Medical Billing and Coding Salary in Santa Maria, CA (BLS 2025)
Key takeaway: In May 2025 BLS reported a median annual wage of $61,950 for medical records specialists in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metro (SOC 29-2072).
The occupation includes billers and coders at every experience level. Starting pay sits near the lower percentiles. Remote work is usually certification plus experience first. Source file: CSV of BLS OEWS May 2025 wages. Compare programs on the California schools page.
Medical records specialist pay in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, SOC 29-2072. The occupation includes billers and coders. These figures describe workers already in the metro, not program graduates.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA had a median of $61,950, next to the California median of $61,810 and the U.S. median of $51,140. If you are leaving an hourly job, the closer published proxies for newer workers here are the 10th percentile ($46,350 a year, $22.28 an hour) and the 25th ($49,460). Ads that say "up to" a round number are often quoting the 75th percentile ($77,120 here), not a first offer.
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| Percentile | Annual wage |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $46,350 |
| 25th percentile | $49,460 |
| Median | $61,950 |
| 75th percentile | $77,120 |
| 90th percentile | $118,230 |
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| Area | Median annual wage |
|---|---|
| Santa Maria | $61,950 |
| California | $61,810 |
| United States | $51,140 |
| Measure | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Median annual wage | $61,950 | $51,140 |
| Mean annual wage | $69,770 | $56,790 |
| 10th percentile | $46,350 | $37,000 |
| 25th percentile | $49,460 | $43,490 |
| 75th percentile | $77,120 | $64,820 |
| 90th percentile | $118,230 | $81,150 |
| Median hourly wage | $29.78 | $24.59 |
| Employment | 210 | 194,720 |
| Jobs per 1,000 workers | 1.05 | 1.2523 |
| Location quotient | 0.84 | 1.0 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, SOC 29-2072 (Medical Records Specialists), metropolitan estimates. Location quotient 1.0 is the national share of employment. A missing cell is suppressed in the source; we do not estimate it.
California statewide median for the same occupation: $61,810 (May 2025). See the California salary page.
Download the CSV of national, state, and metro wages (BLS OEWS May 2025, public domain).
Schools in this metro
Institutions in named cities of this MSA that reported CIP 51.07 completions to IPEDS. Editorial order is BOC Score, not advertising. Online programs based elsewhere also enroll residents of this metro.
Santa Barbara City College
BOC 56.7- Programs reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician; Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential levels
- Associate's, Award level 21, Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 103
School data: U.S. Department of Education IPEDS and College Scorecard (latest available year in the shared dataset). Tuition is the published sticker price and does not reflect what any student pays. This site is not affiliated with any listed school.