US Salary Survey Report: HIM Professionals in 2019
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What is a job family?
How health information positions are characterized within the career map.
Revenue Cycle Management/Coding and Billing
Self-reported salary average (rounded): $66,370
Coding Professional, Revenue Cycle Manager, HIM Revenue Cycle
Auditor, Benefits Coordinator, Collections Clerk, and more
Operations–Medical Records Administration
Self-reported salary average (rounded): $81,950
Health Information Technician, Meaningful Use Specialist, Patient or Cancer
Registrar, Health Information Management Clerk or Manager, Director of HIM,
and more
Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI)
Self-reported salary average (rounded): $84,300
Clinical Documentation Specialist, CDI Manager; Director of CDI, CDI Quality
and Training; Clinical Medical Data Coordinator; Clinical Coding Liaison
Compliance/Risk Management
Self-reported salary average (rounded): $89,230
Credentialing Specialist, Quality Improvement Analyst, Compliance Auditor, Privacy
Ocer, Information Security Manager, Director of Risk Management, and more
Education/Communication
Self-reported salary average (rounded): $79,120
HIM Professor, Health Sciences Information Librarian, ICD-10 Educator,
Program Director, or Department Chair
Informatics/Data Analytics
Self-reported salary average (rounded): $83,490
Data Integrity Analyst, Clinical Informatics Coordinator, Project Manager,
Research and Development Scientist, Director of Clinical Informatics, and more
IT and Infrastructure
Self-reported salary average (rounded): $98,180
Implementation Support Specialist, Data Quality Manager,
System Analyst, Data Architect, Chief Technology Ocer, and more
AVERAGE SALARY BY HIM JOB FAMILY