How much do Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars make in Athens-Clarke County, GA?

Percentile spread

For Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars, the published 10th percentile is $40,650 and the 90th percentile is $102,170. The difference is $61,520, which is 101.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $44,350 to the 75th at $76,170, covers $31,820.

The mean annual wage is $63,760, which sits above the median of $60,610. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Athens-Clarke County, GA median is 10.9% lower than the national median of $68,020 for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars. In 2024 national prices the local median is $64,933, which is 4.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 13.6% lower than the Georgia median of $70,170.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Athens-Clarke County, GA is 93.343, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $60,610 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars at $64,933 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars. Athens-Clarke County, GA ranks 5th of 14 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 69 miles away, with a median of $38,770 and employment of 90. That median is 36% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,572, against $64,933 here.
• Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 69 miles away, with a median of $79,800 and employment of 880. That median is 31.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,754, against $64,933 here.
• Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC is 78 miles away, with a median of $66,220 and employment of 40. That median is 9.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,054, against $64,933 here.

Employment share

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Athens-Clarke County, GA (30 of 95,800). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (38,100 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.28 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.