Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Clinical Documentation Specialist
Occupation profile for Clinical Documentation Specialist covers 30 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $73,174.
- FY2026 certified median
- $73,174
- Total filings
- 30
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $64,626–$74,277
- Top employer
- Prime Healthcare Management, Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 3 | $92,480 | $77,741 | $107,218 |
| FY2025 | 8 | $70,377 | $64,366 | $71,594 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 19 | $73,174 | $64,626 | $74,277 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Prime Healthcare Management, Inc.10 filings
- PENN HIGHLANDS HEALTHCARE2 filings
- Saint Francis Hospital - Evanston, LLC2 filings
- Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet, LLC2 filings
- Central Maine Medical Center1 filings
- Desert Valley Hospital, LLC1 filings
- HMH Hospitals Corporation1 filings
- INOVA HEALTH CARE SERVICES1 filings
- Kaleida Health1 filings
- Mission Hospital, Inc.1 filings
Top cities
Filings by employer and title
Prevailing wages by area and occupation
The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 16980 | 15-2051 | $76,336 | $97,490 | $118,664 | $139,818 |
| 2026-27 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CAArea 40140 | 15-2051 | $71,448 | $98,114 | $124,800 | $151,466 |
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 15-2051 | $77,584 | $106,995 | $136,406 | $165,818 |
| 2026-27 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areaArea 4200001 | 15-1299 | $44,408 | $61,214 | $78,000 | $94,806 |
| 2026-27 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NYArea 15380 | 15-2051 | $64,272 | $86,195 | $108,118 | $130,042 |
| 2026-27 | Kankakee, ILArea 28100 | 15-2051 | $75,691 | $96,824 | $117,936 | $139,069 |
| 2026-27 | Lewiston-Auburn, MEArea 30340 | 15-2051 | $58,656 | $73,694 | $88,733 | $103,771 |
| 2026-27 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TXArea 32580 | 15-2051 | $57,450 | $76,794 | $96,158 | $115,502 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 29-1299 | $92,851 | $121,306 | $149,739 | $178,194 |
| 2026-27 | Redding, CAArea 39820 | 15-2051 | $62,046 | $81,994 | $101,920 | $121,867 |