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Medical Billing and Coding Salary in Vermont (BLS 2025)

Updated September 14, 2026 · Medical Billing Path Editorial Team · BLS OEWS May 2025

Key takeaway: In May 2025 BLS reported a median annual wage of $57,560 for medical records specialists in Vermont (SOC 29-2072), the occupation that includes billers and coders.

These figures describe the whole occupation in Vermont, not a promise about any one job. Starting pay sits near the lower percentiles. Remote work is usually certification plus experience first. Download the national, state, and metro file: CSV of BLS OEWS May 2025 wages. School lists for Vermont are on the Vermont schools page.

Medical records specialist pay in Vermont

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the following for medical records specialists (SOC 29-2072) in Vermont in May 2025. That occupation includes billers and coders. Figures describe workers already in the field, not program graduates.

Vermont's median of $57,560 sits at or above the U.S. median of $51,140. Newer workers should read the 10th percentile ($42,130) and 25th ($47,340) as the published starting window, not the median. The 75th percentile ($62,590) is closer to what ads mean by "up to."

Bar chart of annual wage percentiles for medical records specialists in Vermont (BLS OEWS May 2025, SOC 29-2072): 10th $42,130, median $57,560, 90th $77,580.
Vermont percentiles vs the occupation as BLS published them. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025, SOC 29-2072. No rounding.
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Vermont wage percentiles. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025, SOC 29-2072. No rounding.
PercentileAnnual wage
10th percentile$42,130
25th percentile$47,340
Median$57,560
75th percentile$62,590
90th percentile$77,580
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Bar chart comparing median annual wage for medical records specialists in Vermont ($57,560) with the U.S. median ($51,140) (BLS OEWS May 2025, SOC 29-2072).
Vermont median next to the national median. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025, SOC 29-2072. No rounding.
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Vermont median vs U.S.. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025, SOC 29-2072. No rounding.
AreaMedian annual wage
Vermont$57,560
United States$51,140
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MeasureVermontUnited States
Median annual wage$57,560$51,140
Mean annual wage$57,950$56,790
10th percentile$42,130$37,000
25th percentile$47,340$43,490
75th percentile$62,590$64,820
90th percentile$77,580$81,150
Employmentn/a194,720
Jobs per 1,000 workersn/a1.2523
Location quotientn/a1.0

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025, SOC 29-2072 state estimates. Download the CSV of national, state, and metro wages.

Metro wages in Vermont

BLS publishes this occupation for metropolitan areas. Each row is an OEWS estimate, not a city we invented. A metro with no campus still appears if BLS published a figure.

MetroMedian annual wage
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$59,650

School lists for Vermont are on the Vermont schools page, ordered by BOC Score from federal data, not by advertising.

Frequently asked questions

How much do medical billers and coders make in Vermont?
BLS groups most billing and coding jobs under medical records specialists (SOC 29-2072). In Vermont, that occupation had a median annual wage of $57,560 in May 2025, with the 10th to 90th percentile range from $42,130 to $77,580. These figures describe current workers at all experience levels, not new graduates.
Does BLS publish city wages in Vermont?
BLS publishes this occupation for metropolitan areas, not for every city. This site carries 1 metro table for Vermont where OEWS published an estimate. If a metro has no estimate, we say so and show the state figure. We do not fill gaps.
Is $57,560 what a new coder in Vermont will earn?
No. The median includes people with years on the job. BLS does not publish a new-graduate wage. The 10th and 25th percentiles on this page are the closest published proxies for newer workers.

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