Exactly 220 of Mississippi's 2,020 medical coding professionals work in Meridian. The number of medical coding professionals in Meridian has shrunk by 12% from 2006 to 2010. Overall employment in Meridian has also decreased.

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Salaries for medical coding professionals in Meridian have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $27,580 per year was earned by medical coding professionals in Meridian. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for medical coding professionals in Meridian was $25,610 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Meridian.

Meridian medical coding professionals earn a median yearly salary of $26,980. 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.

On average medical coding professional salaries in Meridian are lower than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

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

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

Approximately 4 students completed medical coding courses in 2010.