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Medical Coder Salary by State: Map and Rankings (May 2025)

Cross-industry, all-ownership OEWS estimates for SOC 29-2072 (Medical Records Specialists) in the 50 states and DC, May 2025 reference period, released 2026-05-15. States where BLS did not publish a median are left out of the ranking and shown gray on the map. Percent difference is the state median against the national median of $51,140. BLS counts medical coders under Medical Records Specialists (SOC 29-2072).

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Summary

The median annual wage for medical records specialists ranges from $41,500 in Mississippi to $72,040 in the District of Columbia, against a national median of $51,140, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics wage estimates for May 2025 compiled by Rivvi. 28 of the 51 jurisdictions with a published median (states plus DC) pay above the national median.

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Median annual medical coder wage by state, May 2025

AK: $61,090AKME: $52,090MEWI: $60,280WIVT: $57,560VTNH: $49,210NHWA: $62,270WAID: $53,460IDMT: $50,190MTND: $46,280NDMN: $61,530MNIL: $56,440ILMI: $48,120MINY: $61,720NYMA: $60,350MAOR: $59,000ORNV: $50,300NVWY: $54,210WYSD: $51,610SDIA: $50,640IAIN: $47,670INOH: $50,990OHPA: $46,840PANJ: $50,240NJCT: $60,940CTRI: $63,960RICA: $61,810CAUT: $52,870UTCO: $59,020CONE: $51,670NEMO: $50,750MOKY: $48,410KYWV: $47,360WVVA: $53,290VAMD: $54,220MDDE: $56,060DEAZ: $47,630AZNM: $57,470NMKS: $48,160KSAR: $41,740ARTN: $48,780TNNC: $49,620NCSC: $54,280SCDC: $72,040DCOK: $53,460OKLA: $44,610LAMS: $41,500MSAL: $43,810ALGA: $51,550GAHI: $63,180HITX: $48,860TXFL: $45,760FL
Median annual medical coder wage by state, May 2025. $41,500 to $48,120$48,120 to $50,640$50,640 to $53,460$53,460 to $60,280$60,280 to $72,040Not publishedEach square is one state, shaded in five equal-count groups.

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, as of May 15, 2026. Publisher page

Medical Coder median annual wage by state, highest first, May 2025

Medical Coder median annual wage by state, highest first, May 2025
StateMedian annualMedian hourlyEmployedvs US median
District of Columbia$72,040$34.63270+41%
Rhode Island$63,960$30.75650+25%
Hawaii$63,180$30.37400+24%
Washington$62,270$29.945,010+22%
California$61,810$29.7118,700+21%
New York$61,720$29.679,080+21%
Minnesota$61,530$29.583,150+20%
Alaska$61,090$29.371,070+19%
Connecticut$60,940$29.301,120+19%
Massachusetts$60,350$29.023,500+18%
Wisconsin$60,280$28.982,870+18%
Colorado$59,020$28.371,780+15%
Oregon$59,000$28.372,560+15%
Vermont$57,560$27.67Not published+13%
New Mexico$57,470$27.631,400+12%
Illinois$56,440$27.145,740+10%
Delaware$56,060$26.95610+10%
South Carolina$54,280$26.102,750+6%
Maryland$54,220$26.072,440+6%
Wyoming$54,210$26.06280+6%
Idaho$53,460$25.701,490+5%
Oklahoma$53,460$25.702,480+5%
Virginia$53,290$25.624,630+4%
Utah$52,870$25.421,910+3%
Maine$52,090$25.041,000+2%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, as of May 15, 2026. Publisher page

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Cross-industry, all-ownership OEWS estimates for SOC 29-2072 (Medical Records Specialists) in the 50 states and DC, May 2025 reference period, released 2026-05-15. States where BLS did not publish a median are left out of the ranking and shown gray on the map. Percent difference is the state median against the national median of $51,140. BLS counts medical coders under Medical Records Specialists (SOC 29-2072).

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Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, as of May 15, 2026. Publisher page

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