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

How much do Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars make in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?

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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is $111,480. The 10th percentile is $66,910 and the 90th percentile is $194,360. Employment is 280.

Median annual wage

$111,480

10th percentile
$66,910
25th percentile
$88,030
Median
$111,480
75th percentile
$163,020
90th percentile
$194,360
Mean
$124,040

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 $66,910 and the 90th percentile is $194,360. The difference is $127,450, which is 114.3% 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 $88,030 to the 75th at $163,020, covers $74,990.

The mean annual wage is $124,040, which sits above the median of $111,480. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA median is 63.9% higher than the national median of $68,020 for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars. In 2024 national prices the local median is $96,425, which is 41.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 22.8% higher than the California median of $90,750.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 115.613, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $111,480 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars at $96,425 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ranks 2nd of 5 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).).

  • Modesto, CA is 71 miles away, with a median of $79,350 and employment of 40. That median is 28.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,219, against $96,425 here.
  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 78 miles away, with a median of $126,670 and employment of 260. That median is 13.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $114,713, against $96,425 here.
  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is 98 miles away, with a median of $101,500 and employment of 190. That median is 9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $95,153, against $96,425 here.

Employment share

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA (280 of 2,373,920). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (38,100 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.48 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is $111,480. The 10th percentile is $66,910 and the 90th percentile is $194,360. Employment is 280.

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

The local median is 63.9% higher than the national median of $68,020.

What is Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars pay in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 115.613, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $111,480 is $96,425. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA compare with nearby metros for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars?

Modesto, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 71 miles away, at $79,350. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ranks 2nd of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.