Of the 17,340 medical coding professionals employed in California, 1,510 work in Hayward. There has been a 91% growth in the number of medical coding professionals in Hayward between the years 2006 and 2010. Overall employment in Hayward has also increased.

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• Light Blue: Medical Coding in Hayward
• Dark Yellow: All Professions in Hayward

As the number of medical coding professionals in Hayward has grown, salaries for medical coding professionals have decreased. Hayward medical coding professionals made $39,990 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for medical coding professionals in Hayward was $40,000 per year. The decline in the salary of medical coding professionals in Hayward is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Hayward medical coding professionals earn a median yearly salary of $36,790. The 10% of medical coding professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $23,890 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 151% higher salaries.

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

There are 2 accredited medical coding schools in the city. Many of Hayward's medical coding professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

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

In 2010 approximately 1 students completed medical coding courses.