Medical Records Specialists Salary

Median Salary
$51,140
per year
Hourly Rate
$24.59
per hour
Employment
194,720
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$37,000
25th percentile
$43,490
Median
$51,140
75th percentile
$64,820
90th percentile
$81,150

💰 Medical Records Specialists Salary by State

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$42K
$72K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
District of Columbia$72,040+40.9%
Rhode Island$63,960+25.1%
Hawaii$63,180+23.5%
Washington$62,270+21.8%
California$61,810+20.9%
New York$61,720+20.7%
Minnesota$61,530+20.3%
Alaska$61,090+19.5%
Connecticut$60,940+19.2%
Massachusetts$60,350+18.0%
Wisconsin$60,280+17.9%
Colorado$59,020+15.4%
Oregon$59,000+15.4%
Vermont$57,560+12.6%
New Mexico$57,470+12.4%
Illinois$56,440+10.4%
Delaware$56,060+9.6%
South Carolina$54,280+6.1%
Maryland$54,220+6.0%
Wyoming$54,210+6.0%
Idaho$53,460+4.5%
Oklahoma$53,460+4.5%
Virginia$53,290+4.2%
Utah$52,870+3.4%
Maine$52,090+1.9%
Nebraska$51,670+1.0%
South Dakota$51,610+0.9%
Georgia$51,550+0.8%
Ohio$50,990-0.3%
Missouri$50,750-0.8%
Iowa$50,640-1.0%
Nevada$50,300-1.6%
New Jersey$50,240-1.8%
Montana$50,190-1.9%
North Carolina$49,620-3.0%
New Hampshire$49,210-3.8%
Texas$48,860-4.5%
Tennessee$48,780-4.6%
Kentucky$48,410-5.3%
Kansas$48,160-5.8%
Michigan$48,120-5.9%
Indiana$47,670-6.8%
Arizona$47,630-6.9%
West Virginia$47,360-7.4%
Pennsylvania$46,840-8.4%
North Dakota$46,280-9.5%
Florida$45,760-10.5%
Louisiana$44,610-12.8%
Alabama$43,810-14.3%
Arkansas$41,740-18.4%
Mississippi$41,500-18.9%

🏙️ Medical Records Specialists Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$86,890+69.9%
Vallejo, CA$82,230+60.8%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$75,150+46.9%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$74,400+45.5%
New Haven, CT$67,290+31.6%
Iowa City, IA$66,340+29.7%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$65,730+28.5%
Cheyenne, WY$65,680+28.4%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$65,530+28.1%
Urban Honolulu, HI$65,220+27.5%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$64,590+26.3%
Corvallis, OR$64,450+26.0%
Appleton, WI$63,510+24.2%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$63,360+23.9%
Bend, OR$62,980+23.2%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$62,950+23.1%
Columbia, SC$62,650+22.5%
Charlottesville, VA$62,600+22.4%
Winston-Salem, NC$62,590+22.4%
Greenville, NC$62,570+22.4%
Topeka, KS$62,470+22.2%
Ann Arbor, MI$62,420+22.1%
Santa Fe, NM$62,280+21.8%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$62,030+21.3%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$61,950+21.1%
Cleveland, OH$61,950+21.1%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$61,950+21.1%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$61,890+21.0%
Madison, WI$61,860+21.0%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$61,830+20.9%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$61,670+20.6%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$61,520+20.3%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$61,480+20.2%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$61,320+19.9%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$61,240+19.7%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$61,190+19.7%
Fairbanks-College, AK$61,090+19.5%
Columbia, MO$60,960+19.2%
El Centro, CA$60,850+19.0%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$60,700+18.7%
Longview-Kelso, WA$60,700+18.7%
Anchorage, AK$60,620+18.5%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$60,580+18.5%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$60,570+18.4%
St. Cloud, MN$60,490+18.3%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$60,460+18.2%
Salisbury, MD$60,330+18.0%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$60,230+17.8%
Albuquerque, NM$60,020+17.4%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$59,650+16.6%
Bellingham, WA$59,630+16.6%
Redding, CA$59,630+16.6%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$59,600+16.5%
Visalia, CA$59,420+16.2%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$59,390+16.1%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$59,110+15.6%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$58,950+15.3%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$58,900+15.2%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$58,830+15.0%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$58,820+15.0%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$58,810+15.0%
