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Medical Records Specialists salary in Birmingham, AL

The median medical records specialists in Birmingham, AL earns $46,490 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,120 a month.

10th percentile
$33,330
25th percentile
$37,610
Median percentile
$46,490
75th percentile
$56,370
90th percentile
$66,990

Based on 490 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$37,443 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,490
Federal income tax−$3,399
Social Security + Medicare−$3,556
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$2,092
Monthly take-home$3,120
Every two weeks$1,440

Does it go far here?

$50,729Median pay in Birmingham, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.6 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,172 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Birmingham, AL

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$237,040
Nurse Anesthetists$175,850
Lawyers$170,230
Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,670
Financial Managers$153,930
Computer and Information Systems Managers$140,230
Pharmacists$138,800
Computer Network Architects$131,140

All medical records specialists salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama