How much do Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars make in Richmond, VA?

Percentile spread

For Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars, the published 10th percentile is $37,970 and the 90th percentile is $118,310. The difference is $80,340, which is 154.2% 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 $46,100 to the 75th at $75,460, covers $29,360.

The mean annual wage is $65,060, which sits above the median of $52,100. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Richmond, VA median is 23.4% lower than the national median of $68,020 for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars. In 2024 national prices the local median is $53,240, which is 21.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.8% lower than the Virginia median of $59,060.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Richmond, VA is 97.858, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $52,100 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars at $53,240 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars. Richmond, VA ranks 6th of 8 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).).

• Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is 70 miles away, with a median of $49,400 and employment of 130. That median is 5.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,439, against $53,240 here.
• Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 98 miles away, with a median of $66,570 and employment of 590. That median is 27.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,138, against $53,240 here.
• Greenville, NC is 126 miles away, with a median of $63,360 and employment of 70. That median is 21.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,673, against $53,240 here.

Employment share

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Richmond, VA (110 of 660,350). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (38,100 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.68 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.