Barnstable Town, MA$58,720+14.8%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$58,690+14.8%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$58,680+14.7%
Napa, CA$58,670+14.7%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$58,590+14.6%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$58,470+14.3%
Fresno, CA$58,400+14.2%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$58,330+14.1%
Pocatello, ID$58,310+14.0%
Boulder, CO$58,280+14.0%
Merced, CA$58,060+13.5%
Springfield, MA$58,060+13.5%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$57,970+13.4%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$57,970+13.4%
Salinas, CA$57,880+13.2%
Carson City, NV$57,700+12.8%
Chico, CA$57,490+12.4%
Oklahoma City, OK$57,420+12.3%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$57,290+12.0%
Jackson, TN$57,150+11.8%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$57,150+11.8%
Portland-South Portland, ME$57,060+11.6%
Salem, OR$57,010+11.5%
Ithaca, NY$56,830+11.1%
Omaha, NE-IA$56,830+11.1%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$56,750+11.0%
Walla Walla, WA$56,620+10.7%
Kankakee, IL$56,450+10.4%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$56,140+9.8%
Boise City, ID$55,970+9.4%
Hinesville, GA$55,880+9.3%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$55,860+9.2%
Springfield, IL$55,800+9.1%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$55,670+8.9%
Flagstaff, AZ$55,650+8.8%
Lexington Park, MD$55,370+8.3%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$55,270+8.1%
Lebanon, PA$55,040+7.6%
Grants Pass, OR$54,970+7.5%
Colorado Springs, CO$54,950+7.5%
Farmington, NM$54,700+7.0%
Gainesville, FL$54,500+6.6%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$54,340+6.3%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$54,270+6.1%
St. George, UT$53,930+5.5%
Dover, DE$53,920+5.4%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$53,870+5.3%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$53,830+5.3%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$53,750+5.1%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$53,460+4.5%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$53,100+3.8%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$53,040+3.7%
Mankato, MN$53,040+3.7%
Bozeman, MT$53,000+3.6%
Saginaw, MI$52,890+3.4%
Midland, TX$52,740+3.1%
Columbus, GA-AL$52,580+2.8%
Missoula, MT$52,530+2.7%
Yakima, WA$52,500+2.7%
Syracuse, NY$52,450+2.6%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$52,270+2.2%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$52,140+2.0%
Rapid City, SD$52,140+2.0%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$52,060+1.8%
Midland, MI$52,050+1.8%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$52,000+1.7%
Jacksonville, NC$51,930+1.5%
Florence, SC$51,870+1.4%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$51,870+1.4%
Green Bay, WI$51,850+1.4%
Duluth, MN-WI$51,820+1.3%
Grand Island, NE$51,650+1.0%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$51,610+0.9%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$51,580+0.9%
Vineland, NJ$51,580+0.9%
Fayetteville, NC$51,570+0.8%
Tulsa, OK$51,440+0.6%
Rome, GA$51,400+0.5%
Richmond, VA$51,370+0.4%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$51,350+0.4%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$51,300+0.3%
St. Louis, MO-IL$51,260+0.2%
Spartanburg, SC$51,260+0.2%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$51,250+0.2%
Victoria, TX$51,250+0.2%
Columbus, OH$51,230+0.2%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$51,110-0.1%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$51,090-0.1%
Worcester, MA$51,050-0.2%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$50,890-0.5%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$50,770-0.7%
Wausau, WI$50,680-0.9%
Great Falls, MT$50,650-1.0%
Reno, NV$50,650-1.0%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$50,590-1.1%
Yuba City, CA$50,560-1.1%
Odessa, TX$50,410-1.4%
Binghamton, NY$50,290-1.7%
Kansas City, MO-KS$50,280-1.7%
Medford, OR$50,220-1.8%
Morgantown, WV$50,220-1.8%
