Medical Billing and Coding Salary in Greensboro, NC (BLS 2025)
Key takeaway: In May 2025 BLS reported a median annual wage of $45,180 for medical records specialists in the Greensboro-High Point, NC 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 North Carolina schools page.
Medical records specialist pay in Greensboro-High Point, NC
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.
Greensboro-High Point, NC had a median of $45,180, next to the North Carolina median of $49,620 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 ($36,640 a year, $17.62 an hour) and the 25th ($40,040). Ads that say "up to" a round number are often quoting the 75th percentile ($58,810 here), not a first offer.
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| Percentile | Annual wage |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,640 |
| 25th percentile | $40,040 |
| Median | $45,180 |
| 75th percentile | $58,810 |
| 90th percentile | $73,140 |
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| Area | Median annual wage |
|---|---|
| Greensboro | $45,180 |
| North Carolina | $49,620 |
| United States | $51,140 |
| Measure | Greensboro-High Point, NC | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Median annual wage | $45,180 | $51,140 |
| Mean annual wage | $50,290 | $56,790 |
| 10th percentile | $36,640 | $37,000 |
| 25th percentile | $40,040 | $43,490 |
| 75th percentile | $58,810 | $64,820 |
| 90th percentile | $73,140 | $81,150 |
| Median hourly wage | $21.72 | $24.59 |
| Employment | 360 | 194,720 |
| Jobs per 1,000 workers | 0.996 | 1.2523 |
| Location quotient | 0.8 | 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.
North Carolina statewide median for the same occupation: $49,620 (May 2025). See the North Carolina salary page.
Download the CSV of national, state, and metro wages (BLS OEWS May 2025, public domain).
No campus in this metro reported CIP 51.07 completions in the latest IPEDS file. Wage data still applies. Use the program finder for schools that enroll here online, and see North Carolina schools.