Medical billing and coding technician earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level medical billing and coding technician earnings begin at:

$27.10 per hour

$56,375 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level medical billing and coding technician earnings begin at:

$22.25 per hour

$46,289 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level medical billing and coding technician earnings begin at:

$17.88 per hour

$37,184 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level medical billing and coding technician earnings begin at:

$14.36 per hour

$29,870 per year

10th percentile

Starting level medical billing and coding technician earnings begin at:

$11.79 per hour

$24,526 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Medical billing and coding technician salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Hawaii $50,940
New Jersey $50,340
District of Columbia $49,570
Connecticut $48,440
Minnesota $47,880
Maryland $47,580
Massachusetts $47,430
California $47,030
Oregon $47,030
Colorado $46,990
Rhode Island $46,510
Alaska $46,318
Illinois $45,214
New York $44,610
Delaware $44,270
Washington $43,500
North Dakota $42,730
Iowa $41,190
Wyoming $40,690
Missouri $40,650
Wisconsin $40,300
Nevada $40,250
Tennessee $40,080
Ohio $39,820
Idaho $39,400
Virginia $39,090
Vermont $39,010
Texas $38,960
Indiana $38,796
Nebraska $38,750
South Carolina $38,410
Michigan $38,270
Utah $38,260
New Hampshire $38,180
Pennsylvania $38,133
Kentucky $38,130
Florida $37,470
South Dakota $37,410
Kansas $37,184
Maine $37,060
Montana $36,940
North Carolina $36,930
West Virginia $36,870
Arizona $36,504
Georgia $36,280
New Mexico $35,280
Oklahoma $35,260
Louisiana $34,980
Virgin Islands, U.S. $34,970
Guam $34,600
Mississippi $34,190
Alabama $32,203
Arkansas $31,479
Puerto Rico $19,290

How do medical billing and coding technician salaries compare to similar careers?

Medical billing and coding technicians earn 6% less than similar careers in Kansas. On average, they make less than neurodiagnostic technologists but more than veterinary technologists.

Career Median Salary
Neurodiagnostic technologist salary $48K
Ophthalmic medical technologist salary $48K
Surgical assistant salary $48K
Surgical technologist salary $41K
Community health worker salary $40K
Medical billing and coding technician salary $37K
Endoscopy technician salary $41K
Licensed practical nurse salary $38K
Dental assistant salary $35K
Veterinary technologist salary $34K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)