Of the 17,340 medical billing professionals employed in California, 1,650 work in San Diego. Between 2006 and 2010, in San Diego, there has been a 25% growth in the number of medical billing professionals. As the number of medical billing professionals in San Diego has increased, overall employment in San Diego has also increased.

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Salaries for medical billing professionals in San Diego have increased. San Diego medical billing professionals made $38,640 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for medical billing professionals in San Diego was $30,970 per year. The growth in the salary of medical billing professionals in San Diego is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Medical billing professionals in San Diego earn a median salary of $35,320 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 137%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $24,770 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $58,740 per year.

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

There are 2 accredited medical billing schools in the city. Many of San Diego's medical billing professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

There is one degree and certificate program in medical billing offered by San Diego's medical billing school.

Approximately 39 students graduated from medical billing courses in 2010.