If you are working as a cancer registar in the Midwest, how much do you make?
I'm taking Cancer Registry classes at a community college and I will likely graduate Summer 2027. I live in the Kansas City Metro area and I frequently check job listings at our area hospitals (I already work at one of them in Patient Accounts). I saw a job posting for Cancer Registar with a hourly pay range of 35.00-44.00. Other job postings at a different health system don't list a salary range, so it is difficult to gauge.
I'm not going into this field for the money, but it would be nice to have a realistic idea of what the average pay is for my area. For reference, I make $51,000 working as a Patient Accounts Representative at a hospital. I would love to make $65,000+ within the next few years. With inflation and cost of living, that would be a huge difference to my family. I know that many job listings hire for 10+ different states, so that is why I included the Midwest in the title of this post. I've seen a few others post that they only make $20.00 per hour. I cannot afford to take a pay cut that low. I assume that might be a possible starting pay for those who don't have ODS-C? I'm really just trying to gauge what to expect and what the average is. I know that it will vary depending on where you work. I'd like to stay at my health system or work at a neighboring KC area health system. Of course, I'm open to working elsewhere, but I plan on applying at hospitals first considering I work at one. Thank you!