29 Series · SOC 29-2072
Medical Records Specialists Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $51,140
- Median / year
- $81,150
- Top 10% earn
- +7.1%
- Growth '23–'33
- 194,720
- US workers
Medical Records Specialists earn a median of $51,140 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $51,140, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $37,000 (10th percentile) to $81,150 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 194,720 US workers. District of Columbia pays the most ($72,040), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Medical Records Specialists earn a median of $51,140, putting them below the typical US occupation and higher than 36% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Healthcare Practitioners and Technical, it ranks #63 of 71 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 7.1% by 2033.
- $51,140
- Median annual wage
- Top 64%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #63 of 71
- in Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
- 2.2×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: District of Columbia at $72,040. Typical entry-level education: Postsecondary nondegree award.
Medical Records Specialists (SOC 29-2072) pays a national median of $51,140 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $37,000 at the 10th percentile to $81,150 at the 90th, with a mean of $56,790 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 194,720 Americans work in this occupation across 53 reporting states and 506 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +7.1% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as faster than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 14,200 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Postsecondary nondegree award. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.7 per 100,000 and injury rate of 1.5 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. District of Columbia pays the highest state median at $72,040, which is +41% above the national figure. The top metro is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $86,890 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 194,720 jobs Median $51,140/yr
Median Salary
$51,140
per year
Median Hourly
$24.59/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$56,790
average
Employment
194,720
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Medical Records Specialists pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$51,140 Bottom 36% higher than 36% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 29-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Medical Records Specialists; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 24 29-series occupations with growth data, Medical Records Specialists sits on the faster-growing side at +7.1% growth and $51,140 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+7.1%
Faster than average
Annual Openings
14,200
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Postsecondary nondegree award
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → A
Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
0.7/100K
Injury Rate
1.5/100
Danger Index
6.4/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Medical Records Specialists roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Key Tasks
- ▸ Assign the patient to diagnosis-related groups (DRGs), using appropriate computer software.
- ▸ Compile and maintain patients' medical records to document condition and treatment and to provide data for research or cost control and care improvement efforts.
- ▸ Consult classification manuals to locate information about disease processes.
- ▸ Enter data, such as demographic characteristics, history and extent of disease, diagnostic procedures, or treatment into computer.
- ▸ Identify, compile, abstract, and code patient data, using standard classification systems.
- ▸ Maintain or operate a variety of health record indexes or storage and retrieval systems to collect, classify, store, or analyze information.
- ▸ Post medical insurance billings.
- ▸ Process and prepare business or government forms.
- ▸ Process patient admission or discharge documents.
- ▸ Protect the security of medical records to ensure that confidentiality is maintained.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$37,000
25th Percentile
$43,490
Median
$51,140
75th Percentile
$64,820
90th Percentile
$81,150
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $72,040 | +41% above national |
| 2 | Rhode Island | $63,960 | +25% above national |
| 3 | Hawaii | $63,180 | +24% above national |
| 4 | Washington | $62,270 | +22% above national |
| 5 | California | $61,810 | +21% above national |
| 6 | New York | $61,720 | +21% above national |
| 7 | Minnesota | $61,530 | +20% above national |
| 8 | Alaska | $61,090 | +19% above national |
| 9 | Connecticut | $60,940 | +19% above national |
| 10 | Massachusetts | $60,350 | +18% above national |
| 11 | Wisconsin | $60,280 | +18% above national |
| 12 | Colorado | $59,020 | +15% above national |
| 13 | Oregon | $59,000 | +15% above national |
| 14 | Vermont | $57,560 | +13% above national |
| 15 | New Mexico | $57,470 | +12% above national |
| 16 | Illinois | $56,440 | +10% above national |
| 17 | Delaware | $56,060 | +10% above national |
| 18 | South Carolina | $54,280 | +6% above national |
| 19 | Maryland | $54,220 | +6% above national |
| 20 | Wyoming | $54,210 | +6% above national |
| 21 | Idaho | $53,460 | +5% above national |
| 22 | Oklahoma | $53,460 | +5% above national |
| 23 | Virginia | $53,290 | +4% above national |
| 24 | Utah | $52,870 | +3% above national |
| 25 | Maine | $52,090 | +2% above national |
| 26 | Nebraska | $51,670 | +1% above national |
| 27 | South Dakota | $51,610 | +1% above national |
