 
Median annual earnings of medical records and health information technicians were $23,890 in 2002. The middle 50 percent earned between $19,550 and $30,600. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $16,460, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $38,640. Median annual earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of medical records and health information technicians in 2002 were as follows:
| Nursing care facilities |
$25,160 |
| General medical and surgical hospitals |
24,910 |
| Outpatient care centers |
22,380 |
| Offices of physicians |
21,320 |
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