SOC 29-2072 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Medical Records Specialists make in Eugene-Springfield, OR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Medical Records Specialists in Eugene-Springfield, OR is $53,750. The 10th percentile is $42,280 and the 90th percentile is $80,530. Employment is 270.

Median annual wage

$53,750

10th percentile
$42,280
25th percentile
$46,250
Median
$53,750
75th percentile
$69,560
90th percentile
$80,530
Mean
$59,660

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Medical Records Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $42,280 and the 90th percentile is $80,530. The difference is $38,250, which is 71.2% 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 $46,250 to the 75th at $69,560, covers $23,310.

The mean annual wage is $59,660, which sits above the median of $53,750. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Eugene-Springfield, OR median is 5.1% higher than the national median of $51,140 for Medical Records Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,920, which is 3.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.9% lower than the Oregon median of $59,000.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Eugene-Springfield, OR is 101.568, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $53,750 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Medical Records Specialists at $52,920 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Medical Records Specialists. Eugene-Springfield, OR ranks 7th of 8 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).).

  • Corvallis, OR is 47 miles away, with a median of $64,450 and employment of 100. That median is 19.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,961, against $52,920 here.
  • Salem, OR is 67 miles away, with a median of $57,010 and employment of 290. That median is 6.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,003, against $52,920 here.
  • Bend, OR is 101 miles away, with a median of $62,980 and employment of 220. That median is 17.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,787, against $52,920 here.

Employment share

Medical Records Specialists accounts for 0.17% of wage-and-salary employment in Eugene-Springfield, OR (270 of 157,710). Nationally the occupation is 0.13% of employment (194,720 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.37 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Eugene-Springfield, OR · Medical Records Specialists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Medical Records Specialists make in Eugene-Springfield, OR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Medical Records Specialists in Eugene-Springfield, OR is $53,750. The 10th percentile is $42,280 and the 90th percentile is $80,530. Employment is 270.

How does that compare with the national median for Medical Records Specialists?

The local median is 5.1% higher than the national median of $51,140.

What is Medical Records Specialists pay in Eugene-Springfield, OR after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Eugene-Springfield, OR is 101.568, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $53,750 is $52,920. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Eugene-Springfield, OR compare with nearby metros for Medical Records Specialists?

Corvallis, OR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 47 miles away, at $64,450. Eugene-Springfield, OR ranks 7th of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.