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

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

How does experience change a Coder I's salary?

A Coder I's salary grows with experience: starting around $71,363 for beginners, reaching about $73,093 at mid-level, and approach $73,515 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Coder I?

Coder I salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Coder I roles are District of Columbia $79,807, California $79,505, Massachusetts $78,445. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Coder roles make?

Salaries for Coder level roles vary by specialization: Billing Coder: $73,506; Coder: $72,503; Outpatient Coder: $71,846; Senior Coder: $68,778; Coder II: $65,662.

How do different companies affect a Coder I's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Coder I 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.

Coder I Salary in the United States

How much does a Coder I make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Coder I in the United States is $72,080 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $83,040
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $68,059 to $77,817
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $64,398

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Coder I Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,817	$6,485	$1,496	$37
Average	$72,080	$6,007	$1,386	$35
25th Percentile	$68,059	$5,672	$1,309	$33

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Key Factors That Influence Coder I Salaries

A Coder I'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 Coder I Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Coder I'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): $71,363
Early Career (1-2 years): $71,827
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $73,093
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $73,346
Expert (over 8 years): $73,515

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Coder I	$71,363
Intermediate Level Coder I	$71,827
Senior Level Coder I	$73,093
Specialist Level Coder I	$73,346
Expert Level Coder I	$73,515

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How Do Coder I 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 Coder Is. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $79,807.
California: $79,505.
Massachusetts: $78,445.

District of Columbia $79,807

California $79,505

Massachusetts $78,445

Washington $78,157

New Jersey $78,128

Alaska $78,027

Connecticut $77,032

New York $76,629

Hawaii $75,338

Rhode Island $74,733

Maryland $74,322

Minnesota $73,760

Colorado $73,544

Illinois $73,471

Oregon $73,198

Delaware $72,996

New Hampshire $72,869

Virginia $72,585

Pennsylvania $71,756

Nevada $71,338

North Dakota $71,201

Michigan $70,985

Wisconsin $70,905

Vermont $70,747

Texas $70,307

Maine $70,278

Arizona $70,235

Ohio $70,185

Georgia $69,521

Indiana $69,190

Wyoming $69,125

Utah $69,024

Iowa $68,981

Kansas $68,635

Louisiana $68,534

North Carolina $68,498

Missouri $68,483

Florida $68,202

Montana $68,051

Nebraska $67,907

Kentucky $67,828

South Carolina $67,539

Tennessee $67,359

Idaho $67,287

New Mexico $66,761

Oklahoma $66,645

Alabama $66,220

South Dakota $65,507

Arkansas $65,117

West Virginia $64,908

Mississippi $64,281

Top Paying Cities for Coder Is

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: $90,915
San Francisco: $90,021
Oakland: $88,024

