08/04/08

Shaking Down the Money Tree
By Juliann Schaeffer
For The Record
Vol. 20 No. 16 P. 18

HIM Directors

State Salary Years Credentials Workplace
EAST - URBAN
Pennsylvania $43.65-hour/$90,792/year plus bonuses 20 + RHIA Hospital/acute care
New York $72,000/year 20 + RHIA Mental health facility
Ohio $33-hour/$68,640/year 1 to 4 Not credentialed Hospital/acute care
         
SOUTH - URBAN
Florida $79,200/year plus bonuses 20 + RHIA Hospital/acute care
Florida $65,158/year 20 + RHIA Mental health facility
Mississippi $50,000/year 10 to 20 RHIA Hospital/acute care
Tennessee $45,500/year plus bonuses 20 + RHIT, RHIA Long-term care
South Carolina $20-hour/$41,600/year plus bonuses 5 to 9 Not credentialed Long-term care
         
SOUTH - SUBURBAN
Florida $110,000/year 20 + RHIA Hospital/acute care
South Carolina $83,532/year 20 + RHIT, CCS Hospital/acute care
Louisiana $80,954/year 10 to 20 RHIA Hospital/acute care
Florida $63,000/year plus bonuses 5 to 9 RHIA Ambulatory care
Florida $61,267/year plus bonuses 20 + RHIT, CPC Hospital/acute care
Arkansas $56,000/year 10 to 20 RHIA Mental health facility
Florida $19.92-hour/$41,434/year 10 to 20 RHIT Long-term care
         
SOUTH - RURAL
Texas $59,720/year 20 + RHIA Hospital/acute care
South Carolina $51,000/year 10 to 20 RHIT Hospital/acute care
Mississippi $45,000/year 10 to 20 RHIA Mental health facility
Mississippi $18.08-hour/$37,606/year 20 + RHIT Hospital/acute care
         
SOUTH - NOT LISTED
Oklahoma $84,968/year plus bonuses 20 + RHIA Hospital/acute care
Texas $66,000/year 10 to 20 RHIA Hospital/acute care
Louisiana $63,523/year 20 + RHIT Hospital/acute care
         
MIDWEST - URBAN
Nebraska $48-hour/$99,840/year 20 + RHIA Hospital/acute care
Nebraska $46.92-hour/$97,594/year plus bonuses 20 + Not credentialed Health system
Wisconsin $25.42-hour/$52,874/year 20 + RHIT Government
Minnesota $16-hour/$33,280/year 10 to 20 RHIT Long-term care
         
MIDWEST - SUBURBAN
Illinois $95,000/year plus bonuses 20 + RHIT, CCS Hospital/acute care
Michigan $50,000/year 20 + RHIT, RHIA Hospital/acute care
         
MIDWEST - RURAL
Nebraska $49.77-hour/$103,522/year 10 to 20 RHIT Hospital/acute care
Minnesota $73,000/year 10 to 20 RHIA Medical center, hospital, and clinic settings
Wisconsin $33-hour/$68,640/year plus bonuses 20 + RHIA, CCS Hospital/acute care
Indiana $29.05-hour/$60,424/year plus bonuses 10 to 20 RHIT Hospital/acute care
Michigan $60,000/year 20 + RHIA Hospital/acute care
Indiana $25.52-hour/$53,082/year 20 + RHIT Hospital/acute care
Minnesota $23.55-hour/$48,984/year 1 to 4 CCS Hospital/acute care
North Dakota $18.88-hour/$39,270/year 10 to 20 RHIT Hospital/acute care
         
WEST - URBAN
California $120,000/year plus bonuses 10 to 20 RHIT Hospital/acute care
California $111,600/year 20 + RHIA Hospital/acute care
         
WEST - SUBURBAN
Colorado $25.30-hour/$52,624/year 20 + RHIT Hospital/acute care
         
WEST - RURAL
Colorado $90,000/year plus bonuses 5 to 9 RHIA Hospital/acute care
Arizona $70,000/year 5 to 9 Not credentialed Hospital/acute care

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