What medical records specialists earn in Florida and its metro areas, compared with the rest of the country (May 2025 BLS data).
a year, or $22.00 an hour. That is 11% less than the national median of $51,140.
The middle half of medical records specialists in Florida earn $37,390 to $59,230.
Florida pays medical records specialists more than 4 of the other 49 states. Highest: Rhode Island ($63,960).
2.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the state, 1.73× the U.S. concentration.
Metro and rural (nonmetropolitan) areas as BLS defines them.. Click a column to sort.
| Area | Pay a year | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $23.56 | 4,530 | |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $24.05 | 2,450 | |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $21.44 | 2,320 | |
| Jacksonville, FL | $24.06 | 1,630 | |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $19.78 | 830 | |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $23.76 | 530 | |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $22.51 | 420 | |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $23.28 | 390 | |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $21.87 | 390 | |
| Gainesville, FL | $26.20 | 370 | |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $22.03 | 350 | |
| Tallahassee, FL | $21.04 | 300 | |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $21.32 | 250 | |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $24.10 | 180 | |
| Ocala, FL | $19.77 | 180 | |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $20.16 | 140 | |
| Punta Gorda, FL | $19.96 | 130 | |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $23.26 | 120 | |
| North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $23.00 | 120 | |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $20.04 | 80 | |
| South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $23.49 | 80 | |
| Sebring, FL | $17.53 | 60 | |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $20.46 | 60 | |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $21.23 | 50 |
Medical Records Specialists in Florida earned a median of $45,760 a year ($22.00 an hour) in May 2025, 11% less than the national median of $51,140. The middle half earned $37,390 to $59,230.
Among areas in Florida, pay was highest in Gainesville, FL at $54,500.
Florida ranks #46 of 50 states for medical records specialists pay. Rhode Island pays the most, at $63,960 a year. Pay figures don't account for differences in cost of living.
About 21,490 people worked as medical records specialists in Florida in May 2025, or 2.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the state.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, all industries. Median pay is the middle wage; where BLS publishes no median, the average (mean) is shown, marked "(avg)". Values marked "+" are above the most BLS reports exactly. Pay doesn't reflect cost of living, overtime or shift differentials.