BLS metro-level wage data places Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars pay in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX at a median of $77,930 per year ($37.46/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $68,020, San Antonio-New Braunfels pays +15% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 260 health information technologists and medical registrarss are employed across the San Antonio-New Braunfels MSA in SOC 29-9021.

The San Antonio-New Braunfels pay distribution spans from $45,460 at the 10th percentile to $117,750 at the 90th — a 2.6× 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 $59,310 and the 75th at $100,260, so half of San Antonio-New Braunfels-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 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 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 TX data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.