Exactly 5,190 of California's 17,340 medical coding professionals work in Los Angeles. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of medical coding professionals in Los Angeles has grown by 35%. As the employment for medical coding professionals in Los Angeles has increased, overall employment in Los Angeles has also increased.

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Salaries for medical coding professionals in Los Angeles have increased. Los Angeles medical coding professionals made $39,180 per year, on average, in 2010. The average salary for medical coding professionals in Los Angeles was $32,980 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of medical coding professionals in Los Angeles is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Medical coding professionals in Los Angeles earn a median salary of $35,690 per year. The difference in pay between the medical coding professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 142%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $24,850 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $60,250 per year.

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

There are 3 accredited medical coding schools in the city. Many of Los Angeles' medical coding professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

There are a total of 3 degree and certificate programs in medical coding offered by Los Angeles' medical coding schools.

In 2010 approximately 98 students completed medical coding courses.