Of the 17,340 medical billing professionals employed in California, 1,660 work in Colton. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of medical billing professionals in Colton has grown by 52%. As the number of medical billing professionals in Colton has increased, overall employment in Colton has also increased.

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As the number of medical billing professionals in Colton has grown, salaries for medical billing professionals have also increased. In 2010 an average salary of $41,930 per year was earned by medical billing professionals in Colton. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for medical billing professionals in Colton was $32,000 per year. The growth in the salary of medical billing professionals in Colton is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Medical billing professionals in Colton earn a median salary of $38,610 per year. The difference in pay between the medical billing professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 170%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $23,450 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $63,290 per year.

Medical billing professional salaries in Colton are, on average, lower than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

Many of Colton's medical billing professionals are graduates of the only accredited medical billing school in the city.

Colton's medical billing school offers one medical billing degree and certificate program.

Approximately 110 students completed medical billing courses in 2010.