Best Cities for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrarss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where health information technologists and medical registrarss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	ArkansasState	1.59	$93,300	$108,111	11%
2	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.55	$126,670	$105,383	30%
3	WisconsinState	1.42	$89,260	$96,706	15%
4	WyomingState	1.40	$88,560	$95,226	13%
5	MinnesotaState	1.36	$90,760	$92,612	17%
6	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.36	$91,910	$92,372	19%
7	IowaState	1.33	$80,600	$90,359	14%
8	Columbus, OHMetro	1.31	$83,580	$89,390	19%
9	North DakotaState	1.29	$81,170	$87,657	14%
10	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.25	$77,930	$84,707	20%
11	OregonState	1.23	$86,230	$83,718	22%
12	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.22	$75,980	$83,311	19%
13	CaliforniaState	1.21	$90,750	$81,978	30%
14	MontanaState	1.21	$79,140	$82,095	17%
15	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.21	$79,800	$82,438	24%
16	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.19	$78,960	$81,235	24%
17	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.19	$86,940	$80,649	25%
18	TexasState	1.18	$76,820	$80,356	22%
19	OhioState	1.16	$71,330	$78,905	18%
20	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.14	$74,660	$77,609	25%
21	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	1.13	$83,130	$76,618	29%
22	New HampshireState	1.12	$81,020	$76,434	23%
23	FloridaState	1.11	$76,950	$75,813	27%
24	UtahState	1.11	$75,320	$75,170	24%
25	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.11	$74,180	$75,310	28%
26	GeorgiaState	1.10	$70,170	$75,128	24%
27	MassachusettsState	1.10	$81,420	$75,041	33%
28	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.10	$87,530	$75,133	31%
29	ColoradoState	1.09	$78,470	$74,450	28%
30	LouisianaState	1.07	$65,620	$72,830	19%
31	MichiganState	1.07	$67,150	$72,752	20%
32	West VirginiaState	1.07	$61,330	$72,838	16%
33	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.07	$82,780	$72,934	37%
34	Rhode IslandState	1.06	$72,120	$71,761	25%
35	VermontState	1.05	$73,130	$71,346	23%
36	ConnecticutState	1.04	$76,140	$70,762	25%
37	TennesseeState	1.04	$64,560	$70,557	23%
38	AlaskaState	1.00	$71,100	$68,169	23%
39	DelawareState	1.00	$68,890	$68,208	24%
40	MissouriState	0.99	$59,380	$67,020	21%
41	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.99	$62,380	$67,438	23%
42	KansasState	0.98	$60,030	$66,700	21%
43	New YorkState	0.98	$75,320	$66,951	29%
44	North CarolinaState	0.98	$63,010	$66,748	25%
45	South DakotaState	0.98	$60,740	$66,894	19%
46	District of ColumbiaState	0.97	$75,460	$66,019	33%
47	IllinoisState	0.95	$62,780	$64,456	25%
48	MarylandState	0.94	$70,040	$64,139	29%
49	NevadaState	0.93	$63,610	$63,483	27%
50	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.93	$66,750	$63,091	30%
51	PennsylvaniaState	0.91	$59,980	$61,835	26%
52	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.87	$66,570	$59,016	36%
53	IdahoState	0.86	$56,300	$58,342	26%
54	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	0.86	$54,510	$58,739	28%
55	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.85	$60,080	$58,048	32%
56	New JerseyState	0.84	$61,940	$56,930	35%
57	VirginiaState	0.84	$59,060	$57,063	32%
58	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	0.83	$64,440	$56,378	41%
59	KentuckyState	0.82	$49,330	$55,740	23%
60	WashingtonState	0.82	$59,640	$55,582	38%
61	MississippiState	0.81	$47,000	$55,425	23%
62	NebraskaState	0.80	$49,520	$54,120	25%
63	IndianaState	0.75	$46,470	$51,348	27%
64	OklahomaState	0.75	$45,210	$51,085	26%
65	ArizonaState	0.74	$50,740	$50,287	35%
66	MaineState	0.74	$50,320	$50,421	31%
67	South CarolinaState	0.71	$44,530	$48,402	34%
68	HawaiiState	0.69	$51,930	$47,209	55%
69	New MexicoState	0.67	$42,000	$45,652	30%
70	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.65	$42,480	$44,342	42%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).