The annual salary statistics of medical records specialists in Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical records specialists in Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $28,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical records specialists in Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,940.
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.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 1-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $37,700 | 6.37% | 6.37% |
| 2021 | $35,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,700, Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area is the lowest paying city for medical records specialists in state of South Carolina, following city of Columbia (median annual salary of $59,650). In comparison, the median annual salary of medical records specialists in Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area is 36.8 percent (36.8%) lower than that in the highest paying city Columbia.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Columbia | |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Florence | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Sumter | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway | |
| Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area |