SOC 29-9021 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars Salary in Seattle, WA

The average salary for health information technologists and medical registrars in Seattle, Washington is $74,930 a year ($36.02 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $64,440: half of the 410 people in this job in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($74,970).

$74,930average per year

$36.02 / hourMedian $64,440Take-home ≈ $61,543

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  • $55K25th
  • $64KMedian
  • $90K75th
  • $115K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

410people in this job
-0%vs U.S. average
#1 of 2Washington metros
111cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars pay range in Seattle

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $52,490 a year or less, while the top 10% make $114,560 or more. The middle half of health information technologists and medical registrars in Seattle earn between $54,670 and $89,910.

  • $52K10th
  • $55K25th
  • $64KMedian
  • $90K75th
  • $115K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$74,930$6,244$36.02
Median$64,440$5,370$30.98
Entry level (25th percentile)$54,670$4,556$26.28
Experienced (75th percentile)$89,910$7,492$43.23

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars pay in Seattle vs. Washington and the U.S.

Health information technologists and medical registrars in Seattle earn 8% more than the Washington average ($69,530) and about the same as the U.S. average ($74,970). At the median the gap is -5% against the U.S. median of $68,020.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Seattle$74,930$64,440$52,490$114,560410
Washington$69,530$59,640$46,850$101,320670
United States$74,970$68,020$39,830$117,42038,100

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars salary after taxes in Seattle

On the average salary of $74,930, a single filer in Seattle takes home about $61,543 a year, or $5,129 a month and $2,367 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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Is Seattle a good place for health information technologists and medical registrars? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Seattle area are 11% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 111.1), so the average $74,930 buys what about $67,424 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Seattle ($72,610). A typical home costs $750,279, or 10.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars salary in other Washington cities

Seattle ranks 1st of 2 Washington metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars salaries in Washington

Highest-paying cities for health information technologists and medical registrars

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($129,420).

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars salary by city

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Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars salary in Seattle: questions

How much do health information technologists and medical registrars make an hour in Seattle?

$36.02 an hour on average, and $30.98 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level health information technologists and medical registrars salary in Seattle?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $52,490 a year and the 25th percentile is $54,670, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the health information technologists and medical registrars take-home pay in Seattle?

About $61,543 a year ($5,129 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $74,930. Washington has no state income tax; Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

Do health information technologists and medical registrars earn more in Seattle than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($74,970).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 29-9021; area Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (42660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.0%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.81, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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