SOC 29-2072 · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro

Medical Records Specialists Salary in Orlando, FL

The average salary for medical records specialists in Orlando, Florida is $48,640 a year ($23.39 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $44,590: half of the 2,320 people in this job in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 14% less than the U.S. average for this job ($56,790).

$48,640average per year

$23.39 / hourMedian $44,590Take-home ≈ $41,262

  • $34K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $45KMedian
  • $57K75th
  • $73K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

2,320people in this job
-14%vs U.S. average
#14 of 22Florida metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Medical Records Specialists pay range in Orlando

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,910 a year or less, while the top 10% make $72,540 or more. The middle half of medical records specialists in Orlando earn between $36,330 and $57,430.

  • $34K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $45KMedian
  • $57K75th
  • $73K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$48,640$4,053$23.38
Median$44,590$3,716$21.44
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,330$3,028$17.47
Experienced (75th percentile)$57,430$4,786$27.61

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Medical Records Specialists pay in Orlando vs. Florida and the U.S.

Medical records specialists in Orlando earn 4% less than the Florida average ($50,440) and 14% less than the U.S. average ($56,790). At the median the gap is -13% against the U.S. median of $51,140.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Orlando$48,640$44,590$33,910$72,5402,320
Florida$50,440$45,760$36,330$76,85021,490
United States$56,790$51,140$37,000$81,150194,720

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Medical Records Specialists salary after taxes in Orlando

On the average salary of $48,640, a single filer in Orlando takes home about $41,262 a year, or $3,439 a month and $1,587 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Orlando a good place for medical records specialists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Orlando area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 101.4), so the average $48,640 buys what about $47,960 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Orlando ($46,630). A typical home costs $387,733, or 8.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Medical Records Specialists salary in other Florida cities

Orlando ranks 14th of 22 Florida metro areas for this job; Gainesville pays the most ($56,880).

All Medical Records Specialists salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for medical records specialists

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($97,430).

Medical Records Specialists salary by city

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Medical Records Specialists salary in Orlando: questions

How much do medical records specialists make an hour in Orlando?

$23.39 an hour on average, and $21.44 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level medical records specialists salary in Orlando?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,910 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,330, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the medical records specialists take-home pay in Orlando?

About $41,262 a year ($3,439 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $48,640. Florida has no state income tax.

Do medical records specialists earn more in Orlando than elsewhere?

The average here is 14% less than the U.S. average for this job ($56,790).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 29-2072; area Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL (36740). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.9%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.31, this job is 1.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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