Exactly 80 of the 3,130 medical coding professionals employed in Maryland, work in Hagerstown. Between 2006 and 2010, in Hagerstown, there has been a 43% decline in the number of medical coding professionals. As the employment for medical coding professionals in Hagerstown has decreased, overall employment in Hagerstown has increased.

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Salaries for medical coding professionals in Hagerstown have increased. In 2010 Hagerstown medical coding professionals earned an average yearly salary of $37,460. Four years earlier in 2006, medical coding professionals in Hagerstown made an average salary of $30,370 per year. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Hagerstown.

Medical coding professionals in Hagerstown make a median yearly salary of $34,380. The difference in pay between the medical coding professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 162%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $22,030 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $57,640 per year.

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

Many of Hagerstown's medical coding professionals are graduates of the only accredited medical coding school in the city.

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

Approximately 10 students graduated from medical coding courses in 2010.