Medical Records Specialists pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$65,810avg. a year
$31.64 an hour · 7,240 employed
Medical Records Specialists in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area earn an average of $65,810 a year. That is $2,420 (4%) less than the California average of $68,230. The U.S. average is $56,790.
$59,110Median pay
$31.64Average hourly
-4%vs. California average
7,240Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for medical records specialists in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
1920 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$97,430
$46.84 an hour
21,340 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$76,110
$36.59 an hour
31,880 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$75,570
$36.33 an hour
4130 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$71,410
$34.33 an hour
5210 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$69,770
$33.54 an hour
6280 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$67,630
$32.51 an hour
7120 jobs
Redding, CA
$66,810
$32.12 an hour
8100 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$66,640
$32.04 an hour
9170 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$65,920
$31.69 an hour
101,600 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$65,500
$31.49 an hour
1160 jobs
Napa, CA
$65,150
$31.32 an hour
12120 jobs
Chico, CA
$64,380
$30.95 an hour
13290 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$63,940
$30.74 an hour
141,350 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$63,070
$30.32 an hour
15200 jobs
Visalia, CA
$61,540
$29.59 an hour
16430 jobs
Fresno, CA
$60,940
$29.30 an hour
17190 jobs
Salinas, CA
$60,650
$29.16 an hour
1870 jobs
Merced, CA
$59,350
$28.53 an hour
1960 jobs
El Centro, CA
$58,280
$28.02 an hour
2060 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$58,130
$27.95 an hour
2170 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$57,850
$27.81 an hour
2260 jobs
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
$57,100
$27.45 an hour
23210 jobs
Modesto, CA
$57,000
$27.41 an hour
24310 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$56,920
$27.36 an hour
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How Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim compares
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|---|---|
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | $80,810 |
| Pharmacy Technicians | $55,600 |
| Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians | $75,540 |
| Radiologic Technologists and Technicians | $111,450 |
| Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other | $71,480 |
| Emergency Medical Technicians | $49,750 |
Questions and answers
How much do medical records specialists make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
The average is $65,810 a year, and the median is $59,110. About 7,240 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is $2,420 (4%) less than the California average of $68,230.
Is this job common in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
It makes up 1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.92 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 29-2072. Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 31080). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.