Medical Records Specialists salary by location
National median: $51,140 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $86,890 | +69.9% | 920 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $82,230 | +60.8% | 130 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $75,150 | +46.9% | 1,340 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $74,400 | +45.5% | 1,880 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $72,040 | +40.9% | 270 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $67,290 | +31.6% | 220 | 2025 |
| Iowa City, IA | metropolitan | $66,340 | +29.7% | 330 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $65,730 | +28.5% | 750 | 2025 |
| Cheyenne, WY | metropolitan | $65,680 | +28.4% | 60 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $65,530 | +28.1% | 2,830 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $65,220 | +27.5% | 310 | 2025 |
| La Crosse, WI | metropolitan | $64,590 | +26.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| Corvallis, OR | metropolitan | $64,450 | +26.0% | 100 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $63,960 | +25.1% | 650 | 2025 |
| Appleton, WI | metropolitan | $63,510 | +24.2% | 100 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $63,360 | +23.9% | 100 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $63,180 | +23.5% | 400 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $62,980 | +23.2% | 220 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $62,950 | +23.1% | 280 | 2025 |
| Columbia, SC | metropolitan | $62,650 | +22.5% | 640 | 2025 |
| Charlottesville, VA | metropolitan | $62,600 | +22.4% | 220 | 2025 |
| Winston, NC | metropolitan | $62,590 | +22.4% | 520 | 2025 |
| Greenville, NC | metropolitan | $62,570 | +22.4% | 390 | 2025 |
| Topeka, KS | metropolitan | $62,470 | +22.2% | 310 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | metropolitan | $62,420 | +22.1% | 360 | 2025 |
| Santa Fe, NM | metropolitan | $62,280 | +21.8% | 90 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $62,270 | +21.8% | 5,010 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $62,030 | +21.3% | 860 | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | metropolitan | $61,950 | +21.1% | 1,810 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $61,950 | +21.1% | 210 | 2025 |
| Charleston, SC | metropolitan | $61,950 | +21.1% | 460 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $61,890 | +21.0% | 1,340 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $61,860 | +21.0% | 490 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $61,830 | +20.9% | 1,840 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $61,810 | +20.9% | 18,700 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $61,720 | +20.7% | 9,080 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $61,670 | +20.6% | 170 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $61,530 | +20.3% | 3,150 | 2025 |
| Hilton Head Island, SC | metropolitan | $61,520 | +20.3% | 100 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $61,480 | +20.2% | 1,600 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $61,320 | +19.9% | 480 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $61,240 | +19.7% | 870 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $61,190 | +19.7% | 8,090 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $61,090 | +19.5% | 1,070 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | metropolitan | $61,090 | +19.5% | 190 | 2025 |
| Columbia, MO | metropolitan | $60,960 | +19.2% | 300 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $60,940 | +19.2% | 1,120 | 2025 |
| El Centro, CA | metropolitan | $60,850 | +19.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | metropolitan | $60,700 | +18.7% | 130 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $60,700 | +18.7% | 30 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $60,620 | +18.5% | 610 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $60,580 | +18.5% | 100 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $60,570 | +18.4% | 220 | 2025 |
| St. Cloud, MN | metropolitan | $60,490 | +18.3% | 80 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $60,460 | +18.2% | 2,630 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $60,350 | +18.0% | 3,500 | 2025 |
| Salisbury, MD | metropolitan | $60,330 | +18.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $60,280 | +17.9% | 2,870 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $60,230 | +17.8% | 830 | 2025 |
| Albuquerque, NM | metropolitan | $60,020 | +17.4% | 770 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $59,650 | +16.6% | — | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $59,630 | +16.6% | 120 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $59,630 | +16.6% | 140 | 2025 |
| Janesville, WI | metropolitan | $59,600 | +16.5% | 60 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $59,420 | +16.2% | 200 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $59,390 | +16.1% | 1,360 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $59,110 | +15.6% | 7,240 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $59,020 | +15.4% | 1,780 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $59,000 | +15.4% | 2,560 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $58,950 | +15.3% | 2,790 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $58,900 | +15.2% | 1,180 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $58,830 | +15.0% | 1,350 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $58,820 | +15.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $58,810 | +15.0% | 2,370 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $58,720 | +14.8% | 60 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $58,690 | +14.8% | 100 | 2025 |
| Hanford, CA | metropolitan | $58,680 | +14.7% | 60 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $58,670 | +14.7% | 60 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $58,590 | +14.6% | 170 | 2025 |
| Oshkosh, WI | metropolitan | $58,470 | +14.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $58,400 | +14.2% | 430 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $58,330 | +14.1% | 130 | 2025 |
| Pocatello, ID | metropolitan | $58,310 | +14.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $58,280 | +14.0% | 130 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $58,060 | +13.5% | 70 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $58,060 | +13.5% | 290 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $57,970 | +13.4% | 290 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $57,970 | +13.4% | 4,510 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $57,880 | +13.2% | 190 | 2025 |
| Carson City, NV | metropolitan | $57,700 | +12.8% | 60 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $57,560 | +12.6% | — | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $57,490 | +12.4% | 120 | 2025 |
| NM | state | $57,470 | +12.4% | 1,400 | 2025 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | metropolitan | $57,420 | +12.3% | 1,110 | 2025 |
| Durham, NC | metropolitan | $57,290 | +12.0% | 620 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $57,150 | +11.8% | 90 | 2025 |
| Jackson, TN | metropolitan | $57,150 | +11.8% | 90 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $57,060 | +11.6% | 440 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $57,010 | +11.5% | 290 | 2025 |
| Ithaca, NY | metropolitan | $56,830 | +11.1% | 110 | 2025 |