San Jose, CA $90,915

San Francisco, CA $90,021

Oakland, CA $88,024

New York, NY $83,534

Queens Village, NY $82,993

Paramus, NJ $82,417

Passaic, NJ $82,345

Bergenfield, NJ $82,272

Stamford, CT $82,164

Huntington, NY $82,092

Newark, NJ $81,624

Bridgeport, CT $81,480

New Brunswick, NJ $81,242

Vallejo, CA $81,090

Middlesex, NJ $81,047

Somerset, NJ $80,982

Petaluma, CA $80,816

Santa Cruz, CA $80,535

Boston, MA $80,391

Monterey, CA $80,031

Fairbanks, AK $79,980

Los Angeles, CA $79,843

Washington, DC $79,807

Seattle, WA $79,678

Santa Rosa, CA $79,663

Juneau, AK $79,454

Orange, CA $79,216

Anchorage, AK $79,087

Anaheim, CA $79,036

Santa Ana, CA $78,928

Nassau, NY $78,885

Long Beach, CA $78,856

Danbury, CT $78,834

Santa Maria, CA $78,589

Everett, WA $78,575

Bremerton, WA $78,222

Trenton, NJ $78,085

Sacramento, CA $78,056

San Diego, CA $78,020

Brockton, MA $77,991

Tacoma, WA $77,962

Santa Barbara, CA $77,861

Lowell, MA $77,573

New Suffolk, NY $77,544

Nashua, NH $77,457

Lompoc, CA $77,342

Ventura, CA $77,270

Stockton, CA $77,248

New Haven, CT $77,104

Atlantic City, NJ $76,917

Hartford, CT $76,758

Modesto, CA $76,722

Poughkeepsie, NY $76,564

New Britain, CT $76,528

Olympia, WA $76,427

Kennewick, WA $76,427

New London, CT $76,412

Norwich, CT $76,391

Lawrence, MA $76,355

Bakersfield, CA $76,153

Riverside, CA $76,052

New Bedford, MA $76,052

Richland, WA $75,980

Portsmouth, NH $75,922

Vineland, NJ $75,908

San Bernardino, CA $75,850

Boulder, CO $75,648

Worcester, MA $75,591

Portland, OR $75,526

Saint Paul, MN $75,439

Minneapolis, MN $75,439

Philadelphia, PA $75,338

Honolulu, HI $74,956

Springfield, MA $74,704

Providence, RI $74,697

Chicago, IL $74,488

Bellingham, WA $74,401

Baltimore, MD $74,322

Chico, CA $74,142

Wilmington, DE $74,019

Pittsfield, MA $73,947

Manchester, NH $73,810

Spokane, WA $73,493

Denver, CO $73,486

Albany, NY $73,147

Troy, NY $73,118

Schenectady, NY $72,967

Burlington, VT $72,808

Portland, ME $72,556

Salem, OR $72,498

Yakima, WA $72,484

Ann Arbor, MI $72,462

Rochester, MN $72,261

Fresno, CA $72,224

Reno, NV $72,224

Milwaukee, WI $72,160

Detroit, MI $72,088

Allentown, PA $72,066

Carson City, NV $72,059

Houston, TX $71,951

Colorado Springs, CO $71,943

Syracuse, NY $71,907

Eugene, OR $71,770

Bismarck, ND $71,684

Gary, IN $71,684

Galveston, TX $71,684

Springfield, OR $71,626

Medford, OR $71,453

Fort Collins, CO $71,424

Austin, TX $71,367

Mesa, AZ $71,215

Phoenix, AZ $71,201

Dallas, TX $71,179

Reading, PA $71,136

Saint Cloud, MN $71,107

Concord, NH $71,042

Madison, WI $71,014

Utica, NY $70,819

Raleigh, NC $70,761

Las Vegas, NV $70,754

Rochester, NY $70,704

Des Moines, IA $70,696

Atlanta, GA $70,581

Battle Creek, MI $70,559

Salt Lake City, UT $70,538

Lancaster, PA $70,430

Champaign, IL $70,415

Harrisburg, PA $70,329

Durham, NC $70,264

Kansas City, MO $70,257

Kansas City, KS $70,242

Fort Worth, TX $70,235

Boca Raton, FL $70,206

Cleveland, OH $70,199

Columbus, OH $70,185

Pittsburgh, PA $70,177

Richmond, VA $70,149

Indianapolis, IN $70,134

Cincinnati, OH $70,040

Petersburg, VA $69,932

Billings, MT $69,774

Lansing, MI $69,774

Huntsville, AL $69,774

Lebanon, PA $69,767

Dayton, OH $69,759

Pueblo, CO $69,759

Appleton, WI $69,738

Buffalo, NY $69,709

Racine, WI $69,673

Charlotte, NC $69,666

Saint Louis, MO $69,644

Springfield, IL $69,615

Elkhart, IN $69,601

York, PA $69,601

Gastonia, NC $69,594

Benton Harbor, MI $69,594

Beaumont, TX $69,550

Lorain, OH $69,536

Toledo, OH $69,507

Binghamton, NY $69,471

Rock Hill, SC $69,464

Rockford, IL $69,428

Fargo, ND $69,392

Elyria, OH $69,392

Flagstaff, AZ $69,341

Fort Lauderdale, FL $69,298

Miami, FL $69,255

Duluth, MN $69,139

Bangor, ME $69,046

Cedar Rapids, IA $68,966

Louisville, KY $68,930

Grand Rapids, MI $68,916

Hialeah, FL $68,909

Casper, WY $68,808

Scranton, PA $68,721

New Orleans, LA $68,700

Virginia Beach, VA $68,693

Akron, OH $68,656

Peoria, IL $68,563

Sarasota, FL $68,548

Green Bay, WI $68,498

Baton Rouge, LA $68,462

Charleston, SC $68,447

Nashville, TN $68,426

Jamestown, NY $68,411

Davenport, IA $68,411

Tucson, AZ $68,375

Cheyenne, WY $68,354

Saint Petersburg, FL $68,332

Tampa, FL $68,318

Omaha, NE $68,303

Port Arthur, TX $68,274

Evansville, IN $68,274

Bradenton, FL $68,246

Santa Fe, NM $68,116

Orlando, FL $68,044

Clearwater, FL $67,965

Canton, OH $67,813

La Crosse, WI $67,813

Grand Forks, ND $67,792

Albuquerque, NM $67,770

Tulsa, OK $67,770

Newport News, VA $67,763

High Point, NC $67,741

Ogden, UT $67,712

Corpus Christi, TX $67,655

Laramie, WY $67,611

Norfolk, VA $67,611

Rock Island, IL $67,568

Saginaw, MI $67,554

Jacksonville, FL $67,546

Salisbury, NC $67,532

Memphis, TN $67,518

Moline, IL $67,482

Fort Myers, FL $67,460

