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Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars: pay and where the jobs are
What health information technologists and medical registrars earn in the U.S., how pay varies across workers and states, and tools to plan around it.
National pay, May 2025
$68,020 median annual wage
- Mean (average) annual wage
- $74,970
- Median hourly wage
- $32.70
- Mean hourly wage
- $36.04
- Employment
- 38,100
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 29-9021.
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How much do health information technologists and medical registrars make?
The median annual wage for health information technologists and medical registrars was $68,020 in May 2025, so half of workers earned more and half earned less. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $39,830 and the highest-paid 10% more than $117,420. As an hourly rate, the median is $32.70. About 38,100 people work in this occupation nationwide. The highest state medians are in Arkansas ($93,300), Minnesota ($90,760) and California ($90,750). Arkansas also comes out on top after taxes and local prices.
Pay ladder
What each step of the pay range for health information technologists and medical registrars looks like per month. Take-home here includes federal tax, Social Security and Medicare for a single filer; add your state in the paycheck calculator.
| Step | Annual | Hourly | Monthly gross | Monthly after federal tax & FICA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,830 | $19.15 | $3,319 | $2,849 |
| 25th percentile | $48,940 | $23.53 | $4,078 | $3,459 |
| Median | $68,020 | $32.70 | $5,668 | $4,724 |
| 75th percentile | $95,630 | $45.98 | $7,969 | $6,342 |
| 90th percentile | $117,420 | $56.45 | $9,785 | $7,620 |
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars: pay by state
51 states and territories have a published median, sorted from highest to lowest. The last two columns are our estimates: the median after 2026 federal and state taxes, and that take-home restated in national-average prices.
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$82,246 take-home in national prices
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$76,741 take-home in national prices
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$73,753 take-home in national prices
Where a median health information technologists and medical registrar paycheck goes furthest after 2026 taxes and BEA price levels.
| State | Employment | Median | 10th pct. | 90th pct. | Median after tax* | In national prices† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | Not published | $93,300 | $49,590 | $105,140 | $71,502 | $82,246 |
| Minnesota | 1,040 | $90,760 | $66,520 | $115,480 | $67,632 | $68,578 |
| California | 2,920 | $90,750 | $57,770 | $167,650 | $67,298 | $60,782 |
| Wisconsin | 650 | $89,260 | $50,480 | $123,120 | $67,834 | $72,091 |
| Wyoming | 50 | $88,560 | $52,750 | $106,240 | $71,132 | $76,741 |
| Oregon | 660 | $86,230 | $54,860 | $129,010 | $63,033 | $60,983 |
| Massachusetts | 880 | $81,420 | $63,320 | $122,980 | $61,883 | $58,515 |
| North Dakota | 60 | $81,170 | $38,950 | $98,010 | $65,609 | $73,753 |
| New Hampshire | 170 | $81,020 | $50,140 | $107,080 | $65,828 | $63,195 |
| Iowa | 270 | $80,600 | $52,380 | $104,080 | $63,121 | $71,923 |
| Montana | 190 | $79,140 | $50,920 | $97,650 | $61,394 | $64,868 |
| Colorado | 370 | $78,470 | $45,210 | $125,190 | $60,944 | $59,139 |
| Florida | 2,360 | $76,950 | $43,070 | $111,210 | $62,964 | $60,886 |
| Texas | 2,880 | $76,820 | $39,050 | $121,070 | $62,873 | $64,779 |
| Connecticut | 180 | $76,140 | $49,110 | $109,700 | $58,576 | $56,535 |
| District of Columbia | 80 | $75,460 | $51,700 | $125,270 | $58,458 | $53,191 |
| New York | 2,000 | $75,320 | $44,410 | $126,460 | $57,991 | $53,734 |
| Utah | Not published | $75,320 | $40,560 | $105,290 | $58,689 | $59,364 |
| Vermont | 80 | $73,130 | $48,160 | $105,580 | $57,954 | $59,163 |
| Rhode Island | 50 | $72,120 | $48,450 | $138,860 | $56,685 | $55,422 |
| Ohio | 2,500 | $71,330 | $38,270 | $104,070 | $57,493 | $61,971 |
| Alaska | 70 | $71,100 | $45,370 | $115,170 | $58,578 | $57,228 |
| Georgia | 1,630 | $70,170 | $39,850 | $110,070 | $55,442 | $57,576 |
| Maryland | 1,170 | $70,040 | $40,610 | $136,960 | $55,142 | $52,537 |
| Delaware | Not published | $68,890 | $41,980 | $80,790 | $53,813 | $53,916 |
| Michigan | 1,020 | $67,150 | $46,790 | $103,510 | $53,467 | $55,569 |
| Louisiana | 210 | $65,620 | $36,120 | $95,010 | $53,323 | $60,452 |
| Tennessee | 580 | $64,560 | $35,840 | $107,960 | $54,054 | $58,837 |
| Nevada | 250 | $63,610 | $45,400 | $80,860 | $53,291 | $53,302 |
| North Carolina | 2,370 | $63,010 | $25,860 | $114,260 | $50,803 | $53,859 |
| Illinois | 900 | $62,780 | $41,140 | $80,870 | $49,661 | $49,682 |
| New Jersey | 1,680 | $61,940 | $39,300 | $136,970 | $49,624 | $45,608 |
| West Virginia | 100 | $61,330 | $36,140 | $86,910 | $49,536 | $55,350 |
| South Dakota | 140 | $60,740 | $42,810 | $87,520 | $50,985 | $57,554 |
| Kansas | 610 | $60,030 | $37,250 | $103,450 | $47,864 | $53,142 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,090 | $59,980 | $44,990 | $98,850 | $48,491 | $49,697 |
| Washington | 670 | $59,640 | $46,850 | $101,320 | $49,273 | $46,044 |
| Missouri | 930 | $59,380 | $39,010 | $93,430 | $48,038 | $52,896 |
| Virginia | 770 | $59,060 | $40,290 | $131,710 | $47,053 | $46,539 |
| Idaho | 560 | $56,300 | $40,300 | $98,580 | $45,541 | $47,690 |
| Hawaii | 150 | $51,930 | $47,810 | $108,660 | $41,482 | $37,728 |
| Arizona | 900 | $50,740 | $41,090 | $101,960 | $42,075 | $41,792 |
| Maine | 200 | $50,320 | $43,490 | $101,550 | $40,642 | $41,877 |
| Nebraska | 260 | $49,520 | $37,690 | $98,880 | $40,596 | $45,055 |
| Kentucky | 1,320 | $49,330 | $35,730 | $101,920 | $40,208 | $44,596 |
| Mississippi | 120 | $47,000 | $29,720 | $79,770 | $38,797 | $44,618 |
| Indiana | 1,040 | $46,470 | $38,320 | $85,990 | $38,177 | $40,906 |
| Oklahoma | 610 | $45,210 | $36,180 | $70,850 | $37,017 | $42,140 |
| South Carolina | 470 | $44,530 | $34,500 | $82,140 | $37,323 | $39,812 |
| New Mexico | 120 | $42,000 | $37,400 | $50,520 | $35,088 | $38,052 |
| Puerto Rico | 90 | $27,040 | $21,840 | $44,810 | — | — |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 29-9021. *Our estimate for a single filer paid biweekly with no pre-tax deductions or local tax, 2026 federal and state rules. †Take-home ÷ BEA Regional Price Parity × 100 (2024 price levels).
Sources
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25nat.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25st.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.