How much do Medical Records Specialists make in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC?

Percentile spread

For Medical Records Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $31,170 and the 90th percentile is $59,240. The difference is $28,070, which is 70.4% 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 $36,690 to the 75th at $48,890, covers $12,200.

The mean annual wage is $43,640, which sits above the median of $39,900. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC median is 22% lower than the national median of $51,140 for Medical Records Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $45,092, which is 11.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 19.6% lower than the North Carolina median of $49,620.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC is 88.486, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $39,900 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Medical Records Specialists at $45,092 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

29 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Medical Records Specialists. Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC ranks 30th of 30 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).).

• Johnson City, TN is 58 miles away, with a median of $47,150 and employment of 100. That median is 18.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,623, against $45,092 here.
• Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 58 miles away, with a median of $51,110 and employment of 1,450. That median is 28.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,502, against $45,092 here.
• Asheville, NC is 64 miles away, with a median of $44,280 and employment of 270. That median is 11% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,883, against $45,092 here.

Employment share

Medical Records Specialists accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC (150 of 154,090). Nationally the occupation is 0.13% of employment (194,720 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.78 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.