SOC 29-9021 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars — Little Rock
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
The median wage for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars in Little Rock, AR is $86,310 per year, well above the national median of $68,020.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to grow much faster than average
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- +14.7%
- Openings per year
- 3,200
- Typical entry-level education
- Associate's degree
Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.
7.8% of people in this occupation work for themselves.
Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.
Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.
Salary overview
The median wage for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars in Little Rock, AR is $86,310 per year, well above the national median of $68,020. The gap of 26.9% is among the widest recorded for this occupation. Pay ranges from under $52,280 at the tenth percentile to more than $109,620 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $61,870 to $93,300.
Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 65th of 513 by median pay.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $52,280 | −23.1% |
| 25th | $61,870 | −9.0% |
| Median (50th) | $86,310 | +26.9% |
| 75th | $93,300 | +37.2% |
| 90th | $109,620 | +61.2% |
| Mean | $81,810 | +20.3% |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Little Rock run 10.6% below the national average, so the median of $86,310 goes as far as $96,544 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 41.9% above the national median in real terms.
Published median
$86,310as reported by BLSLocal price level
89.4US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$96,544US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $86,310 a year, 26.9% above the national median.
- Published pay spans $52,280 to $109,620 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars in Little Rock, AR?
The median annual wage is $86,310, or $41.50 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.
Is that higher than the national average?
The national median for this occupation is $68,020, so pay in Little Rock, AR is 26.9% higher. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.
What do the top earners make?
The top tenth of this occupation in Little Rock, AR earns more than $109,620 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $52,280 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.
Source and methodology
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.
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