Medical Records Specialist Salary in Columbia, South Carolina

The annual salary statistics of medical records specialists in Columbia, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical records specialists in Columbia 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 Columbia, South Carolina

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$34,790
25th Percentile Wage
$45,740
50th Percentile Wage
$59,650
75th Percentile Wage
$59,950
90th Percentile Wage
$76,270

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical records specialists in Columbia, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,790.

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
$59,650
24.33% 24.33%
2021
$45,140
- -

Table 2. Compare Medical Records Specialist Salary in Columbia with Other South Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $59,650, Columbia is the highest paying city for medical records specialists in state of South Carolina, followed by Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort (median annual salary $50,450). In comparison, the median annual salary of medical records specialists in Columbia is 15.4 percent (15.4%) higher than that in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Columbia
$59,650
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort
$50,450
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville
$49,400
Spartanburg
$49,160
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley
$48,050
Florence
$47,780
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill
$46,710
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$46,680
Augusta-Richmond County
$41,600
Sumter
$40,440
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway
$39,850
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$39,070
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$37,700

See also: Top paying jobs in Columbia, South Carolina.