Billings, MT$50,190-1.9%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$50,130-2.0%
Decatur, IL$50,070-2.1%
Jacksonville, FL$50,050-2.1%
Fort Wayne, IN$50,040-2.2%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$50,020-2.2%
Lawton, OK$49,940-2.3%
Pittsfield, MA$49,910-2.4%
Lincoln, NE$49,870-2.5%
Peoria, IL$49,860-2.5%
Ames, IA$49,850-2.5%
Rockford, IL$49,770-2.7%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$49,760-2.7%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$49,720-2.8%
Dubuque, IA$49,720-2.8%
Cedar Rapids, IA$49,710-2.8%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$49,700-2.8%
Eau Claire, WI$49,630-3.0%
Jefferson City, MO$49,540-3.1%
Akron, OH$49,480-3.2%
Killeen-Temple, TX$49,440-3.3%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$49,420-3.4%
Kingston, NY$49,400-3.4%
Traverse City, MI$49,340-3.5%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$49,310-3.6%
Tucson, AZ$49,300-3.6%
Columbus, IN$49,270-3.7%
Kokomo, IN$49,160-3.9%
Williamsport, PA$49,110-4.0%
Johnstown, PA$49,090-4.0%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$49,090-4.0%
Evansville, IN$49,070-4.0%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$49,040-4.1%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$49,020-4.1%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$49,010-4.2%
Rochester, NY$49,010-4.2%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$48,990-4.2%
Lewiston, ID-WA$48,950-4.3%
Savannah, GA$48,900-4.4%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$48,780-4.6%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$48,770-4.6%
Fond du Lac, WI$48,590-5.0%
Pueblo, CO$48,590-5.0%
Grand Junction, CO$48,500-5.2%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$48,470-5.2%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$48,430-5.3%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$48,410-5.3%
Helena, MT$48,410-5.3%
Abilene, TX$48,390-5.4%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$48,380-5.4%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$48,380-5.4%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$48,380-5.4%
Niles, MI$48,350-5.5%
Greeley, CO$48,320-5.5%
Bloomington, IN$48,270-5.6%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$48,270-5.6%
Modesto, CA$48,240-5.7%
Utica-Rome, NY$48,120-5.9%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$48,110-5.9%
Hammond, LA$48,060-6.0%
Sandusky, OH$47,970-6.2%
El Paso, TX$47,860-6.4%
Chambersburg, PA$47,830-6.5%
Bloomington, IL$47,710-6.7%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$47,690-6.7%
State College, PA$47,680-6.8%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$47,680-6.8%
Knoxville, TN$47,660-6.8%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$47,630-6.9%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$47,620-6.9%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$47,610-6.9%
Twin Falls, ID$47,610-6.9%
Lawrence, KS$47,590-6.9%
Canton-Massillon, OH$47,550-7.0%
Springfield, MO$47,510-7.1%
Casper, WY$47,450-7.2%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$47,450-7.2%
Amarillo, TX$47,410-7.3%
Lima, OH$47,360-7.4%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$47,360-7.4%
Toledo, OH$47,340-7.4%
Lynchburg, VA$47,180-7.7%
Idaho Falls, ID$47,160-7.8%
Johnson City, TN$47,150-7.8%
Charleston, WV$47,130-7.8%
Wichita, KS$47,070-8.0%
Clarksville, TN-KY$47,050-8.0%
Manhattan, KS$47,050-8.0%
Joplin, MO-KS$47,000-8.1%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$46,970-8.2%
Roanoke, VA$46,970-8.2%
Jackson, MI$46,950-8.2%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$46,930-8.2%
San Angelo, TX$46,930-8.2%
Tuscaloosa, AL$46,930-8.2%
Wheeling, WV-OH$46,910-8.3%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$46,820-8.4%
Gainesville, GA$46,800-8.5%
Bangor, ME$46,780-8.5%
Valdosta, GA$46,770-8.5%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$46,740-8.6%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$46,730-8.6%
Bismarck, ND$46,720-8.6%
Terre Haute, IN$46,620-8.8%
Baton Rouge, LA$46,610-8.9%
Birmingham, AL$46,490-9.1%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$46,350-9.4%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$46,350-9.4%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$46,340-9.4%
Fargo, ND-MN$46,280-9.5%
