Pay by state · 51 states
Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrar Salary by State (2026)
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars earn the most in Arkansas at $93,300 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $27,040 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $68,020. All 51 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $93,300Arkansas
- National median
- $68,020BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $27,040Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 51of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrar salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of health information technologists and medical registrars OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARArkansas | $93,300 | $61,870 | $104,410 | N/A | $107,319 |
| 2 | MNMinnesota | $90,760 | $78,000 | $103,690 | 1,040 | $92,029 |
| 3 | CACalifornia | $90,750 | $65,020 | $133,610 | 2,920 | $81,964 |
| 4 | WIWisconsin | $89,260 | $74,270 | $99,560 | 650 | $94,862 |
| 5 | WYWyoming | $88,560 | $69,660 | $106,240 | 50 | $95,543 |
| 6 | OROregon | $86,230 | $65,070 | $106,510 | 660 | $83,426 |
| 7 | MAMassachusetts | $81,420 | $70,740 | $103,600 | 880 | $76,988 |
| 8 | NDNorth Dakota | $81,170 | $51,300 | $82,900 | 60 | $91,244 |
| 9 | NHNew Hampshire | $81,020 | $64,700 | $103,050 | 170 | $77,780 |
| 10 | IAIowa | $80,600 | $60,610 | $96,910 | 270 | $91,839 |
| 11 | MTMontana | $79,140 | $63,770 | $84,970 | 190 | $83,618 |
| 12 | COColorado | $78,470 | $62,020 | $102,410 | 370 | $76,146 |
| 13 | FLFlorida | $76,950 | $57,750 | $100,710 | 2,360 | $74,410 |
| 14 | TXTexas | $76,820 | $52,710 | $101,170 | 2,880 | $79,149 |
| 15 | CTConnecticut | $76,140 | $58,150 | $88,300 | 180 | $73,487 |
| 16 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $75,460 | $57,250 | $103,820 | 80 | $68,662 |
| 17 | NYNew York | $75,320 | $54,900 | $100,440 | 2,000 | $69,792 |
| 18 | UTUtah | $75,320 | $48,530 | $87,010 | N/A | $76,185 |
| 19 | VTVermont | $73,130 | $64,300 | $88,300 | 80 | $74,654 |
| 20 | RIRhode Island | $72,120 | $56,470 | $138,860 | 50 | $70,512 |
| 21 | OHOhio | $71,330 | $42,510 | $85,830 | 2,500 | $76,886 |
| 22 | AKAlaska | $71,100 | $49,280 | $97,080 | 70 | $69,461 |
| 23 | GAGeorgia | $70,170 | $49,330 | $94,350 | 1,630 | $72,871 |
| 24 | MDMaryland | $70,040 | $52,600 | $107,580 | 1,170 | $66,731 |
| 25 | DEDelaware | $68,890 | $44,040 | $68,890 | N/A | $69,023 |
| 26 | MIMichigan | $67,150 | $50,630 | $87,480 | 1,020 | $69,790 |
| 27 | LALouisiana | $65,620 | $50,380 | $82,380 | 210 | $74,393 |
| 28 | TNTennessee | $64,560 | $38,480 | $78,610 | 580 | $70,273 |
| 29 | NVNevada | $63,610 | $49,270 | $78,440 | 250 | $63,623 |
| 30 | NCNorth Carolina | $63,010 | $42,230 | $97,790 | 2,370 | $66,800 |
| 31 | ILIllinois | $62,780 | $48,250 | $74,630 | 900 | $62,806 |
| 32 | NJNew Jersey | $61,940 | $50,440 | $105,060 | 1,680 | $56,928 |
| 33 | WVWest Virginia | $61,330 | $39,410 | $73,080 | 100 | $68,527 |
| 34 | SDSouth Dakota | $60,740 | $47,110 | $74,630 | 140 | $68,566 |
| 35 | KSKansas | $60,030 | $41,710 | $78,060 | 610 | $66,650 |
| 36 | PAPennsylvania | $59,980 | $51,000 | $77,460 | 1,090 | $61,473 |
| 37 | WAWashington | $59,640 | $52,490 | $81,950 | 670 | $55,732 |
| 38 | MOMissouri | $59,380 | $46,180 | $80,720 | 930 | $65,384 |
| 39 | VAVirginia | $59,060 | $47,420 | $85,550 | 770 | $58,415 |
| 40 | IDIdaho | $56,300 | $47,210 | $94,090 | 560 | $58,957 |
| 41 | HIHawaii | $51,930 | $49,970 | $80,880 | 150 | $47,230 |
| 42 | AZArizona | $50,740 | $46,030 | $68,470 | 900 | $50,399 |
| 43 | MEMaine | $50,320 | $45,590 | $82,970 | 200 | $51,850 |
| 44 | NENebraska | $49,520 | $42,630 | $78,390 | 260 | $54,959 |
| 45 | KYKentucky | $49,330 | $38,920 | $81,220 | 1,320 | $54,714 |
| 46 | MSMississippi | $47,000 | $33,120 | $64,460 | 120 | $54,052 |
| 47 | INIndiana | $46,470 | $40,790 | $66,890 | 1,040 | $49,792 |
| 48 | OKOklahoma | $45,210 | $38,430 | $59,650 | 610 | $51,467 |
| 49 | SCSouth Carolina | $44,530 | $36,470 | $53,300 | 470 | $47,499 |
| 50 | NMNew Mexico | $42,000 | $39,500 | $46,300 | 120 | $45,547 |
| 51 | PRPuerto Rico | $27,040 | $22,680 | $41,330 | 90 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars, that changes the ranking: Arkansas leads on raw pay at $93,300, while Arkansas leads once prices are taken into account at $107,319.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrar pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars the most?
Arkansas reports the highest median wage for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars at $93,300 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Minnesota ($90,760) and California ($90,750).
Which state pays Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars at $27,040 a year, $66,260 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Arkansas first at $107,319 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $93,300. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.