How much do Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars make in Columbia, SC?

Percentile spread

For Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars, the published 10th percentile is $36,760 and the 90th percentile is $87,370. The difference is $50,610, which is 102.7% 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 $38,440 to the 75th at $65,580, covers $27,140.

The mean annual wage is $55,500, which sits above the median of $49,290. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbia, SC median is 27.5% lower than the national median of $68,020 for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,625, which is 22.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.7% higher than the South Carolina median of $44,530.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbia, SC is 93.662, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $49,290 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars at $52,625 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars. Columbia, SC ranks 8th of 15 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).).

• Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC is 69 miles away, with a median of $66,220 and employment of 40. That median is 34.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,054, against $52,625 here.
• Florence, SC is 71 miles away, with a median of $38,630 and employment of 50. That median is 21.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,518, against $52,625 here.
• Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 76 miles away, with a median of $42,480 and employment of 990. That median is 13.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,637, against $52,625 here.

Employment share

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbia, SC (70 of 394,200). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (38,100 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.72 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.