The latest occupational employment data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimated that more than 187,700 medical records specialists were employed in the United States as of May 2022. With 51,000 medical records specialists employed at that time, the twelve-state Southeast region accounted for over 27% of medical records specialist employment in the United States.  BLS data revealed the region to be the worst one nationally for medical records specialist pay.  Only two Southeastern states, South Carolina and Virginia, registered an annual mean wage level that was above the national average for the profession, while five states in the Southeast ranked among the ten states with the lowest annual mean wage levels for medical records specialists. From May 2022 BLS data, here is a closer view of medical records specialist pay in the Southeastern U.S.:

Medical Records Specialist Pay in the Southeastern U.S.

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
AL	2,530	$40,250	50th
AR	1,760	$40,410	49th
FL	14,980	$47,320	33rd
GA	4,930	$47,200	34th
KY	4,210	$45,180	44th
LA	2,250	$47,870	30th
MS	2,020	$39,470	51st
NC	5,240	$46,890	36th
SC	2,780	$52,050	16th
TN	4,510	$48,890	25th
VA	4,550	$52,580	14th
WV	1,240	$42,470	48th
U.S.	187,720	$51,090	-------

(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states and the District of Columbia

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data accessed on March 23, 2024