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Medical Coder Salary by Metro

National median $65,000. Top quartile $77,000. The full band across 50 metros.

Metro Mult. p25 p50 p75 p90
San Francisco 1.25× $68,750 $81,250 $96,250 $112,500
New York 1.20× $66,000 $78,000 $92,400 $108,000
Seattle 1.18× $64,900 $76,700 $90,860 $106,200
Washington DC 1.17× $64,350 $76,050 $90,090 $105,300
Los Angeles 1.15× $63,250 $74,750 $88,550 $103,500
San Diego 1.13× $62,150 $73,450 $87,010 $101,700
Boston 1.12× $61,600 $72,800 $86,240 $100,800
Sacramento 1.10× $60,500 $71,500 $84,700 $99,000
Anchorage 1.10× $60,500 $71,500 $84,700 $99,000
Portland 1.08× $59,400 $70,200 $83,160 $97,200
Hartford 1.08× $59,400 $70,200 $83,160 $97,200
Minneapolis 1.07× $58,850 $69,550 $82,390 $96,300
Baltimore 1.07× $58,850 $69,550 $82,390 $96,300
Philadelphia 1.06× $58,300 $68,900 $81,620 $95,400
Honolulu 1.06× $58,300 $68,900 $81,620 $95,400
Austin 1.05× $57,750 $68,250 $80,850 $94,500
Chicago 1.05× $57,750 $68,250 $80,850 $94,500
Dallas 1.04× $57,200 $67,600 $80,080 $93,600
Detroit 1.04× $57,200 $67,600 $80,080 $93,600
Raleigh 1.04× $57,200 $67,600 $80,080 $93,600
Denver 1.03× $56,650 $66,950 $79,310 $92,700
Houston 1.03× $56,650 $66,950 $79,310 $92,700
Salt Lake City 1.03× $56,650 $66,950 $79,310 $92,700
Providence 1.03× $56,650 $66,950 $79,310 $92,700
Charlotte 1.02× $56,100 $66,300 $78,540 $91,800
Milwaukee 1.02× $56,100 $66,300 $78,540 $91,800
Nashville 1.01× $55,550 $65,650 $77,770 $90,900
Richmond 1.01× $55,550 $65,650 $77,770 $90,900
National (US) 1.00× $55,000 $65,000 $77,000 $90,000
Pittsburgh 1.00× $55,000 $65,000 $77,000 $90,000
Columbus 1.00× $55,000 $65,000 $77,000 $90,000
Kansas City 1.00× $55,000 $65,000 $77,000 $90,000
Cincinnati 1.00× $55,000 $65,000 $77,000 $90,000
St Louis 1.00× $55,000 $65,000 $77,000 $90,000
Indianapolis 1.00× $55,000 $65,000 $77,000 $90,000
Buffalo 0.99× $54,450 $64,350 $76,230 $89,100
Virginia Beach 0.99× $54,450 $64,350 $76,230 $89,100
Omaha 0.99× $54,450 $64,350 $76,230 $89,100
Miami 0.98× $53,900 $63,700 $75,460 $88,200
Phoenix 0.98× $53,900 $63,700 $75,460 $88,200
Tampa 0.98× $53,900 $63,700 $75,460 $88,200
New Orleans 0.97× $53,350 $63,050 $74,690 $87,300
Louisville 0.97× $53,350 $63,050 $74,690 $87,300
Memphis 0.96× $52,800 $62,400 $73,920 $86,400
Birmingham 0.96× $52,800 $62,400 $73,920 $86,400
Atlanta 0.95× $52,250 $61,750 $73,150 $85,500
San Antonio 0.95× $52,250 $61,750 $73,150 $85,500
Orlando 0.95× $52,250 $61,750 $73,150 $85,500
Las Vegas 0.95× $52,250 $61,750 $73,150 $85,500
Oklahoma City 0.95× $52,250 $61,750 $73,150 $85,500

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