| 28 | Georgia | $51,550 | +1% above national |
| 29 | Ohio | $50,990 | same as national |
| 30 | Missouri | $50,750 | 1% below national |
| 31 | Iowa | $50,640 | 1% below national |
| 32 | Nevada | $50,300 | 2% below national |
| 33 | New Jersey | $50,240 | 2% below national |
| 34 | Montana | $50,190 | 2% below national |
| 35 | North Carolina | $49,620 | 3% below national |
| 36 | New Hampshire | $49,210 | 4% below national |
| 37 | Texas | $48,860 | 4% below national |
| 38 | Tennessee | $48,780 | 5% below national |
| 39 | Kentucky | $48,410 | 5% below national |
| 40 | Kansas | $48,160 | 6% below national |
| 41 | Michigan | $48,120 | 6% below national |
| 42 | Indiana | $47,670 | 7% below national |
| 43 | Arizona | $47,630 | 7% below national |
| 44 | West Virginia | $47,360 | 7% below national |
| 45 | Pennsylvania | $46,840 | 8% below national |
| 46 | North Dakota | $46,280 | 10% below national |
| 47 | Florida | $45,760 | 11% below national |
| 48 | Louisiana | $44,610 | 13% below national |
| 49 | Alabama | $43,810 | 14% below national |
| 50 | Arkansas | $41,740 | 18% below national |
| 51 | Mississippi | $41,500 | 19% below national |
| 52 | Guam | $38,470 | 25% below national |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $27,990 | 45% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $86,890 | +70% above national |
| 2 | Vallejo, CA | $82,230 | +61% above national |
| 3 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $75,150 | +47% above national |
| 4 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $74,400 | +45% above national |
| 5 | New Haven, CT | $67,290 | +32% above national |
| 6 | Iowa City, IA | $66,340 | +30% above national |
| 7 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $65,730 | +29% above national |
| 8 | Cheyenne, WY | $65,680 | +28% above national |
| 9 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $65,530 | +28% above national |
| 10 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $65,470 | +28% above national |
| 11 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $65,220 | +28% above national |
| 12 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $64,590 | +26% above national |
| 13 | Corvallis, OR | $64,450 | +26% above national |
| 14 | Appleton, WI | $63,510 | +24% above national |
| 15 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $63,360 | +24% above national |
| 16 | Bend, OR | $62,980 | +23% above national |
| 17 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $62,950 | +23% above national |
| 18 | Columbia, SC | $62,650 | +23% above national |
| 19 | Charlottesville, VA | $62,600 | +22% above national |
| 20 | Winston-Salem, NC | $62,590 | +22% above national |
| 21 | Greenville, NC | $62,570 | +22% above national |
| 22 | Topeka, KS | $62,470 | +22% above national |
| 23 | Ann Arbor, MI | $62,420 | +22% above national |
| 24 | Santa Fe, NM | $62,280 | +22% above national |
| 25 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $62,200 | +22% above national |
| 26 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $62,030 | +21% above national |
| 27 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $61,950 | +21% above national |
| 28 | Cleveland, OH | $61,950 | +21% above national |
| 29 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $61,950 | +21% above national |
| 30 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $61,890 | +21% above national |
| 31 | Madison, WI | $61,860 | +21% above national |
| 32 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $61,830 | +21% above national |
| 33 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $61,670 | +21% above national |
| 34 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $61,620 | +20% above national |
| 35 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $61,520 | +20% above national |
| 36 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $61,480 | +20% above national |
| 37 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $61,320 | +20% above national |
| 38 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $61,240 | +20% above national |
| 39 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $61,190 | +20% above national |
| 40 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $61,090 | +19% above national |
| 41 | Columbia, MO | $60,960 | +19% above national |
| 42 | El Centro, CA | $60,850 | +19% above national |
| 43 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $60,700 | +19% above national |
| 44 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $60,700 | +19% above national |
| 45 | Anchorage, AK | $60,620 | +19% above national |
| 46 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $60,580 | +18% above national |
| 47 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $60,570 | +18% above national |
| 48 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $60,530 | +18% above national |
| 49 | St. Cloud, MN | $60,490 | +18% above national |
| 50 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $60,460 | +18% above national |
| 51 | Salisbury, MD | $60,330 | +18% above national |
| 52 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $60,230 | +18% above national |
| 53 | Albuquerque, NM | $60,020 | +17% above national |
| 54 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $59,650 | +17% above national |
| 55 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $59,640 | +17% above national |
| 56 | Bellingham, WA | $59,630 | +17% above national |
| 57 | Redding, CA | $59,630 | +17% above national |
| 58 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $59,600 | +17% above national |
| 59 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $59,490 | +16% above national |
| 60 | Visalia, CA | $59,420 | +16% above national |
| 61 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $59,390 | +16% above national |
