Exactly 2,350 of Georgia's 4,640 medical coding professionals work in Decatur. Between 2006 and 2010, in Decatur, there has been a 21% growth in the number of medical coding professionals. As the employment for medical coding professionals in Decatur has increased, overall employment in Decatur has also increased.

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In Decatur, salaries for medical coding professionals have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $34,350 per year was earned by medical coding professionals in Decatur. The average salary for medical coding professionals in Decatur was $30,280 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 $31,700 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 139%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $21,950 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $52,550 per year.

On average medical coding professionals in Decatur earn salaries that are lower than the salaries earned by other professionals in Decatur.

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

There is one degree and certificate program in medical coding offered by Decatur's medical coding school.

In 2010 approximately 109 students completed medical coding courses.