Waterloo, IA $67,366

Spartanburg, SC $67,294

Lincoln, NE $67,258

Fort Wayne, IN $67,244

Birmingham, AL $67,164

Cedar Falls, IA $67,150

Provo, UT $67,143

Springfield, OH $67,136

San Antonio, TX $67,121

Greensboro, NC $67,092

South Bend, IN $67,085

Winston Salem, NC $67,078

Boise, ID $67,056

Savannah, GA $67,006

Muskegon, MI $66,876

Lima, OH $66,790

Lake Charles, LA $66,761

Anderson, IN $66,746

Lexington, KY $66,725

Augusta, GA $66,703

Greenville, SC $66,703

Wichita, KS $66,638

Tuscaloosa, AL $66,638

Columbia, SC $66,573

Bloomington, IN $66,393

Roanoke, VA $66,350

Asheville, NC $66,256

Knoxville, TN $66,134

Shreveport, LA $66,126

Wilmington, NC $66,033

Frankfort, KY $65,896

Oklahoma City, OK $65,845

Chillicothe, OH $65,817

Longview, TX $65,809

Topeka, KS $65,788

Mobile, AL $65,680

Terre Haute, IN $65,651

Erie, PA $65,644

Altoona, PA $65,607

Melbourne, FL $65,586

Amarillo, TX $65,557

Killeen, TX $65,535

Fayetteville, AR $65,478

Sioux Falls, SD $65,427

Chattanooga, TN $65,384

Idaho Falls, ID $65,377

Gainesville, FL $65,225

Portsmouth, OH $65,189

Little Rock, AR $65,175

Lynchburg, VA $65,175

Lafayette, LA $65,146

Youngstown, OH $65,146

Temple, TX $65,117

Daytona Beach, FL $65,103

Clarksville, TN $65,096

Pensacola, FL $65,089

Hopkinsville, KY $64,872

Charleston, WV $64,865

Florence, SC $64,829

Sioux City, IA $64,786

Macon, GA $64,577

Tallahassee, FL $64,570

Fayetteville, NC $64,555

Waco, TX $64,541

Wichita Falls, TX $64,541

Pine Bluff, AR $64,512

Vincennes, IN $64,375

Lubbock, TX $64,346

Great Falls, MT $64,303

Alamogordo, NM $64,296

Abilene, TX $64,238

Rapid City, SD $64,144

Monroe, LA $64,144

Albany, GA $64,101

Huntington, WV $64,094

Jackson, MS $64,087

Greenville, MS $64,079

Parkersburg, WV $64,007

Montgomery, AL $63,993

Johnstown, PA $63,978

Springfield, MO $63,921

Biloxi, MS $63,885

Sumter, SC $63,733

Columbus, GA $63,726

Twin Falls, ID $63,683

Pascagoula, MS $63,589

Kingsport, TN $63,402

Gulfport, MS $63,380

Alexandria, LA $63,142

Fort Smith, AR $62,962

El Paso, TX $62,768

Helena, MT $62,674

Las Cruces, NM $62,443

Harlingen, TX $62,241

Pocatello, ID $62,176

Florence, AL $62,155

Brownsville, TX $62,140

Dothan, AL $62,025

Mcallen, TX $61,989

Columbus, MS $61,456

Altus, OK $61,124

Lawton, OK $60,987

Pierre, SD $60,728

What Skills Can Increase a Coder I's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 6.43% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Application Development (Mentioned in 2.53% Job Postings): Application development may refer to: Mobile application development ("app development") or the process of developing desktop application software. Mobile app development is the act or process by which a mobile app is developed for mobile devices, such as personal digital assistants, enterprise digital assistants or mobile phones. These applications can be pre-installed on phones during manufacturing platforms, or delivered as web applications using server-side or client-side processing (e.g., JavaScript) to provide an "application-like" experience within a Web browser.
CSS (Mentioned in 1.7% Job Postings): Cascading Style Sheets is a style sheet language used for describing the presentation of a document written in a markup language such as HTML or XML. CSS is a cornerstone technology of the World Wide Web, alongside HTML and JavaScript.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	6.43%
Application Development	2.53%
CSS	1.7%

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 Coder I's salary.

Python: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Products and Services: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Java: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Python	$78,568	9%
Products and Services	$77,126	7%
Java	$77,126	7%
Collaboration	$76,405	6%
Leadership	$76,405	6%
Agile	$76,405	6%

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Coder I Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Coder I'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 January 01, 2026

$68,059

Average $72,080/year

$77,817

$5,672

Average $6,007/month

$6,485

$1,309

Average $1,386/week

$1,496

$33

Average $35/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,817	$6,485	$1,496	$37
Average	$72,080	$6,007	$1,386	$35
25th Percentile	$68,059	$5,672	$1,309	$33

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Salary Trends for Coder I

Salaries for a Coder I can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $76,901 in 2023 to around $76,231 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Coder I salary trends, .

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2024

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2024	$76,701
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