Average Coder Salaries by Region
November 4, 2009 by Beckers ASC Review
Filed under Becker's ASC Review
Here are the average salaries of medical coders in 2008 by region of the United States, according to Advance for Health Information Professionals’ 2008 Salary Survey.
| Region | Average Salary |
| Pacific Coast (Ore., Wash., Calif.) | $47,000 |
| New England (N.H., Vt., Mass., Conn., Maine, R.I.) | $46,600 |
| Mountain (Nev., Mont., Idaho, Wyo., Colo.) | $43,900 |
| Southwest (N.M., Ariz., Texas, Okla.) | $42,700 |
| Mid-Atlantic (Pa., Md., Del., N.J., N.Y.) | $41,000 |
| Appalachian Highlands (Tenn., Ky., N.C., Va., W.Va.) | $40,800 |
| Midwest (Ohio, Mich., Wis., Ind., Ill.) | $39,900 |
| Southeast (Ark., La., Miss., Ala., Ga., S.C., Fla.) | $38,900 |
| Heartland (S.D., N.D., Neb., Mo., Iowa, Minn., Kan.) | $37,500 |
Source: Advance for Health Information Professionals’ 2008 Salary Survey (pdf).
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