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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

29-1011 Chiropractors

Assess, treat, and care for patients by manipulation of spine and musculoskeletal system. May provide spinal adjustment or address sacral or pelvic misalignment.


National estimates for Chiropractors
Industry profile for Chiropractors
Geographic profile for Chiropractors

National estimates for Chiropractors:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Chiropractors:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
37,740 3.3 % $ 40.25 $ 83,720 1.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for Chiropractors:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 18.35 $ 25.36 $ 36.24 $ 48.23 $ 63.76
Annual Wage (2) $ 38,170 $ 52,750 $ 75,380 $ 100,320 $ 132,630


Industry profile for Chiropractors:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Chiropractors are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Chiropractors, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Chiropractors:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 34,660 3.25 $ 39.46 $ 82,070
Outpatient Care Centers 470 0.05 $ 43.26 $ 89,970
Employment Services 130 0.00 $ 52.73 $ 109,690
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 90 0.00 $ 52.47 $ 109,140
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 40 0.02 $ 38.66 $ 80,420

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Chiropractors:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 34,660 3.25 $ 39.46 $ 82,070
Outpatient Care Centers 470 0.05 $ 43.26 $ 89,970
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 40 0.02 $ 38.66 $ 80,420
Employment Services 130 0.00 $ 52.73 $ 109,690
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 90 0.00 $ 52.47 $ 109,140

Top paying industries for Chiropractors:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Employment Services 130 (7) $ 52.73 $ 109,690
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 90 (7) $ 52.47 $ 109,140
Offices of Physicians (8) (8) $ 44.94 $ 93,480
Outpatient Care Centers 470 0.05 $ 43.26 $ 89,970
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 34,660 3.25 $ 39.46 $ 82,070


Geographic profile for Chiropractors:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Chiropractors are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Chiropractors, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of chiropractors by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Chiropractors:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Florida 3,050 0.33 1.30 $ 42.33 $ 88,040
California 2,630 0.15 0.58 $ 43.28 $ 90,020
Texas 2,340 0.18 0.70 $ 42.31 $ 88,000
Georgia 2,280 0.49 1.93 $ 40.99 $ 85,270
New York 1,890 0.21 0.82 $ 46.98 $ 97,720


Map of location quotient of chiropractors by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Chiropractors:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Iowa 870 0.57 2.24 $ 30.27 $ 62,970
Montana 270 0.56 2.18 $ 31.49 $ 65,500
South Dakota 240 0.54 2.13 $ 38.55 $ 80,180
Wyoming 140 0.53 2.08 $ 30.78 $ 64,010
North Dakota 210 0.51 1.99 (8) (8)


Map of annual mean wages of chiropractors by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Chiropractors:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nevada 350 0.25 0.98 $ 57.31 $ 119,210
Alaska 110 0.35 1.36 $ 56.74 $ 118,030
New Jersey 650 0.16 0.62 $ 54.38 $ 113,120
Massachusetts 660 0.19 0.73 $ 51.88 $ 107,900
Arkansas 300 0.25 0.96 $ 48.16 $ 100,160



Map of employment of chiropractors by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Chiropractors:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 1,820 0.20 0.78 $ 52.06 $ 108,290
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 1,770 0.65 2.55 $ 42.05 $ 87,460
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 1,270 0.29 1.13 $ 35.78 $ 74,410
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 940 0.15 0.61 $ 50.84 $ 105,750
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 890 0.23 0.92 $ 44.12 $ 91,770
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 870 0.46 1.81 $ 43.67 $ 90,830
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 800 0.29 1.14 $ 35.82 $ 74,500
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 730 0.28 1.10 $ 40.70 $ 84,650
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 700 0.51 2.00 $ 41.44 $ 86,200
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 670 0.36 1.41 $ 44.93 $ 93,450


Map of location quotient of chiropractors by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Chiropractors:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Missoula, MT 50 0.88 3.45 $ 30.16 $ 62,730
Bismarck, ND 60 0.87 3.39 (8) (8)
Sioux Falls, SD 130 0.80 3.13 $ 36.82 $ 76,590
Dubuque, IA 50 0.78 3.07 (8) (8)
Grand Island, NE 30 0.77 3.00 $ 39.34 $ 81,820
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 260 0.69 2.70 $ 30.66 $ 63,780
Bend-Redmond, OR 60 0.69 2.69 $ 41.92 $ 87,190
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 60 0.68 2.66 $ 36.56 $ 76,030
Sheboygan, WI 40 0.66 2.60 $ 41.57 $ 86,460
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 1,770 0.65 2.55 $ 42.05 $ 87,460


Map of annual mean wages of chiropractors by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Chiropractors:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Anchorage, AK 90 0.56 2.19 $ 59.26 $ 123,270
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN 290 0.28 1.09 $ 57.46 $ 119,530
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 210 0.21 0.82 $ 57.27 $ 119,120
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 60 0.10 0.40 $ 55.95 $ 116,380
Reno, NV 100 0.39 1.54 $ 54.87 $ 114,130
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 480 0.18 0.70 $ 53.50 $ 111,290
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 1,820 0.20 0.78 $ 52.06 $ 108,290
Green Bay, WI 80 0.46 1.78 $ 51.56 $ 107,240
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX (8) (8) (8) $ 50.98 $ 106,030
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 940 0.15 0.61 $ 50.84 $ 105,750

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Chiropractors:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 160 0.42 1.64 $ 25.80 $ 53,660
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 120 0.62 2.42 $ 32.67 $ 67,950
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 120 0.63 2.45 $ 35.62 $ 74,100
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 110 0.79 3.09 $ 47.18 $ 98,140
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 110 0.72 2.83 $ 32.19 $ 66,940

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Chiropractors:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 90 0.90 3.54 (8) (8)
West Montana nonmetropolitan area 70 0.86 3.36 $ 31.56 $ 65,640
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 110 0.79 3.09 $ 47.18 $ 98,140
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 110 0.72 2.83 $ 32.19 $ 66,940
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 80 0.66 2.60 $ 34.52 $ 71,800

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Chiropractors:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 30 0.38 1.49 $ 63.42 $ 131,910
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area 40 0.26 1.03 $ 47.90 $ 99,630
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 110 0.79 3.09 $ 47.18 $ 98,140
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 30 0.12 0.47 $ 45.63 $ 94,910
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 60 0.32 1.26 $ 44.94 $ 93,470


About May 2022 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023