Exactly 220 of Mississippi's 2,020 medical coding professionals work in Decatur. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of medical coding professionals in Decatur has shrunk by 12%. As the number of medical coding professionals in Decatur has decreased, overall employment in Decatur has also decreased.

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As the number of medical coding professionals in Decatur has shrunk, salaries for medical coding professionals have increased. In 2010 Decatur medical coding professionals earned an average yearly salary of $27,580. The average salary for medical coding professionals in Decatur was $25,610 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Decatur.

Medical coding professionals make a median salary of $26,980 per year in Decatur. The difference in pay between the medical coding professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 146%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $16,350 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $40,240 per year.

Decatur medical coding professionals have earnings that are lower than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

There is only one accredited medical coding school in the city. Many of Decatur's medical coding professionals are graduates of this school.

Decatur's medical coding school offers one medical coding degree and certificate program.

Approximately 8 students graduated from medical coding courses in 2010.