Highest paying countries for Medical Coders
Dreaming of international or remote work as a Medical Coder? The ranking below shows the ten countries with the highest estimated salaries for this role. Salaries can vary significantly based on country, industry and individual experience.
- 1 Switzerland $77,714$6,476 / mo
- 2 Iceland $66,189$5,516 / mo
- 3 Luxembourg $63,720$5,310 / mo
- 4 Bermuda $58,800$4,900 / mo
- 5 United States $49,000$4,083 / mo
- 6 Vatican City $49,000$4,083 / mo
- 7 Singapore $48,804$4,067 / mo
- 8 Cayman Islands $44,100$3,675 / mo
- 9 Hong Kong $42,792$3,566 / mo
- 10 Jersey $41,650$3,471 / mo
The highest estimated salaries are found in Switzerland
The top 3 countries for Medical Coder professionals are Switzerland, Iceland and Luxembourg, with estimated annual salaries of $77,714, $66,189 and $63,720.
Medical Coder salaries by continent
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We compare 54 countries in Africa. The lowest estimate is in Niger at $1,303 per year.
- Equatorial Guinea $19,536$1,628 / mo
- Gabon $16,283$1,357 / mo
- South Africa $15,494$1,291 / mo
- Namibia $13,024$1,085 / mo
- Botswana $10,854$904 / mo
- Angola $8,683$724 / mo
- Zambia $8,139$678 / mo
- Seychelles $7,595$633 / mo
- Ghana $7,056$588 / mo
- Comoros $7,056$588 / mo
- Sao Tome and Principe $7,056$588 / mo
- Mauritius $6,757$563 / mo
- Malawi $6,733$561 / mo
- Congo $6,184$515 / mo
- Cabo Verde $6,022$502 / mo
- Rwanda $5,968$497 / mo
- Lesotho $5,429$452 / mo
- Uganda $5,317$443 / mo
- Burkina Faso $5,209$434 / mo
- Tanzania $4,993$416 / mo
- Ivory Coast $4,885$407 / mo
- Senegal $4,885$407 / mo
- Djibouti $4,885$407 / mo
- Morocco $4,523$377 / mo
- Central African Republic $4,449$371 / mo
- Cameroon $4,341$362 / mo
- Kenya $4,087$341 / mo
- Mozambique $4,018$335 / mo
- Nigeria $3,582$298 / mo
- Zimbabwe $3,582$298 / mo
- Libya $3,503$292 / mo
- Mali $3,474$290 / mo
- Burundi $3,474$290 / mo
- Tunisia $3,381$282 / mo
- Madagascar $3,254$271 / mo
- Guinea $3,254$271 / mo
- Togo $3,254$271 / mo
- Eritrea $3,254$271 / mo
- Eswatini $3,254$271 / mo
- Chad $3,146$262 / mo
- Somalia $3,038$253 / mo
- Sudan $2,984$249 / mo
- Liberia $2,822$235 / mo
- Ethiopia $2,715$226 / mo
- South Sudan $2,715$226 / mo
- Algeria $2,499$208 / mo
- Benin $2,171$181 / mo
- Mauritania $2,171$181 / mo
- DR Congo $1,955$163 / mo
- Sierra Leone $1,627$136 / mo
- Gambia $1,627$136 / mo
- Guinea-Bissau $1,627$136 / mo
- Egypt $1,588$132 / mo
- Niger $1,303$109 / mo
We compare 36 countries in Asia. The lowest estimate is in Palau at $1,083 per year.
- Singapore $48,804$4,067 / mo
- Hong Kong $42,792$3,566 / mo
- Israel $28,851$2,404 / mo
- South Korea $27,974$2,331 / mo
- Japan $24,907$2,076 / mo
- Maldives $23,878$1,990 / mo
- China $10,486$874 / mo
- Malaysia $10,481$873 / mo
- Jordan $7,012$584 / mo
- India $6,855$571 / mo
- Turkmenistan $6,512$543 / mo
- Mongolia $6,512$543 / mo
- Armenia $6,488$541 / mo
- Thailand $6,458$538 / mo
- Kazakhstan $6,321$527 / mo
- Russia $6,101$508 / mo
- Iraq $5,615$468 / mo
- Vietnam $5,057$421 / mo
- Azerbaijan $4,758$396 / mo
- Uzbekistan $4,753$396 / mo
- Timor-Leste $4,341$362 / mo
- Bhutan $4,341$362 / mo
- Philippines $4,165$347 / mo
- Indonesia $3,543$295 / mo
- Palau $3,503$292 / mo
- Tajikistan $3,254$271 / mo
- Kyrgyzstan $3,254$271 / mo
- Iran $2,881$240 / mo
- Laos $2,715$226 / mo
- Bangladesh $2,607$217 / mo
- Nepal $2,337$195 / mo
- Sri Lanka $2,161$180 / mo
- Cambodia $2,117$176 / mo
- Pakistan $1,955$163 / mo
- Myanmar $1,627$136 / mo
- Palau $1,083$90 / mo
We compare 46 countries in Europe. The lowest estimate is in Ukraine at $4,278 per year.
