And to provide an answer to your question of how many people work at NASA -- at least on the civil service (non-contractor) side, it's currently 17,767 (as of the end of the pay period ending 07/12/2014). 1  permalink. 2  embed. 3  save. give gold.
The average salary you can expect to earn as a medical coder in Denver is $38,230 per year, which is higher than the average for medical coders state-wide. 1  Medical Coding Degree in Denver.  Associates Degree in Medical Coding.
PayScale.com showed that medical billing and coding specialists made $27,500-$32,000 if they had less than a year of experience, as of January 2014. Annual pay was $18,615-$49,132 with 1-4 years of experience. The most experienced professionals had at least 20 years of experience and made $20,957-$45,508.