Outpaid

Medical Records Specialists salary

The BLS estimates 194,720 Medical Records Specialists jobs in the U.S. with a median base pay of $51,140 (May 2025, SOC 29-2072). Across 179 metros with published figures, medians range from $28,750 in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR to $86,890 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.

MEDICAL RECORDS SPECIALISTS · UNITED STATES · BLS
BLS · UNITED STATES · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$37,000P25$43,490MEDIAN$51,140P75$64,820P90$81,150
30 SECONDS · NO SIGNUP · ON-DEVICE

Were you outpaid?

Your salary is ranked in your browser and never uploaded.

Compare my Medical Records Specialists pay →

HIGHEST-PAYING METROS

  1. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$86,890 · 920 jobs
  2. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$75,150 · 1,340 jobs
  3. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$74,400 · 1,880 jobs
  4. New Haven, CT$67,290 · 220 jobs
  5. Iowa City, IA$66,340 · 330 jobs
  6. Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$65,730 · 750 jobs
  7. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$65,530 · 2,830 jobs
  8. Alaska nonmetropolitan area$65,470 · 260 jobs
  9. Urban Honolulu, HI$65,220 · 310 jobs
  10. Bend, OR$62,980 · 220 jobs

LARGEST METROS

  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$61,190 · 8,090 jobs
  2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$59,110 · 7,240 jobs
  3. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$52,140 · 5,210 jobs
  4. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$49,010 · 4,530 jobs
  5. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$57,970 · 4,510 jobs
  6. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$51,250 · 3,680 jobs
  7. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$49,700 · 3,260 jobs
  8. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$65,530 · 2,830 jobs
  9. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$58,950 · 2,790 jobs
  10. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$60,460 · 2,630 jobs

ALL METROS (A–Z)

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN · Cleveland, OH · Columbus, OH · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN · Jacksonville, FL · Kansas City, MO-KS · Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · Oklahoma City, OK · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ · Pittsburgh, PA · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA · Salt Lake City-Murray, UT · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA · San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · St. Louis, MO-IL · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Questions

What is the median Medical Records Specialists salary in the U.S.?

$51,140 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The middle half earn $43,490–$64,820.

Where do Medical Records Specialists earn the most?

Highest metro medians: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($86,890), Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA ($75,150), San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ($74,400). Cost of living differs, so compare offers locally.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025 (metro, state and national estimates). Employer filing counts: U.S. DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data FY2026 Q3, visa-sponsored positions only.