SOC 29-9021 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars make in Kansas City, MO-KS?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars in Kansas City, MO-KS is $54,510. The 10th percentile is $39,700 and the 90th percentile is $97,540. Employment is 330.

Median annual wage

$54,510

10th percentile
$39,700
25th percentile
$47,130
Median
$54,510
75th percentile
$73,620
90th percentile
$97,540
Mean
$63,490

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars, the published 10th percentile is $39,700 and the 90th percentile is $97,540. The difference is $57,840, which is 106.1% 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 $47,130 to the 75th at $73,620, covers $26,490.

The mean annual wage is $63,490, which sits above the median of $54,510. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Kansas City, MO-KS median is 19.9% lower than the national median of $68,020 for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars. In 2024 national prices the local median is $58,902, which is 13.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.2% lower than the Missouri median of $59,380.

Kansas City, MO-KS covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Missouri, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kansas City, MO-KS is 92.543, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $54,510 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars at $58,902 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars. Kansas City, MO-KS ranks 5th of 7 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).).

  • Topeka, KS is 73 miles away, with a median of $69,740 and employment of 40. That median is 27.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,518, against $58,902 here.
  • Columbia, MO is 100 miles away, with a median of $41,080 and employment of 90. That median is 24.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,931, against $58,902 here.
  • Springfield, MO is 128 miles away, with a median of $50,100 and employment of 80. That median is 8.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,556, against $58,902 here.

Employment share

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Kansas City, MO-KS (330 of 1,096,110). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (38,100 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.23 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars make in Kansas City, MO-KS?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars in Kansas City, MO-KS is $54,510. The 10th percentile is $39,700 and the 90th percentile is $97,540. Employment is 330.

How does that compare with the national median for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars?

The local median is 19.9% lower than the national median of $68,020.

What is Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars pay in Kansas City, MO-KS after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kansas City, MO-KS is 92.543, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $54,510 is $58,902. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Kansas City, MO-KS compare with nearby metros for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars?

Topeka, KS is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 73 miles away, at $69,740. Kansas City, MO-KS ranks 5th of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.