Medical Records Specialists salary
The median pay for medical records specialists in the United States is $51,140 a year. About 194,720 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $37,000
- 25th percentile
- $43,490
- Median percentile
- $51,140
- 75th percentile
- $64,820
- 90th percentile
- $81,150
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $72,040
- Rhode Island $63,960
- Hawaii $63,180
- Washington $62,270
- California $61,810
- New York $61,720
- Minnesota $61,530
- Alaska $61,090
- Connecticut $60,940
- Massachusetts $60,350
- Wisconsin $60,280
- Colorado $59,020
- Oregon $59,000
- New Mexico $57,470
- Illinois $56,440
- Delaware $56,060
- South Carolina $54,280
- Maryland $54,220
- Wyoming $54,210
- Idaho $53,460
- Oklahoma $53,460
- Virginia $53,290
- Utah $52,870
- Maine $52,090
- Nebraska $51,670
- South Dakota $51,610
- Georgia $51,550
- Ohio $50,990
- Missouri $50,750
- Iowa $50,640
- Nevada $50,300
- New Jersey $50,240
- Montana $50,190
- North Carolina $49,620
- New Hampshire $49,210
- Texas $48,860
- Tennessee $48,780
- Kentucky $48,410
- Kansas $48,160
- Michigan $48,120
- Indiana $47,670
- Arizona $47,630
- West Virginia $47,360
- Pennsylvania $46,840
- North Dakota $46,280
- Florida $45,760
- Louisiana $44,610
- Alabama $43,810
- Arkansas $41,740
- Mississippi $41,500
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $86,890
- Vallejo, CA $82,230
- Sacramento, CA $75,150
- San Francisco, CA $74,400
- New Haven, CT $67,290
- Iowa City, IA $66,340
- Milwaukee, WI $65,730
- Cheyenne, WY $65,680
- Seattle, WA $65,530
- Urban Honolulu, HI $65,220
- La Crosse, WI $64,590
- Corvallis, OR $64,450
- Appleton, WI $63,510
- Mount Vernon, WA $63,360
- Bend, OR $62,980
- Stockton, CA $62,950
- Columbia, SC $62,650
- Charlottesville, VA $62,600
- Winston, NC $62,590
- Greenville, NC $62,570
- Topeka, KS $62,470
- Ann Arbor, MI $62,420
- Santa Fe, NM $62,280
- Providence, RI $62,030
- Charleston, SC $61,950
- Cleveland, OH $61,950
- Santa Maria, CA $61,950
- Portland, OR $61,890
- Madison, WI $61,860
- Minneapolis, MN $61,830
- Santa Rosa, CA $61,670
- Hilton Head Island, SC $61,520
- San Diego, CA $61,480
- Hartford, CT $61,320
- Denver, CO $61,240
- New York, NY $61,190
- Fairbanks, AK $61,090
- Columbia, MO $60,960
- El Centro, CA $60,850
- Atlantic City, NJ $60,700
- Longview, WA $60,700
- Anchorage, AK $60,620
- Santa Cruz, CA $60,580
- Bridgeport, CT $60,570
- St. Cloud, MN $60,490
- Boston, MA $60,460
- Salisbury, MD $60,330
- Buffalo, NY $60,230
- Albuquerque, NM $60,020
- Bellingham, WA $59,630
- Redding, CA $59,630
- Janesville, WI $59,600
- Visalia, CA $59,420
- Baltimore, MD $59,390
- Los Angeles, CA $59,110
- Atlanta, GA $58,950
- Salt Lake City, UT $58,900
- Riverside, CA $58,830
- Amherst Town, MA $58,820
- Washington, DC $58,810
- Barnstable Town, MA $58,720
- Bremerton, WA $58,690
- Hanford, CA $58,680
- Napa, CA $58,670
- Trenton, NJ $58,590
- Oshkosh, WI $58,470
- Fresno, CA $58,400
- Kennewick, WA $58,330
- Pocatello, ID $58,310
- Boulder, CO $58,280
- Merced, CA $58,060
- Springfield, MA $58,060
- Chicago, IL $57,970
- Oxnard, CA $57,970
- Salinas, CA $57,880
- Carson City, NV $57,700
- Chico, CA $57,490
- Oklahoma City, OK $57,420
- Durham, NC $57,290
- Jackson, TN $57,150
- Waterbury, CT $57,150
- Portland, ME $57,060
- Salem, OR $57,010
- Ithaca, NY $56,830
- Omaha, NE $56,830
- Spokane, WA $56,750
- Walla Walla, WA $56,620
- Kankakee, IL $56,450
- Norwich, CT $56,140
- Boise City, ID $55,970
- Hinesville, GA $55,880
- Albany, NY $55,860
- Springfield, IL $55,800
- Fort Collins, CO $55,670
- Flagstaff, AZ $55,650
- Lexington Park, MD $55,370
- Bakersfield, CA $55,270
- Lebanon, PA $55,040
- Grants Pass, OR $54,970
- Colorado Springs, CO $54,950
- Farmington, NM $54,700
- Gainesville, FL $54,500
- Raleigh, NC $54,340
- Des Moines, IA $54,270
- St. George, UT $53,930
- Dover, DE $53,920
- San Luis Obispo, CA $53,870
- Augusta, GA $53,830
- Eugene, OR $53,750
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $53,460
- Memphis, TN $53,100
- Greenville, SC $53,040
- Mankato, MN $53,040
- Bozeman, MT $53,000
- Saginaw, MI $52,890
- Midland, TX $52,740
- Columbus, GA $52,580
- Missoula, MT $52,530
- Yakima, WA $52,500
- Syracuse, NY $52,450