| 62 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $59,110 | +16% above national |
| 63 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $58,950 | +15% above national |
| 64 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $58,900 | +15% above national |
| 65 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $58,830 | +15% above national |
| 66 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $58,820 | +15% above national |
| 67 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $58,810 | +15% above national |
| 68 | Barnstable Town, MA | $58,720 | +15% above national |
| 69 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $58,690 | +15% above national |
| 70 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $58,680 | +15% above national |
| 71 | Napa, CA | $58,670 | +15% above national |
| 72 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $58,590 | +15% above national |
| 73 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $58,490 | +14% above national |
| 74 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $58,470 | +14% above national |
| 75 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $58,410 | +14% above national |
| 76 | Fresno, CA | $58,400 | +14% above national |
| 77 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $58,330 | +14% above national |
| 78 | Pocatello, ID | $58,310 | +14% above national |
| 79 | Boulder, CO | $58,280 | +14% above national |
| 80 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $58,280 | +14% above national |
| 81 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $58,090 | +14% above national |
| 82 | Merced, CA | $58,060 | +14% above national |
| 83 | Springfield, MA | $58,060 | +14% above national |
| 84 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $57,970 | +13% above national |
| 85 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $57,970 | +13% above national |
| 86 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $57,960 | +13% above national |
| 87 | Salinas, CA | $57,880 | +13% above national |
| 88 | Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $57,790 | +13% above national |
| 89 | Carson City, NV | $57,700 | +13% above national |
| 90 | Chico, CA | $57,490 | +12% above national |
| 91 | Oklahoma City, OK | $57,420 | +12% above national |
| 92 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $57,360 | +12% above national |
| 93 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $57,290 | +12% above national |
| 94 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $57,190 | +12% above national |
| 95 | Jackson, TN | $57,150 | +12% above national |
| 96 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $57,150 | +12% above national |
| 97 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $57,060 | +12% above national |
| 98 | Salem, OR | $57,010 | +11% above national |
| 99 | Ithaca, NY | $56,830 | +11% above national |
| 100 | Omaha, NE-IA | $56,830 | +11% above national |
| 101 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $56,770 | +11% above national |
| 102 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $56,750 | +11% above national |
| 103 | Walla Walla, WA | $56,620 | +11% above national |
| 104 | Kankakee, IL | $56,450 | +10% above national |
| 105 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $56,140 | +10% above national |
| 106 | Boise City, ID | $55,970 | +9% above national |
| 107 | Hinesville, GA | $55,880 | +9% above national |
| 108 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $55,860 | +9% above national |
| 109 | Springfield, IL | $55,800 | +9% above national |
| 110 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $55,670 | +9% above national |
| 111 | Flagstaff, AZ | $55,650 | +9% above national |
| 112 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $55,500 | +9% above national |
| 113 | Lexington Park, MD | $55,370 | +8% above national |
| 114 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $55,280 | +8% above national |
| 115 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $55,270 | +8% above national |
| 116 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $55,140 | +8% above national |
| 117 | Lebanon, PA | $55,040 | +8% above national |
| 118 | Grants Pass, OR | $54,970 | +7% above national |
| 119 | Colorado Springs, CO | $54,950 | +7% above national |
| 120 | Farmington, NM | $54,700 | +7% above national |
| 121 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $54,590 | +7% above national |
| 122 | Gainesville, FL | $54,500 | +7% above national |
| 123 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $54,340 | +6% above national |
| 124 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $54,270 | +6% above national |
| 125 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $54,250 | +6% above national |
| 126 | St. George, UT | $53,930 | +5% above national |
| 127 | Dover, DE | $53,920 | +5% above national |
| 128 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $53,870 | +5% above national |
| 129 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $53,830 | +5% above national |
| 130 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $53,750 | +5% above national |
| 131 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $53,460 | +5% above national |
| 132 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $53,100 | +4% above national |
| 133 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $53,100 | +4% above national |
| 134 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $53,050 | +4% above national |
| 135 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $53,040 | +4% above national |
| 136 | Mankato, MN | $53,040 | +4% above national |
| 137 | Bozeman, MT | $53,000 | +4% above national |