Reading, PA$46,170-9.7%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$46,130-9.8%
Pittsburgh, PA$46,120-9.8%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$46,110-9.8%
Logan, UT-ID$45,980-10.1%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$45,960-10.1%
Paducah, KY-IL$45,930-10.2%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$45,860-10.3%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$45,830-10.4%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$45,820-10.4%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$45,790-10.5%
Cleveland, TN$45,760-10.5%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$45,580-10.9%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$45,560-10.9%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$45,490-11.0%
Owensboro, KY$45,400-11.2%
Lancaster, PA$45,340-11.3%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$45,330-11.4%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$45,180-11.7%
Montgomery, AL$45,170-11.7%
Battle Creek, MI$45,150-11.7%
Yuma, AZ$45,140-11.7%
Wichita Falls, TX$45,100-11.8%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$45,020-12.0%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$44,950-12.1%
York-Hanover, PA$44,840-12.3%
Bowling Green, KY$44,770-12.5%
Flint, MI$44,690-12.6%
Longview, TX$44,590-12.8%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$44,590-12.8%
Goldsboro, NC$44,500-13.0%
Tyler, TX$44,500-13.0%
Elizabethtown, KY$44,480-13.0%
Altoona, PA$44,470-13.0%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$44,460-13.1%
College Station-Bryan, TX$44,400-13.2%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$44,390-13.2%
Decatur, AL$44,340-13.3%
Port St. Lucie, FL$44,340-13.3%
Asheville, NC$44,280-13.4%
Homosassa Springs, FL$44,160-13.6%
Las Cruces, NM$44,160-13.6%
Lubbock, TX$43,980-14.0%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$43,870-14.2%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$43,830-14.3%
Tallahassee, FL$43,760-14.4%
Hattiesburg, MS$43,600-14.7%
Mansfield, OH$43,490-15.0%
Mobile, AL$43,430-15.1%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$43,300-15.3%
Warner Robins, GA$43,230-15.5%
Burlington, NC$43,220-15.5%
Ogden, UT$43,170-15.6%
Muncie, IN$43,160-15.6%
Sherman-Denison, TX$43,160-15.6%
Waco, TX$43,130-15.7%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$43,060-15.8%
Wilmington, NC$42,930-16.1%
Erie, PA$42,640-16.6%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$42,560-16.8%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$41,930-18.0%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$41,780-18.3%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$41,690-18.5%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$41,570-18.7%
Punta Gorda, FL$41,520-18.8%
Beckley, WV$41,320-19.2%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$41,280-19.3%
Hot Springs, AR$41,230-19.4%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$41,130-19.6%
Ocala, FL$41,120-19.6%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$41,110-19.6%
Jackson, MS$41,080-19.7%
Glens Falls, NY$41,070-19.7%
Gadsden, AL$41,030-19.8%
Morristown, TN$40,550-20.7%
Dalton, GA$40,470-20.9%
Rocky Mount, NC$40,360-21.1%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$40,350-21.1%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$39,900-22.0%
Springfield, OH$39,650-22.5%
Dothan, AL$39,630-22.5%
Winchester, VA-WV$39,560-22.6%
Monroe, LA$39,350-23.1%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$39,150-23.4%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$38,920-23.9%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$38,840-24.1%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$38,800-24.1%
Guam$38,470-24.8%
Laredo, TX$38,370-25.0%
Huntsville, AL$38,150-25.4%
Corpus Christi, TX$38,080-25.5%
Jonesboro, AR$38,080-25.5%
Albany, GA$38,010-25.7%
Alexandria, LA$37,640-26.4%
Lafayette, LA$37,440-26.8%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$37,020-27.6%
Sebring, FL$36,470-28.7%
Texarkana, TX-AR$34,940-31.7%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$28,750-43.8%
Ponce, PR$28,630-44.0%
Arecibo, PR$28,330-44.6%
Puerto Rico$27,990-45.3%
Aguadilla, PR$25,890-49.4%
Mayaguez, PR$24,760-51.6%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.