How much do Medical Records Specialists make in Bend, OR?

Percentile spread

For Medical Records Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $44,730 and the 90th percentile is $76,800. The difference is $32,070, which is 50.9% 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 $50,830 to the 75th at $73,030, covers $22,200.

The mean annual wage is $61,500, which sits below the median of $62,980. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bend, OR median is 23.2% higher than the national median of $51,140 for Medical Records Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $60,787, which is 18.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.7% higher than the Oregon median of $59,000.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bend, OR is 103.607, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $62,980 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Medical Records Specialists at $60,787 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Medical Records Specialists. Bend, OR ranks 2nd of 11 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).).

• Eugene-Springfield, OR is 101 miles away, with a median of $53,750 and employment of 270. That median is 14.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,920, against $60,787 here.
• Salem, OR is 112 miles away, with a median of $57,010 and employment of 290. That median is 9.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,003, against $60,787 here.
• Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 127 miles away, with a median of $61,890 and employment of 1,340. That median is 1.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,707, against $60,787 here.

Employment share

Medical Records Specialists accounts for 0.20% of wage-and-salary employment in Bend, OR (220 of 108,240). Nationally the occupation is 0.13% of employment (194,720 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.62 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.