Exactly 770 of California's 17,340 health information professionals work in San Francisco. Between 2006 and 2010, in San Francisco, there has been a 4% growth in the number of health information professionals. Overall employment in San Francisco has also increased.

• Grey: California
• Dark Yellow: San Francisco

• Light Blue: Health Information in San Francisco
• Dark Yellow: All Professions in San Francisco

As the number of health information professionals in San Francisco has grown, salaries for health information professionals have also increased. San Francisco health information professionals made $43,580 per year, on average, in 2010. The average salary for health information professionals in San Francisco was $39,830 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in San Francisco.

San Francisco health information professionals earn a median yearly salary of $41,140. The 10% of health information professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $25,540 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 161% higher salaries.

Health information professional salaries in San Francisco are, on average, lower than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

Many of San Francisco's health information professionals are graduates of one of the 2 accredited health information schools in the city.

There are a total of 5 degree and certificate programs in health information offered by San Francisco's health information schools.

In 2010 approximately 73 students completed health information courses.