Medical Records Specialists Salary in the US
A medical records specialists earns a national median of $51,140 a year (mean $56,790) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #527 of 825.
How much does a medical records specialists earn in the US?
A medical records specialists in the United States earns a median of $51,140 a year (mean $56,790), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 0% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 194,720 people work in this occupation (SOC 29-2072), ranked #527 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$51,140
per year
Mean
$56,790
per year
Employment
194,720
US workers
National rank
#527
of 825 by median
What a medical records specialists earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a medical records specialists (SOC 29-2072) earns a median annual wage of $51,140 and a mean (average) of $56,790. The median is the midpoint — half of medical records specialists earn more and half earn less — and is 0% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a medical records specialists in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for medical records specialists is $51,140, and the mean (average) is $56,790. The median is the midpoint — half of medical records specialists earn more and half earn less.
- How does medical records specialists pay compare to the US average?
- At $51,140, a medical records specialists earns 0% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many medical records specialists are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 194,720 medical records specialists employed nationally (SOC 29-2072), across all industries.
- Where does this medical records specialists salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 29-2072. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 29-2072 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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