How much do Medical Records Specialists make in Appleton, WI?

Percentile spread

For Medical Records Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $46,520 and the 90th percentile is $69,210. The difference is $22,690, which is 35.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $49,080 to the 75th at $65,530, covers $16,450.

The mean annual wage is $59,340, which sits below the median of $63,510. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Appleton, WI median is 24.2% higher than the national median of $51,140 for Medical Records Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $68,720, which is 34.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.4% higher than the Wisconsin median of $60,280.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Appleton, WI is 92.419, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $63,510 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Medical Records Specialists at $68,720 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Medical Records Specialists. Appleton, WI ranks 3rd of 17 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Oshkosh-Neenah, WI is 20 miles away, with a median of $58,470 and employment of 60. That median is 7.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,919, against $68,720 here.
• Green Bay, WI is 22 miles away, with a median of $51,850 and employment of 180. That median is 18.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,701, against $68,720 here.
• Fond du Lac, WI is 38 miles away, with a median of $48,590 and employment of 30. That median is 23.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,021, against $68,720 here.

Employment share

Medical Records Specialists accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Appleton, WI (100 of 124,230). Nationally the occupation is 0.13% of employment (194,720 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.64 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.