San Diego, CA $47,498

Brockton, MA $47,450

Fairbanks, AK $47,342

Lompoc, CA $47,230

Lowell, MA $47,194

Ventura, CA $47,186

Nashua, NH $47,177

Stockton, CA $47,172

Modesto, CA $46,851

Poughkeepsie, NY $46,754

Olympia, WA $46,671

Kennewick, WA $46,671

New Haven, CT $46,653

Lawrence, MA $46,495

Hartford, CT $46,451

Riverside, CA $46,442

New Bedford, MA $46,398

Richland, WA $46,398

Bakersfield, CA $46,336

San Bernardino, CA $46,318

New Britain, CT $46,314

Atlantic City, NJ $46,314

New London, CT $46,296

Norwich, CT $46,283

Portsmouth, NH $46,274

Boulder, CO $46,181

Portland, OR $46,120

Worcester, MA $46,116

Minneapolis, MN $45,980

Philadelphia, PA $45,918

Honolulu, HI $45,773

Saint Paul, MN $45,752

Vineland, NJ $45,742

Providence, RI $45,614

Chicago, IL $45,487

Bellingham, WA $45,434

Springfield, MA $45,399

Baltimore, MD $45,385

Chico, CA $45,275

Pittsfield, MA $45,156

Manchester, NH $45,073

Spokane, WA $44,879

Denver, CO $44,875

Albany, NY $44,668

Troy, NY $44,650

Nassau, NY $44,603

Schenectady, NY $44,558

Wilmington, DE $44,523

Burlington, VT $44,461

Salem, OR $44,443

Portland, ME $44,307

Yakima, WA $44,263

Rochester, MN $44,126

Reno, NV $44,104

Fresno, CA $44,104

Milwaukee, WI $44,065

Detroit, MI $44,021

Ann Arbor, MI $44,013

Allentown, PA $44,008

Colorado Springs, CO $43,933

Syracuse, NY $43,911

Carson City, NV $43,911

Houston, TX $43,849

Eugene, OR $43,827

Gary, IN $43,774

Springfield, OR $43,739

Bismarck, ND $43,730

Galveston, TX $43,699

Medford, OR $43,633

Fort Collins, CO $43,616

Concord, NH $43,594

Austin, TX $43,581

Mesa, AZ $43,488

Reading, PA $43,484

Phoenix, AZ $43,479

Dallas, TX $43,466

Saint Cloud, MN $43,424

Madison, WI $43,365

Utica, NY $43,246

Rochester, NY $43,176

Des Moines, IA $43,171

Raleigh, NC $43,167

Atlanta, GA $43,101

Battle Creek, MI $43,088

Salt Lake City, UT $43,074

Lancaster, PA $43,008

Harrisburg, PA $42,947

Kansas City, MO $42,903

Champaign, IL $42,894

Kansas City, KS $42,894

Fort Worth, TX $42,890

Columbus, OH $42,882

Boca Raton, FL $42,872

Pittsburgh, PA $42,854

Richmond, VA $42,837

Indianapolis, IN $42,828

Cleveland, OH $42,824

Las Vegas, NV $42,771

Cincinnati, OH $42,771

Petersburg, VA $42,705

Huntsville, AL $42,639

Lansing, MI $42,609

Lebanon, PA $42,603

Pueblo, CO $42,599

Appleton, WI $42,586

Buffalo, NY $42,568

Dayton, OH $42,555

Racine, WI $42,546

Charlotte, NC $42,542

Saint Louis, MO $42,529

York, PA $42,502

Elkhart, IN $42,502

Gastonia, NC $42,494

Billings, MT $42,483

Beaumont, TX $42,471

Lorain, OH $42,463

Benton Harbor, MI $42,454

Toledo, OH $42,445

Binghamton, NY $42,423

Rock Hill, SC $42,419

Rockford, IL $42,397

Springfield, IL $42,379

Elyria, OH $42,375

Fargo, ND $42,375

Flagstaff, AZ $42,344

Fort Lauderdale, FL $42,317

Duluth, MN $42,291

Miami, FL $42,291

Cheyenne, WY $42,260

Grand Forks, ND $42,260

Bangor, ME $42,163

Cedar Rapids, IA $42,115

Durham, NC $42,096

Louisville, KY $42,093

Grand Rapids, MI $42,084

Hialeah, FL $42,080

Casper, WY $42,018

Scranton, PA $41,965

New Orleans, LA $41,952

Virginia Beach, VA $41,948

Akron, OH $41,926

Peoria, IL $41,868

Sarasota, FL $41,860

Nashville, TN $41,829

Omaha, NE $41,829

Green Bay, WI $41,829

Baton Rouge, LA $41,807

Charleston, SC $41,798

Jamestown, NY $41,776

Davenport, IA $41,776

Tucson, AZ $41,754

Saint Petersburg, FL $41,728

Tampa, FL $41,719

Evansville, IN $41,692

Port Arthur, TX $41,692

Bradenton, FL $41,675

Santa Fe, NM $41,595

Orlando, FL $41,516

Clearwater, FL $41,503

Canton, OH $41,411

La Crosse, WI $41,411

Albuquerque, NM $41,384

Newport News, VA $41,380

High Point, NC $41,367

Ogden, UT $41,349

Corpus Christi, TX $41,314

Norfolk, VA $41,287

Laramie, WY $41,287

Rock Island, IL $41,261

Saginaw, MI $41,252

Jacksonville, FL $41,248

Salisbury, NC $41,239

Boise, ID $41,230

Moline, IL $41,208

Fort Myers, FL $41,195

Memphis, TN $41,186

Tulsa, OK $41,164

Waterloo, IA $41,138

Spartanburg, SC $41,094

Lincoln, NE $41,072

Fort Wayne, IN $41,063

Provo, UT $41,058

Cedar Falls, IA $41,006

San Antonio, TX $40,988

Greensboro, NC $40,970

South Bend, IN $40,966

Savannah, GA $40,918

Muskegon, MI $40,900

Birmingham, AL $40,896

Winston Salem, NC $40,874

Lake Charles, LA $40,768

Anderson, IN $40,759

Lexington, KY $40,746

Augusta, GA $40,733

Greenville, SC $40,733

Lima, OH $40,698

Wichita, KS $40,693

Tuscaloosa, AL $40,693

Columbia, SC $40,654

Springfield, OH $40,645

Asheville, NC $40,574

Bloomington, IN $40,544

Knoxville, TN $40,385

Shreveport, LA $40,381

Wilmington, NC $40,323

Roanoke, VA $40,323

Topeka, KS $40,244

Frankfort, KY $40,239

Oklahoma City, OK $40,209

Chillicothe, OH $40,191

Longview, TX $40,187

Melbourne, FL $40,183

Sioux Falls, SD $40,112

