Health Informatics Specialist Salary (2026), outlook and how to become one

Health Informatics Specialists earn a median of $105,850 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). That is 108% above the $50,980 median for all US occupations. That works out at $50.89/hr. The middle half earn between $82,860 and $134,110. The top 10% earn $167,710 or more.

The median hourly wage for health informatics specialists is $50.89 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). On a full-year basis the $105,850 annual median works out to about $8,820 a month before tax.

BLS does not publish a starting salary. The nearest measure is the low end of the pay range: the lowest-paid 10% of health informatics specialists earn less than $67,340 a year and the bottom quarter less than $82,860 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). New workers often start near that end, but where a particular job starts depends on the employer, the state and the credentials you bring, so read these as the bottom of the range rather than a guaranteed entry wage.

Yes, more often than not. The median is $105,850, so more than half of health informatics specialists earn over $100,000 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). In 29 states the median itself is above $100,000: Rhode Island ($134,630), Washington ($129,410), Massachusetts ($128,240), Colorado ($127,750), and 25 more.

The highest state medians for Health Informatics Specialists are Rhode Island ($134,630), Washington ($129,410), Massachusetts ($128,240) (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

BLS does not split health informatics specialists' pay by specialty or employer, but its range shows how far the top end runs: the highest-paid 10% earn more than $167,710, against a median of $105,850 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). Location moves pay the most in the published data: the best-paying states are Rhode Island ($134,630), Washington ($129,410), Massachusetts ($128,240).

Yes. BLS reports a bachelor's degree as the typical entry-level education for Health Informatics Specialists, and O*NET rates the preparation needed as extensive preparation. In O*NET's survey of people already doing the job, 52.4% hold master's degree.

BLS does not publish a fixed length; it depends on the route. What it does publish: the typical way in for health informatics specialists is a bachelor's degree. O*NET classes the work as needing extensive preparation.

Yes, strongly. Employment is projected to grow 7.9% over 2025–2035, more than double the 3.5% projected for all occupations (BLS EP, 2025–2035). BLS still projects about 32,900 openings a year, mostly from workers retiring or moving to other work.

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Most work more than 40. In O*NET's survey of people in the job, 52% of health informatics specialists usually work more than 40 hours a week, 48% work exactly 40 and 0% work fewer. 91% say their schedule is regular and 10% irregular. Source: O*NET 31.0 Database, Work Context.

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Women make up 44.0% of health informatics specialists, close to their 47.1% share of all employed people. 21.8% are 55 or older, close to the 23.2% across all jobs. The median worker is 41.2 years old (all workers: 42.1). Source: BLS Current Population Survey, 2025 annual averages.