Medical Billing and Coding Salary in New York, NY (BLS 2025)
Key takeaway: In May 2025 BLS reported a median annual wage of $61,190 for medical records specialists in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 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 New York schools page.
Medical records specialist pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
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.
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ had a median of $61,190, next to the New York median of $61,720 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 ($35,640 a year, $17.14 an hour) and the 25th ($46,900). Ads that say "up to" a round number are often quoting the 75th percentile ($81,090 here), not a first offer.
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| Percentile | Annual wage |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,640 |
| 25th percentile | $46,900 |
| Median | $61,190 |
| 75th percentile | $81,090 |
| 90th percentile | $102,600 |
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| Area | Median annual wage |
|---|---|
| New York | $61,190 |
| New York | $61,720 |
| United States | $51,140 |
| Measure | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Median annual wage | $61,190 | $51,140 |
| Mean annual wage | $66,990 | $56,790 |
| 10th percentile | $35,640 | $37,000 |
| 25th percentile | $46,900 | $43,490 |
| 75th percentile | $81,090 | $64,820 |
| 90th percentile | $102,600 | $81,150 |
| Median hourly wage | $29.42 | $24.59 |
| Employment | 8,090 | 194,720 |
| Jobs per 1,000 workers | 0.853 | 1.2523 |
| Location quotient | 0.68 | 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.
New York statewide median for the same occupation: $61,720 (May 2025). See the New York 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.
Rutgers University-Newark
BOC 76.2- Program reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
- Credential level
- Post-baccalaureate certificate
CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College
BOC 66.6- Program reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
- Credential level
- Associate's
Saint Peter's University
BOC 62.7- Programs reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator; Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
- Credential levels
- Post-baccalaureate certificate, Post-master's certificate
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
BOC 62.6- Programs reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator; Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential levels
- Certificate (1-2 years), Post-baccalaureate certificate, Post-master's certificate
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 62
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
BOC 60- Program reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
- Credential level
- Associate's
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 5
New Jersey City University
BOC 49.9- Program reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
- Credential level
- Post-baccalaureate certificate
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 3
Essex County College
BOC 43.1- Program reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
- Credential level
- Associate's
- Published in-state tuition
- $5,415/yr
- Graduation rate
- 20%
- Institutional accreditor
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Hudson County Community College
BOC 38.8- Program reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
- Credential levels
- Associate's, Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 7
DeVry College of New York
BOC 36- Program reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
- Credential level
- Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 3
Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences
BOC 32.9- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential level
- Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 31
Berkeley College-New York
BOC 23.7- Program reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
- Credential level
- Associate's
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 14
- Published in-state tuition
- $29,800/yr
- Graduation rate
- 42%
- Institutional accreditor
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
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.