| 138 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $52,980 | +4% above national |
| 139 | Saginaw, MI | $52,890 | +3% above national |
| 140 | Midland, TX | $52,740 | +3% above national |
| 141 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $52,680 | +3% above national |
| 142 | Columbus, GA-AL | $52,580 | +3% above national |
| 143 | Missoula, MT | $52,530 | +3% above national |
| 144 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $52,510 | +3% above national |
| 145 | Yakima, WA | $52,500 | +3% above national |
| 146 | Syracuse, NY | $52,450 | +3% above national |
| 147 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $52,420 | +3% above national |
| 148 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $52,270 | +2% above national |
| 149 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $52,140 | +2% above national |
| 150 | Rapid City, SD | $52,140 | +2% above national |
| 151 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $52,060 | +2% above national |
| 152 | Midland, MI | $52,050 | +2% above national |
| 153 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $52,020 | +2% above national |
| 154 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $52,000 | +2% above national |
| 155 | Jacksonville, NC | $51,930 | +2% above national |
| 156 | Florence, SC | $51,870 | +1% above national |
| 157 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $51,870 | +1% above national |
| 158 | Green Bay, WI | $51,850 | +1% above national |
| 159 | Duluth, MN-WI | $51,820 | +1% above national |
| 160 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $51,750 | +1% above national |
| 161 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $51,740 | +1% above national |
| 162 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $51,710 | +1% above national |
| 163 | Grand Island, NE | $51,650 | +1% above national |
| 164 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $51,610 | +1% above national |
| 165 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $51,580 | +1% above national |
| 166 | Vineland, NJ | $51,580 | +1% above national |
| 167 | Fayetteville, NC | $51,570 | +1% above national |
| 168 | Tulsa, OK | $51,440 | +1% above national |
| 169 | Rome, GA | $51,400 | +1% above national |
| 170 | Richmond, VA | $51,370 | same as national |
| 171 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $51,350 | same as national |
| 172 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $51,300 | same as national |
| 173 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $51,260 | same as national |
| 174 | Spartanburg, SC | $51,260 | same as national |
| 175 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $51,250 | same as national |
| 176 | Victoria, TX | $51,250 | same as national |
| 177 | Columbus, OH | $51,230 | same as national |
| 178 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $51,110 | same as national |
| 179 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $51,090 | same as national |
| 180 | Worcester, MA | $51,050 | same as national |
| 181 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $50,890 | same as national |
| 182 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $50,770 | 1% below national |
| 183 | Wausau, WI | $50,680 | 1% below national |
| 184 | Great Falls, MT | $50,650 | 1% below national |
| 185 | Reno, NV | $50,650 | 1% below national |
| 186 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $50,590 | 1% below national |
| 187 | Yuba City, CA | $50,560 | 1% below national |
| 188 | Odessa, TX | $50,410 | 1% below national |
| 189 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $50,390 | 1% below national |
| 190 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $50,370 | 2% below national |
| 191 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $50,320 | 2% below national |
| 192 | Binghamton, NY | $50,290 | 2% below national |
| 193 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $50,280 | 2% below national |
| 194 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $50,280 | 2% below national |
| 195 | Medford, OR | $50,220 | 2% below national |
| 196 | Morgantown, WV | $50,220 | 2% below national |
| 197 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $50,200 | 2% below national |
| 198 | Billings, MT | $50,190 | 2% below national |
| 199 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $50,130 | 2% below national |
| 200 | Decatur, IL | $50,070 | 2% below national |
| 201 | Jacksonville, FL | $50,050 | 2% below national |
| 202 | Fort Wayne, IN | $50,040 | 2% below national |
| 203 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $50,020 | 2% below national |
| 204 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $49,970 | 2% below national |
| 205 | Lawton, OK | $49,940 | 2% below national |
| 206 | Pittsfield, MA | $49,910 | 2% below national |
| 207 | Lincoln, NE | $49,870 | 2% below national |
| 208 | Peoria, IL | $49,860 | 3% below national |
| 209 | Ames, IA | $49,850 | 3% below national |
| 210 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $49,780 | 3% below national |
| 211 | Rockford, IL | $49,770 | 3% below national |
| 212 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $49,760 | 3% below national |
| 213 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $49,720 | 3% below national |
| 214 | Dubuque, IA | $49,720 | 3% below national |
| 215 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $49,710 | 3% below national |
| 216 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $49,710 | 3% below national |
| 217 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $49,700 | 3% below national |
| 218 | Eau Claire, WI | $49,630 | 3% below national |
| 219 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $49,610 | 3% below national |
| 220 | Jefferson City, MO | $49,540 | 3% below national |
