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Medical Records Specialist Salary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California

The annual salary statistics of medical records specialists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical records specialists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Medical Records Specialists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$43,670
25th Percentile Wage
$47,650
50th Percentile Wage
$65,670
75th Percentile Wage
$79,690
90th Percentile Wage
$107,530

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical records specialists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $107,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,670.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical records specialists from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2022
$65,670
6.40% 6.40%
2021
$61,470
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Table 2. Compare Medical Records Specialist Salary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $65,670, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the highest paying city for medical records specialists in state of California, followed by San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary $64,480). In comparison, the median annual salary of medical records specialists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 1.8 percent (1.8%) higher than that in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$65,670
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$64,480
Stockton
$64,370
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$63,380
Vallejo-Fairfield
$60,530
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$58,710
Madera-Chowchilla
$52,660
Napa
$52,460
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$52,130
Salinas
$50,020
Chico
$49,770
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$49,420
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$49,420
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$48,530
Modesto
$48,420
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$48,250
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$47,880
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$47,480
Bakersfield-Delano
$46,650
Visalia-Porterville
$45,500
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$45,390
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$44,710
Hanford-Corcoran
$44,210
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$43,940
Redding
$43,160
Fresno
$42,940
Merced
$41,600
El Centro
$41,140
Yuba City
$38,820

See also: Top paying jobs in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California.