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Medical Records Technician federal salary series 0675

Full-time federal employees in the Medical Records Technician series earned a median of $65,194 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 41% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $57,188 and $72,644.

Median pay
$65,194
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$57,188–$72,644
25th–75th percentile
Employees
4,920
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+1%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Medical Records Technician
All federal (full-time)

What shapes medical records technician pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-8 (1,710 employees, median $67,057). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Veterans Affairs (3,264 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in Maryland ($79,449) and lowest in North Dakota ($56,760), a gap that partly reflects locality pay differences. Federal pay depends mostly on grade and step, plus a locality adjustment for where the job is located; see the GS pay scale explainer.

OPM withheld pay for 21% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Medical Records Technician pay by grade

Grades with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay. GS grades are listed first; other pay plans follow.

Medical Records Technician pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-4 182 $41,341 $37,765–$47,334
GS-5 528 $48,883 $44,005–$52,957
GS-6 823 $53,197 $49,950–$57,517
GS-7 655 $60,553 $56,559–$65,599
GS-8 1,710 $67,057 $63,332–$72,644
GS-9 720 $76,128 $70,900–$80,383
GS-10 147 $81,560 $77,122–$86,091
GL-7 115 $68,581 $62,235–$72,784

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

Medical Records Technician pay by agency

Medical Records Technician pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of Veterans Affairs 3,264 $65,838 $58,029–$73,724
Department of Health and Human Services 485 $59,031 $51,599–$65,750
Department of Justice 138 $66,440 $60,553–$72,328

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

Medical Records Technician pay by state

The 10 states with the most employees in this series and published pay.

Medical Records Technician pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Texas 292 $66,825 $58,593–$75,653
Florida 259 $65,465 $57,188–$72,310
Arizona 218 $60,553 $52,957–$68,295
California 162 $69,491 $60,551–$79,154
New Mexico 159 $59,671 $52,962–$68,421
North Carolina 155 $66,134 $56,464–$75,528
Pennsylvania 150 $65,890 $58,517–$74,569
Georgia 123 $66,973 $59,095–$72,881
Ohio 120 $65,194 $58,146–$73,214
Oklahoma 118 $62,784 $55,506–$69,946

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

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Change since September 2025

The median moved +1.0% from $64,553 in September 2025 to $65,194 in September 2026. Headcount went from 4,983 to 4,920 (−1.3%). A change in the median reflects both pay adjustments and who joined or left the workforce, so it is not the same as a pay raise.

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