SOC 29-2072 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Medical Records Specialists make in Laredo, TX?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Medical Records Specialists in Laredo, TX is $38,370. The 10th percentile is $27,910 and the 90th percentile is $64,320. Employment is 60.
Median annual wage
$38,370
- 10th percentile
- $27,910
- 25th percentile
- $34,420
- Median
- $38,370
- 75th percentile
- $50,250
- 90th percentile
- $64,320
- Mean
- $43,180
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Medical Records Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $27,910 and the 90th percentile is $64,320. The difference is $36,410, which is 94.9% 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 $34,420 to the 75th at $50,250, covers $15,830.
The mean annual wage is $43,180, which sits above the median of $38,370. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Laredo, TX median is 25% lower than the national median of $51,140 for Medical Records Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $44,126, which is 13.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 21.5% lower than the Texas median of $48,860.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Laredo, TX is 86.956, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $38,370 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Medical Records Specialists at $44,126 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Medical Records Specialists. Laredo, TX ranks 5th of 6 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).).
- McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX is 118 miles away, with a median of $39,150 and employment of 410. That median is 2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,579, against $44,126 here.
- Corpus Christi, TX is 119 miles away, with a median of $38,080 and employment of 190. That median is 0.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,092, against $44,126 here.
- San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is 124 miles away, with a median of $46,110 and employment of 1,670. That median is 20.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,682, against $44,126 here.
Employment share
Medical Records Specialists accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Laredo, TX (60 of 109,370). Nationally the occupation is 0.13% of employment (194,720 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.44 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 Laredo, TX · 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 Laredo, TX?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Medical Records Specialists in Laredo, TX is $38,370. The 10th percentile is $27,910 and the 90th percentile is $64,320. Employment is 60.
How does that compare with the national median for Medical Records Specialists?
The local median is 25% lower than the national median of $51,140.
What is Medical Records Specialists pay in Laredo, TX after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Laredo, TX is 86.956, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $38,370 is $44,126. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Laredo, TX compare with nearby metros for Medical Records Specialists?
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 118 miles away, at $39,150. Laredo, TX ranks 5th of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.