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Medical Records Specialists salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median medical records specialists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $59,110 a year, 16% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,795 a month.

10th percentile
$41,710
25th percentile
$47,900
Median percentile
$59,110
75th percentile
$80,630
90th percentile
$101,290

Based on 7,240 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

$45,537 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,110
Federal income tax−$4,913
Social Security + Medicare−$4,522
California income tax (approx.)−$4,138
Monthly take-home$3,795
Every two weeks$1,751

Does it go far here?

$52,049Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
54%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,063 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Los Angeles, CA

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$370,510
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$364,730
Chief Executives$234,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers$204,370
Physicians, All Other$196,760
Lawyers$194,410
Natural Sciences Managers$193,340
Architectural and Engineering Managers$190,900

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