Mobile, AL $40,108

Terre Haute, IN $40,090

Altoona, PA $40,064

Amarillo, TX $40,033

Killeen, TX $40,020

Fayetteville, AR $39,984

Chattanooga, TN $39,971

Sioux City, IA $39,932

Idaho Falls, ID $39,923

Lynchburg, VA $39,888

Gainesville, FL $39,830

Portsmouth, OH $39,808

Little Rock, AR $39,800

Lafayette, LA $39,782

Youngstown, OH $39,782

Daytona Beach, FL $39,756

Clarksville, TN $39,751

Pensacola, FL $39,747

Temple, TX $39,744

Hopkinsville, KY $39,615

Erie, PA $39,606

Florence, SC $39,588

Charleston, WV $39,518

Great Falls, MT $39,496

Macon, GA $39,434

Tallahassee, FL $39,430

Fayetteville, NC $39,421

Waco, TX $39,412

Helena, MT $39,381

Pine Bluff, AR $39,365

Vincennes, IN $39,311

Lubbock, TX $39,293

Alamogordo, NM $39,267

Twin Falls, ID $39,227

Rapid City, SD $39,214

Jackson, MS $39,135

Huntington, WV $39,132

Greenville, MS $39,131

Parkersburg, WV $39,086

Montgomery, AL $39,078

Wichita Falls, TX $39,034

Springfield, MO $39,034

Biloxi, MS $39,012

Monroe, LA $38,968

Johnstown, PA $38,937

Sumter, SC $38,919

Columbus, GA $38,915

Pascagoula, MS $38,831

Abilene, TX $38,831

Kingsport, TN $38,717

Albany, GA $38,717

Gulfport, MS $38,704

Alexandria, LA $38,558

Fort Smith, AR $38,448

El Paso, TX $38,329

Las Cruces, NM $38,131

Harlingen, TX $38,020

Pocatello, ID $38,013

Florence, AL $37,955

Brownsville, TX $37,947

Mcallen, TX $37,854

Dothan, AL $37,792

Columbus, MS $37,531

Altus, OK $37,326

Lawton, OK $37,242

Pierre, SD $37,084

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

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 4.02% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Billing Software (Mentioned in 2.04% Job Postings): billing software allows you to track the products and services your customers use, generate and send invoices with, and receive payments. They can automate the repetitive tasks your finance team struggles with on a daily basis.
Microsoft Office (Mentioned in 1.53% Job Postings): Microsoft Office is a suite of desktop productivity applications that is designed by Microsoft for business use. You can create documents containing text and images, work with data in spreadsheets and databases, create presentations and posters.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	4.02%
Billing Software	2.04%
Microsoft Office	1.53%

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 Bill Coder's salary.

Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Collaboration	$47,978	9%
Leadership	$46,217	5%
Initiative	$46,217	5%
Consulting	$46,217	5%
Accountability	$46,217	5%
Analysis	$45,777	4%

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Medical Bill Coder Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Medical Bill Coder roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 80% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Healthcare and Financial Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 50% above the average. In contrast, Medical Bill Coder positions in Insurance or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Medical Bill Coder as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Medical Bill Coder

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$66,025	$32.0	50%
Financial Services	$52,820	$25.0	20%

How Education impacts a Medical Bill Coder's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Medical Bill Coders enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate 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 Bill Coder with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $42,358 and $44,691).

Medical Bill Coder Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Medical Bill Coder

No Diploma 1.1%

High School 64.3%

Associates 23.1%

Bachelors 10.6%

Masters 0.8%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.1%
High School	64.3%
Associates	23.1%
Bachelors	10.6%
Masters	0.8%
Doctorate	0.0%

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

Understanding how a Medical Bill 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 August 01, 2026

$41,142

Average $44,016/year

$46,794

$3,428

Average $3,668/month

$3,900

$791

Average $846/week

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$46,794	$3,900	$900	$22
Average	$44,016	$3,668	$846	$21
25th Percentile	$41,142	$3,428	$791	$20

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Salary Trends for Medical Bill Coder

Salaries for a Medical Bill Coder can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $34,611 in 2023 to around $34,324 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Medical Bill Coder salary trends, .

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1. What industry pays the highest salary for Medical Bill Coder?

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