Medical Records Specialist Salary in St Joseph, Missouri

The annual salary statistics of medical records specialists in St Joseph, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical records specialists in St Joseph 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 St Joseph, Missouri

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$40,120
25th Percentile Wage
$49,110
50th Percentile Wage
$51,400
75th Percentile Wage
$64,840
90th Percentile Wage
$76,560

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical records specialists in St Joseph, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,120.

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
$51,400
6.48% 6.48%
2021
$48,070
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Table 2. Compare Medical Records Specialist Salary in St Joseph with Other Missouri Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $51,400, St Joseph is the highest paying city for medical records specialists in state of Missouri, followed by Columbia (median annual salary $48,900). In comparison, the median annual salary of medical records specialists in St Joseph is 4.9 percent (4.9%) higher than that in Columbia.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
St Joseph
$51,400
Columbia
$48,900
St Louis
$48,810
Springfield
$47,910
Kansas City
$47,580
Jefferson City
$47,220
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$46,220
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$41,960
Cape Girardeau-Jackson
$37,440
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$37,140
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers
$36,070
Joplin
$34,780
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$34,440

See also: Top paying jobs in St Joseph, Missouri.