- Switzerland $77,714$6,476 / mo
- Iceland $66,189$5,516 / mo
- Luxembourg $63,720$5,310 / mo
- Vatican City $49,000$4,083 / mo
- Jersey $41,650$3,471 / mo
- Denmark $41,131$3,428 / mo
- Guernsey $39,200$3,267 / mo
- Netherlands $39,171$3,264 / mo
- Norway $36,873$3,073 / mo
- Ireland $35,138$2,928 / mo
- United Kingdom $34,574$2,881 / mo
- Germany $34,378$2,865 / mo
- Belgium $33,335$2,778 / mo
- Monaco $32,561$2,713 / mo
- Sweden $32,227$2,686 / mo
- Finland $31,296$2,608 / mo
- Liechtenstein $30,380$2,532 / mo
- Austria $28,699$2,392 / mo
- France $28,155$2,346 / mo
- San Marino $27,131$2,261 / mo
- Spain $20,864$1,739 / mo
- Cyprus $19,757$1,646 / mo
- Italy $19,438$1,620 / mo
- Slovenia $18,101$1,508 / mo
- Estonia $17,650$1,471 / mo
- Poland $16,866$1,405 / mo
- Croatia $15,268$1,272 / mo
- Lithuania $15,185$1,265 / mo
- Slovakia $13,700$1,142 / mo
- Latvia $13,245$1,104 / mo
- Malta $13,024$1,085 / mo
- Portugal $12,456$1,038 / mo
- Hungary $11,319$943 / mo
- Greece $11,309$942 / mo
- Bulgaria $11,123$927 / mo
- Andorra $10,854$904 / mo
- Montenegro $10,305$859 / mo
- Romania $10,192$849 / mo
- Serbia $8,580$715 / mo
- Bosnia and Herzegovina $7,899$658 / mo
- Albania $6,958$580 / mo
- North Macedonia $6,752$563 / mo
- Moldova $6,453$538 / mo
- Belarus $5,630$469 / mo
- Georgia $5,307$442 / mo
- Ukraine $4,278$356 / mo
We compare 27 countries in North America. The lowest estimate is in Guatemala at $4,003 per year.
- Bermuda $58,800$4,900 / mo
- United States $49,000$4,083 / mo
- Cayman Islands $44,100$3,675 / mo
- Turks and Caicos Islands $36,750$3,063 / mo
- Canada $31,659$2,638 / mo
- Puerto Rico $19,536$1,628 / mo
- Antigua and Barbuda $16,283$1,357 / mo
- Bahamas $15,185$1,265 / mo
- Barbados $13,024$1,085 / mo
- Dominica $10,305$859 / mo
- Costa Rica $10,256$855 / mo
- Belize $9,766$814 / mo
- Saint Kitts and Nevis $9,766$814 / mo
- Trinidad and Tobago $9,227$769 / mo
- Panama $8,712$726 / mo
- Cuba $8,683$724 / mo
- Guyana $7,595$633 / mo
- Saint Lucia $7,595$633 / mo
- Mexico $7,541$628 / mo
- Jamaica $7,056$588 / mo
- Grenada $7,056$588 / mo
- Honduras $6,512$543 / mo
- Nicaragua $5,968$497 / mo
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $5,429$452 / mo
- Haiti $4,341$362 / mo
- El Salvador $4,341$362 / mo
- Guatemala $4,003$334 / mo
We compare 11 countries in South America. The lowest estimate is in Venezuela at $2,019 per year.
- Uruguay $11,843$987 / mo
- Paraguay $7,742$645 / mo
- Chile $7,624$635 / mo
- Suriname $6,365$530 / mo
- Ecuador $5,449$454 / mo
- Argentina $4,988$416 / mo
- Brazil $4,557$380 / mo
- Peru $4,479$373 / mo
- Bolivia $4,366$364 / mo
- Colombia $4,003$334 / mo
- Venezuela $2,019$168 / mo
We compare 13 countries in Oceania. The lowest estimate is in Nauru at $1,627 per year.
- Australia $40,920$3,410 / mo
- New Zealand $33,717$2,810 / mo
- Brunei $32,561$2,713 / mo
- Fiji $7,595$633 / mo
- Tonga $7,595$633 / mo
- Papua New Guinea $6,512$543 / mo
- Solomon Islands $5,429$452 / mo
- Vanuatu $4,885$407 / mo
- Samoa $4,341$362 / mo
- Kiribati $3,798$316 / mo
- Marshall Islands $3,254$271 / mo
- Tuvalu $3,254$271 / mo
- Nauru $1,627$136 / mo
Methodology: how these estimates are calculated
All figures are estimates. We start from the average annual salary of Medical Coders in the United States ($49,000) and multiply it by a country-specific salary factor. The factor reflects the general wage level of each country compared with the U.S. and is based on public data such as:
The results show general differences in pay levels between countries. They do not account for differences in the role itself, taxes or individual negotiations.