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Highest-paying Cities for Medical Records Specialists

The top 100 highest paying cities for medical records specialists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of medical records specialists in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $65,760, Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey is the highest paying city for medical records specialists. It is followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California (average annual salary $65,670). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of medical records specialists in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Medical Records Specialists

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$65,760	$38,240	40
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$65,670	$43,670	2,630
3	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$64,610	$39,510	100
4	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$64,480	$44,500	1,070
5	Stockton, California	$64,370	$35,910	380
6	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$63,650	$42,630	560
7	Corvallis, Oregon	$63,510	$42,340	100
8	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$63,380	$37,790	1,300
9	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$63,110	$38,360	90
10	New Bedford, Massachusetts	$63,110	$39,050	110

11	Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$62,540	$35,740	50
12	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$62,460	$42,270	700
13	New Haven, Connecticut	$62,110	$42,970	260
14	Iowa City, Iowa	$61,380	$46,680	370
15	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$60,530	$38,660	230
16	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$59,750	$43,710	1,780
17	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$59,710	$45,410	250
18	Columbia, South Carolina	$59,650	$34,790	840
19	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$59,580	$46,290	2,250
20	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$59,520	$45,500	270
21	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$58,710	$37,120	8,290
22	Racine, Wisconsin	$58,290	$36,390	30
23	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$57,470	$42,380	110
24	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$57,360	$36,940	1,800
25	Worcester, Massachusetts	$56,860	$37,470	320
26	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$56,500	$37,080	6,970
27	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	$55,420	$33,490	490
28	Walla Walla, Washington	$55,070	$38,460	50
29	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$55,070	$38,440	1,070
30	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$54,900	$39,580	2,490
31	Danville, Illinois	$54,720	$35,400	50
32	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$54,240	$40,460	100
33	California-Lexington Park, Maryland	$53,140	$32,800	40
34	Madison, Wisconsin	$53,080	$36,750	590
35	Grants Pass, Oregon	$52,940	$34,660	40
36	Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$52,750	$37,320	90
37	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$52,660	$36,540	90
38	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$52,620	$39,420	1,250
39	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$52,540	$37,690	2,520
40	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$52,460	$36,080	260
41	Napa, California	$52,460	$38,100	60
42	Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$52,300	$32,160	60
43	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$52,130	$38,070	180
44	Coeur dAlene, Idaho	$51,420	$37,020	120
45	St Joseph, Missouri	$51,400	$40,120	100
46	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$51,320	$39,620	60
47	Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota	$51,270	$40,390	30
48	Kankakee-Bradley, Illinois	$51,140	$28,990	40
49	Sheboygan, Wisconsin	$51,120	$39,760	60
50	Alexandria, Louisiana	$51,080	$29,850	80
51	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	$51,010	$32,160	590
52	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida	$50,990	$34,960	410
53	Gainesville, Florida	$50,980	$32,180	310
54	Memphis, Tennessee	$50,980	$31,920	1,020
55	West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$50,830	$38,570	220
56	Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$50,830	$36,040	70
57	Danbury, Connecticut	$50,720	$40,920	110
58	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, Michigan	$50,630	$32,210	110
59	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$50,620	$36,820	1,340
60	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$50,500	$39,550	80
61	Charlottesville, Virginia	$50,480	$35,330	250
62	Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina	$50,450	$34,420	80
63	Cheyenne, Wyoming	$50,280	$37,630	70
64	Salt Lake City, Utah	$50,250	$32,740	820
65	Anchorage, Alaska	$50,230	$40,440	850
66	Topeka, Kansas	$50,080	$33,240	170
67	Salinas, California	$50,020	$38,380	150
68	Appleton, Wisconsin	$49,990	$40,450	110
69	Greenville, North Carolina	$49,950	$35,340	310
70	Bellingham, Washington	$49,930	$37,970	70
71	Springfield, Massachusetts	$49,900	$37,220	390
72	Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$49,860	$40,000	40
73	Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$49,820	$35,180	110
74	Chico, California	$49,770	$34,300	100
75	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$49,760	$32,470	390
76	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$49,650	$36,220	630
77	Duluth, Wisconsin	$49,600	$40,230	260
78	Fairbanks, Alaska	$49,560	$40,520	220
79	Wausau, Wisconsin	$49,560	$39,050	90
80	Hinesville-Fort Stewart, Georgia	$49,550	$34,860	50
81	Jacksonville, North Carolina	$49,550	$35,300	70
82	Cumberland, West Virginia	$49,500	$31,270	50
83	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$49,420	$38,730	60
84	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$49,420	$34,780	1,710
85	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$49,400	$32,700	1,690
86	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$49,400	$33,180	480
87	Syracuse, New York	$49,390	$36,240	300
88	Salem, Oregon	$49,310	$37,550	220
89	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$49,310	$36,080	700
90	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$49,300	$30,920	820
91	Oshkosh-Neenah, Wisconsin	$49,290	$45,860	120
92	Johnstown, Pennsylvania	$49,190	$31,200	70
93	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$49,180	$37,490	3,000
94	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$49,170	$35,630	150
95	Spartanburg, South Carolina	$49,160	$32,130	150
96	Yakima, Washington	$49,130	$36,670	130
97	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$49,090	$38,330	110
98	Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$49,080	$33,760	130
99	La Crosse, Wisconsin	$49,060	$35,360	180
100	Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana	$49,030	$30,360	280