| 221 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $49,530 | 3% below national |
| 222 | Akron, OH | $49,480 | 3% below national |
| 223 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $49,440 | 3% below national |
| 224 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $49,440 | 3% below national |
| 225 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $49,420 | 3% below national |
| 226 | Kingston, NY | $49,400 | 3% below national |
| 227 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $49,350 | 4% below national |
| 228 | Traverse City, MI | $49,340 | 4% below national |
| 229 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $49,310 | 4% below national |
| 230 | Tucson, AZ | $49,300 | 4% below national |
| 231 | Columbus, IN | $49,270 | 4% below national |
| 232 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $49,250 | 4% below national |
| 233 | Kokomo, IN | $49,160 | 4% below national |
| 234 | Williamsport, PA | $49,110 | 4% below national |
| 235 | Johnstown, PA | $49,090 | 4% below national |
| 236 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $49,090 | 4% below national |
| 237 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $49,090 | 4% below national |
| 238 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $49,090 | 4% below national |
| 239 | Evansville, IN | $49,070 | 4% below national |
| 240 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $49,060 | 4% below national |
| 241 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $49,040 | 4% below national |
| 242 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $49,020 | 4% below national |
| 243 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $49,010 | 4% below national |
| 244 | Rochester, NY | $49,010 | 4% below national |
| 245 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $48,990 | 4% below national |
| 246 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $48,970 | 4% below national |
| 247 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $48,950 | 4% below national |
| 248 | Savannah, GA | $48,900 | 4% below national |
| 249 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $48,900 | 4% below national |
| 250 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $48,870 | 4% below national |
| 251 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $48,850 | 4% below national |
| 252 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $48,840 | 4% below national |
| 253 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $48,780 | 5% below national |
| 254 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $48,770 | 5% below national |
| 255 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $48,720 | 5% below national |
| 256 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $48,630 | 5% below national |
| 257 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $48,600 | 5% below national |
| 258 | Fond du Lac, WI | $48,590 | 5% below national |
| 259 | Pueblo, CO | $48,590 | 5% below national |
| 260 | Grand Junction, CO | $48,500 | 5% below national |
| 261 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $48,480 | 5% below national |
| 262 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $48,470 | 5% below national |
| 263 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $48,460 | 5% below national |
| 264 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $48,430 | 5% below national |
| 265 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $48,420 | 5% below national |
| 266 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $48,410 | 5% below national |
| 267 | Helena, MT | $48,410 | 5% below national |
| 268 | Abilene, TX | $48,390 | 5% below national |
| 269 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $48,380 | 5% below national |
| 270 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $48,380 | 5% below national |
| 271 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $48,380 | 5% below national |
| 272 | Niles, MI | $48,350 | 5% below national |
| 273 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $48,350 | 5% below national |
| 274 | Greeley, CO | $48,320 | 6% below national |
| 275 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $48,310 | 6% below national |
| 276 | Bloomington, IN | $48,270 | 6% below national |
| 277 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $48,270 | 6% below national |
| 278 | Modesto, CA | $48,240 | 6% below national |
| 279 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $48,170 | 6% below national |
| 280 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $48,150 | 6% below national |
| 281 | Utica-Rome, NY | $48,120 | 6% below national |
| 282 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $48,110 | 6% below national |
| 283 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $48,100 | 6% below national |
| 284 | Hammond, LA | $48,060 | 6% below national |
| 285 | Sandusky, OH | $47,970 | 6% below national |
| 286 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $47,940 | 6% below national |
| 287 | El Paso, TX | $47,860 | 6% below national |
| 288 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $47,840 | 6% below national |
| 289 | Chambersburg, PA | $47,830 | 6% below national |
| 290 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $47,780 | 7% below national |
| 291 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $47,720 | 7% below national |
| 292 | Bloomington, IL | $47,710 | 7% below national |
| 293 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $47,690 | 7% below national |
| 294 | State College, PA | $47,680 | 7% below national |
| 295 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $47,680 | 7% below national |
| 296 | Knoxville, TN | $47,660 | 7% below national |
