How much do Medical Records Specialists make in Youngstown-Warren, OH?

Percentile spread

For Medical Records Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $29,060 and the 90th percentile is $60,560. The difference is $31,500, which is 80.9% 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 $32,290 to the 75th at $50,370, covers $18,080.

The mean annual wage is $43,220, which sits above the median of $38,920. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Youngstown-Warren, OH median is 23.9% lower than the national median of $51,140 for Medical Records Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $44,534, which is 12.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 23.7% lower than the Ohio median of $50,990.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Youngstown-Warren, OH is 87.394, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $38,920 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Medical Records Specialists at $44,534 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

26 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Medical Records Specialists. Youngstown-Warren, OH ranks 26th of 27 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).).

• Akron, OH is 31 miles away, with a median of $49,480 and employment of 390. That median is 27.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,993, against $44,534 here.
• Canton-Massillon, OH is 42 miles away, with a median of $47,550 and employment of 220. That median is 22.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,184, against $44,534 here.
• Cleveland, OH is 47 miles away, with a median of $61,950 and employment of 1,810. That median is 59.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,958, against $44,534 here.

Employment share

Medical Records Specialists accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Youngstown-Warren, OH (160 of 160,160). Nationally the occupation is 0.13% of employment (194,720 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.80 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.