Health Informatics Specialist salary
What a health informatics specialist actually earns, from 149 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-07-23.
What the number means
A health informatics specialist earns a blended US median near 135,271 dollars, with the typical middle running from 94,329 dollars to 162,865 dollars. The official OEWS median is 103,790 dollars, under the posted figure, because the advertised roles skew senior or well-funded. The official trend has moved up about 14 percent since 2019. Demand is rated moderate, and 1% of postings are fully remote. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is paramedic, at 57 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
Top-paying US states
OEWS median by state, highest first.
- Californiamedian $127,660
- Washingtonmedian $127,420
- New Yorkmedian $105,610
- North Carolinamedian $104,940
- Oklahomamedian $100,450
- Utahmedian $93,330
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Quick answers
How much does a health informatics specialist make?
The blended US median is about 135,271 dollars, with a typical range from 94,329 dollars to 162,865 dollars, against an official OEWS median of 103,790 dollars.
Is health informatics specialist a good career in 2026?
Demand for the role is rated moderate in our July 2026 corpus, with 1% of postings fully remote. The pay is shown above by seniority and by country.
What can a health informatics specialist move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is paramedic, at 57 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 15-1211. Live corpus 149 observations, 2026-07-23. Definitions in the glossary.