Medical billing and coding technician earnings by seniority

90th percentile

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

$37.11 per hour

$77,180 per year

75th percentile

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

$29.89 per hour

$62,170 per year

50th percentile

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

$22.88 per hour

$47,580 per year

25th percentile

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

$17.44 per hour

$36,280 per year

10th percentile

Starting level medical billing and coding technician earnings begin at:

$14.13 per hour

$29,390 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 7% less than similar careers in Maryland. On average, they make less than physical therapist assistants but more than neurodiagnostic technologists.

Career Median Salary
Physical therapist assistant salary $54K
Orthotist salary $66K
Cardiovascular technologist salary $61K
Surgical technologist salary $55K
Licensed practical nurse salary $54K
Medical billing and coding technician salary $48K
Community health worker salary $48K
Paramedic salary $45K
Medical appliance technician salary $45K
Neurodiagnostic technologist salary $41K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)