The most current occupational employment numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimated that over 180,000 medical records specialists were working in the U.S. as of May 2021. With more than 19,300 medical records specialists working at that time, the Mid-Eastern U.S. region accounted for 10.7% of medical records specialist employment in the United States.  BLS data revealed the region, which includes five states and the District of Columbia, to be one of the best nationally for medical records specialist pay.  Only one state in the region registered an annual mean wage level that was below the national average for the profession, and four Mid-Eastern U.S. states ranked among the ten states nationally with the highest annual mean wage levels for medical records specialists, including top rated New Jersey. From May 2021 BLS data, here is a state-level view of medical records specialist pay in the Mid-Eastern U.S.:

Medical Records Specialist Pay in the Mid-Eastern U.S.

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
DC	270	$63,270	2nd
DE	490	$46,000	27th
MD	2,960	$55,170	7th
NJ	1,090	$67,130	1st
NY	7,340	$55,350	6th
PA	7,170	$48,310	20th
U.S.	180,570	$48,310	-------

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

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data accessed on June 4, 2022