Of the 2,720 medical billing professionals employed in Kentucky, 850 work in Louisville. The number of medical billing professionals in Louisville has shrunk by 2% from 2006 to 2010. As the number of medical billing professionals in Louisville has decreased, overall employment in Louisville has increased.

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As the number of medical billing professionals in Louisville has shrunk, salaries for medical billing professionals have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $31,910 per year was earned by medical billing professionals in Louisville. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for medical billing professionals in Louisville was $31,320 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Louisville.

Medical billing professionals in Louisville make a median yearly salary of $29,050. The difference in pay between the medical billing professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 130%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $21,400 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $49,210 per year.

On average medical billing professional salaries in Louisville are lower than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

There are 3 accredited medical billing schools in the city. Many of Louisville's medical billing professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

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

Approximately 5 students completed medical billing courses in 2010.