| 297 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $47,630 | 7% below national |
| 298 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $47,630 | 7% below national |
| 299 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $47,620 | 7% below national |
| 300 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $47,610 | 7% below national |
| 301 | Twin Falls, ID | $47,610 | 7% below national |
| 302 | Lawrence, KS | $47,590 | 7% below national |
| 303 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $47,550 | 7% below national |
| 304 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $47,540 | 7% below national |
| 305 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $47,540 | 7% below national |
| 306 | Springfield, MO | $47,510 | 7% below national |
| 307 | Casper, WY | $47,450 | 7% below national |
| 308 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $47,450 | 7% below national |
| 309 | Amarillo, TX | $47,410 | 7% below national |
| 310 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $47,370 | 7% below national |
| 311 | Lima, OH | $47,360 | 7% below national |
| 312 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $47,360 | 7% below national |
| 313 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $47,350 | 7% below national |
| 314 | Toledo, OH | $47,340 | 7% below national |
| 315 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $47,220 | 8% below national |
| 316 | Lynchburg, VA | $47,180 | 8% below national |
| 317 | Idaho Falls, ID | $47,160 | 8% below national |
| 318 | Johnson City, TN | $47,150 | 8% below national |
| 319 | Charleston, WV | $47,130 | 8% below national |
| 320 | Wichita, KS | $47,070 | 8% below national |
| 321 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $47,050 | 8% below national |
| 322 | Manhattan, KS | $47,050 | 8% below national |
| 323 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $47,030 | 8% below national |
| 324 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $47,020 | 8% below national |
| 325 | Joplin, MO-KS | $47,000 | 8% below national |
| 326 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $46,990 | 8% below national |
| 327 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $46,970 | 8% below national |
| 328 | Roanoke, VA | $46,970 | 8% below national |
| 329 | Jackson, MI | $46,950 | 8% below national |
| 330 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $46,930 | 8% below national |
| 331 | San Angelo, TX | $46,930 | 8% below national |
| 332 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $46,930 | 8% below national |
| 333 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $46,910 | 8% below national |
| 334 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $46,860 | 8% below national |
| 335 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $46,820 | 8% below national |
| 336 | Gainesville, GA | $46,800 | 8% below national |
| 337 | Bangor, ME | $46,780 | 9% below national |
| 338 | Valdosta, GA | $46,770 | 9% below national |
| 339 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $46,740 | 9% below national |
| 340 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $46,730 | 9% below national |
| 341 | Bismarck, ND | $46,720 | 9% below national |
| 342 | Terre Haute, IN | $46,620 | 9% below national |
| 343 | Baton Rouge, LA | $46,610 | 9% below national |
| 344 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $46,530 | 9% below national |
| 345 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $46,530 | 9% below national |
| 346 | Birmingham, AL | $46,490 | 9% below national |
| 347 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $46,450 | 9% below national |
| 348 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $46,380 | 9% below national |
| 349 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $46,350 | 9% below national |
| 350 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $46,350 | 9% below national |
| 351 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $46,350 | 9% below national |
| 352 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $46,340 | 9% below national |
| 353 | Fargo, ND-MN | $46,280 | 10% below national |
| 354 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $46,200 | 10% below national |
| 355 | Reading, PA | $46,170 | 10% below national |
| 356 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $46,130 | 10% below national |
| 357 | Pittsburgh, PA | $46,120 | 10% below national |
| 358 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $46,110 | 10% below national |
| 359 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $46,090 | 10% below national |
| 360 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $46,070 | 10% below national |
| 361 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $46,030 | 10% below national |
| 362 | Logan, UT-ID | $45,980 | 10% below national |
| 363 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $45,960 | 10% below national |
| 364 | Paducah, KY-IL | $45,930 | 10% below national |
| 365 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $45,930 | 10% below national |
| 366 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $45,890 | 10% below national |
| 367 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $45,860 | 10% below national |
| 368 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $45,830 | 10% below national |
| 369 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $45,820 | 10% below national |
| 370 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $45,790 | 10% below national |
| 371 | Cleveland, TN | $45,760 | 11% below national |
| 372 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $45,750 | 11% below national |
| 373 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $45,700 | 11% below national |
| 374 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $45,580 | 11% below national |
