Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin

BLS metro-level wage data places Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars pay in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN at a median of $74,660 per year ($35.90/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $68,020, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin pays +10% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 250 health information technologists and medical registrarss are employed across the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin MSA in SOC 29-9021.

The Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin pay distribution spans from $38,480 at the 10th percentile to $107,960 at the 90th, a 2.8× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $48,950 and the 75th at $107,960, so half of Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin-based health information technologists and medical registrarss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live, which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide TN data, and peer-metro comparisons, a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.