Medical Billing and Coding Salary in Provo, UT (BLS 2025)
Key takeaway: In May 2025 BLS reported a median annual wage of $44,460 for medical records specialists in the Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT 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 Utah schools page.
Medical records specialist pay in Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT
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.
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT had a median of $44,460, next to the Utah median of $52,870 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 ($31,220 a year, $15.01 an hour) and the 25th ($36,720). Ads that say "up to" a round number are often quoting the 75th percentile ($55,490 here), not a first offer.
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| Percentile | Annual wage |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $31,220 |
| 25th percentile | $36,720 |
| Median | $44,460 |
| 75th percentile | $55,490 |
| 90th percentile | $61,280 |
View the data behind this chart
| Area | Median annual wage |
|---|---|
| Provo | $44,460 |
| Utah | $52,870 |
| United States | $51,140 |
| Measure | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Median annual wage | $44,460 | $51,140 |
| Mean annual wage | $46,130 | $56,790 |
| 10th percentile | $31,220 | $37,000 |
| 25th percentile | $36,720 | $43,490 |
| 75th percentile | $55,490 | $64,820 |
| 90th percentile | $61,280 | $81,150 |
| Median hourly wage | $21.37 | $24.59 |
| Employment | 210 | 194,720 |
| Jobs per 1,000 workers | 0.697 | 1.2523 |
| Location quotient | 0.56 | 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.
Utah statewide median for the same occupation: $52,870 (May 2025). See the Utah 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.
Mountainland Technical College
BOC 59.3- Programs reported
- Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder; Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
- Credential levels
- Award level 21, Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 28
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.