| 375 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $45,560 | 11% below national |
| 376 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $45,550 | 11% below national |
| 377 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $45,490 | 11% below national |
| 378 | Owensboro, KY | $45,400 | 11% below national |
| 379 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $45,350 | 11% below national |
| 380 | Lancaster, PA | $45,340 | 11% below national |
| 381 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $45,330 | 11% below national |
| 382 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $45,280 | 11% below national |
| 383 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $45,210 | 12% below national |
| 384 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $45,210 | 12% below national |
| 385 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $45,180 | 12% below national |
| 386 | Montgomery, AL | $45,170 | 12% below national |
| 387 | Battle Creek, MI | $45,150 | 12% below national |
| 388 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $45,150 | 12% below national |
| 389 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $45,150 | 12% below national |
| 390 | Yuma, AZ | $45,140 | 12% below national |
| 391 | Wichita Falls, TX | $45,100 | 12% below national |
| 392 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $45,080 | 12% below national |
| 393 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $45,040 | 12% below national |
| 394 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $45,020 | 12% below national |
| 395 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $45,020 | 12% below national |
| 396 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $44,950 | 12% below national |
| 397 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $44,910 | 12% below national |
| 398 | York-Hanover, PA | $44,840 | 12% below national |
| 399 | Bowling Green, KY | $44,770 | 12% below national |
| 400 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $44,740 | 13% below national |
| 401 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $44,700 | 13% below national |
| 402 | Flint, MI | $44,690 | 13% below national |
| 403 | Longview, TX | $44,590 | 13% below national |
| 404 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $44,590 | 13% below national |
| 405 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $44,550 | 13% below national |
| 406 | Goldsboro, NC | $44,500 | 13% below national |
| 407 | Tyler, TX | $44,500 | 13% below national |
| 408 | Elizabethtown, KY | $44,480 | 13% below national |
| 409 | Altoona, PA | $44,470 | 13% below national |
| 410 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $44,460 | 13% below national |
| 411 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $44,400 | 13% below national |
| 412 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $44,390 | 13% below national |
| 413 | Decatur, AL | $44,340 | 13% below national |
| 414 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $44,340 | 13% below national |
| 415 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $44,310 | 13% below national |
| 416 | Asheville, NC | $44,280 | 13% below national |
| 417 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $44,250 | 13% below national |
| 418 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $44,190 | 14% below national |
| 419 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $44,160 | 14% below national |
| 420 | Las Cruces, NM | $44,160 | 14% below national |
| 421 | Lubbock, TX | $43,980 | 14% below national |
| 422 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $43,870 | 14% below national |
| 423 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $43,830 | 14% below national |
| 424 | Tallahassee, FL | $43,760 | 14% below national |
| 425 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $43,730 | 14% below national |
| 426 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $43,660 | 15% below national |
| 427 | Hattiesburg, MS | $43,600 | 15% below national |
| 428 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $43,500 | 15% below national |
| 429 | Mansfield, OH | $43,490 | 15% below national |
| 430 | Mobile, AL | $43,430 | 15% below national |
| 431 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $43,330 | 15% below national |
| 432 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $43,300 | 15% below national |
| 433 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $43,270 | 15% below national |
| 434 | Warner Robins, GA | $43,230 | 15% below national |
| 435 | Burlington, NC | $43,220 | 15% below national |
| 436 | Ogden, UT | $43,170 | 16% below national |
| 437 | Muncie, IN | $43,160 | 16% below national |
| 438 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $43,160 | 16% below national |
| 439 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $43,140 | 16% below national |
| 440 | Waco, TX | $43,130 | 16% below national |
| 441 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $43,060 | 16% below national |
| 442 | Wilmington, NC | $42,930 | 16% below national |
| 443 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $42,810 | 16% below national |
| 444 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $42,790 | 16% below national |
| 445 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $42,660 | 17% below national |
| 446 | Erie, PA | $42,640 | 17% below national |
| 447 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $42,560 | 17% below national |
| 448 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $41,950 | 18% below national |
| 449 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $41,930 | 18% below national |
| 450 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $41,780 | 18% below national |
| 451 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $41,760 | 18% below national |
| 452 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $41,690 | 18% below national |
| 453 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $41,570 | 19% below national |
| 454 | Punta Gorda, FL | $41,520 | 19% below national |
| 455 | Beckley, WV | $41,320 | 19% below national |
| 456 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $41,280 | 19% below national |
| 457 | Hot Springs, AR | $41,230 | 19% below national |
| 458 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $41,130 | 20% below national |
| 459 | Ocala, FL | $41,120 | 20% below national |
| 460 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $41,110 | 20% below national |
| 461 | Jackson, MS | $41,080 | 20% below national |
| 462 | Glens Falls, NY | $41,070 | 20% below national |
| 463 | Gadsden, AL | $41,030 | 20% below national |
| 464 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $40,990 | 20% below national |
| 465 | Morristown, TN | $40,550 | 21% below national |
| 466 | Dalton, GA | $40,470 | 21% below national |
| 467 | Rocky Mount, NC | $40,360 | 21% below national |
| 468 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $40,350 | 21% below national |
| 469 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $40,100 | 22% below national |
| 470 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $39,900 | 22% below national |
| 471 | Springfield, OH | $39,650 | 22% below national |
| 472 | Dothan, AL | $39,630 | 23% below national |
| 473 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $39,590 | 23% below national |
| 474 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $39,590 | 23% below national |
| 475 | Winchester, VA-WV | $39,560 | 23% below national |
| 476 | Monroe, LA | $39,350 | 23% below national |
| 477 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $39,150 | 23% below national |
| 478 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $39,150 | 23% below national |
| 479 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $38,920 | 24% below national |
| 480 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $38,870 | 24% below national |
| 481 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $38,850 | 24% below national |
| 482 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $38,840 | 24% below national |
| 483 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $38,800 | 24% below national |
| 484 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $38,770 | 24% below national |
| 485 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $38,540 | 25% below national |
| 486 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $38,530 | 25% below national |
| 487 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $38,470 | 25% below national |
| 488 | Laredo, TX | $38,370 | 25% below national |
| 489 | Huntsville, AL | $38,150 | 25% below national |
| 490 | Corpus Christi, TX | $38,080 | 26% below national |
| 491 | Jonesboro, AR | $38,080 | 26% below national |
| 492 | Albany, GA | $38,010 | 26% below national |
| 493 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $37,870 | 26% below national |
| 494 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $37,790 | 26% below national |
| 495 | Alexandria, LA | $37,640 | 26% below national |
| 496 | Lafayette, LA | $37,440 | 27% below national |
| 497 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $37,020 | 28% below national |
| 498 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $36,910 | 28% below national |
| 499 | Sebring, FL | $36,470 | 29% below national |
| 500 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $34,940 | 32% below national |
| 501 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $28,750 | 44% below national |
| 502 | Ponce, PR | $28,630 | 44% below national |
| 503 | Arecibo, PR | $28,330 | 45% below national |
| 504 | Aguadilla, PR | $25,890 | 49% below national |
| 505 | Mayaguez, PR | $24,760 | 52% below national |
| 506 | Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area | $21,840 | 57% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Medical Records Specialists make? ▼
The median annual salary for Medical Records Specialists is $51,140 ($24.59/hour). The salary range spans from $37,000 at the 10th percentile to $81,150 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Medical Records Specialists the most? ▼
District of Columbia pays the highest median salary for Medical Records Specialists at $72,040/year, which is +41% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Medical Records Specialists? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Medical Records Specialists is Postsecondary nondegree award.
How dangerous is being a Medical Records Specialists? ▼
Medical Records Specialists has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 0.7 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 1.5 per 100 workers.
Is Medical Records Specialists a good career? ▼
Employment for Medical Records Specialists is projected to grow 7.1% from 2024 to 2034, which is faster than average. About 14,200 openings are projected each year.
How does Medical Records Specialists pay vary by state? ▼
Medical Records Specialists salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is District of Columbia at $72,040/year, while Alabama pays the least at $43,810/year. BLS data covers 53 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Medical Records Specialists? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Medical Records Specialists is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $86,890/year. BLS reports wage data for 506 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
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