Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
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) |
| 35,810 |
2.5 % |
$ 39.06 |
$ 81,240 |
1.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Chiropractors:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 17.98 |
$ 24.27 |
$ 36.06 |
$ 47.48 |
$ 61.90 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 37,400 |
$ 50,470 |
$ 75,000 |
$ 98,760 |
$ 128,750 |
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:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Chiropractors:
Top paying industries for Chiropractors:
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.
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 |
3,350 |
0.39 |
1.53 |
$ 38.08 |
$ 79,210 |
| Texas |
2,520 |
0.21 |
0.81 |
$ 40.63 |
$ 84,500 |
| California |
2,350 |
0.14 |
0.56 |
$ 39.82 |
$ 82,820 |
| Illinois |
2,030 |
0.36 |
1.42 |
$ 37.62 |
$ 78,260 |
| Georgia |
1,610 |
0.37 |
1.45 |
$ 27.51 |
$ 57,220 |
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) |
| South Dakota |
260 |
0.62 |
2.44 |
$ 36.40 |
$ 75,710 |
| Montana |
290 |
0.61 |
2.41 |
$ 25.51 |
$ 53,070 |
| North Dakota |
230 |
0.58 |
2.30 |
$ 43.79 |
$ 91,080 |
| Iowa |
840 |
0.57 |
2.22 |
$ 29.10 |
$ 60,540 |
| Nebraska |
470 |
0.49 |
1.92 |
$ 39.04 |
$ 81,210 |
Top paying states for Chiropractors:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Connecticut |
230 |
0.15 |
0.58 |
$ 55.93 |
$ 116,340 |
| New Jersey |
730 |
0.19 |
0.75 |
$ 54.43 |
$ 113,220 |
| Nevada |
370 |
0.29 |
1.13 |
$ 54.05 |
$ 112,420 |
| Massachusetts |
780 |
0.23 |
0.90 |
$ 48.13 |
$ 100,120 |
| New York |
1,200 |
0.14 |
0.54 |
$ 46.82 |
$ 97,380 |
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) |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
1,480 |
0.35 |
1.37 |
$ 36.59 |
$ 76,120 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
1,210 |
0.14 |
0.55 |
$ 54.53 |
$ 113,420 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
1,190 |
0.46 |
1.81 |
$ 26.11 |
$ 54,310 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
1,030 |
0.18 |
0.71 |
$ 39.96 |
$ 83,110 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
900 |
0.25 |
0.98 |
$ 41.92 |
$ 87,190 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
860 |
0.47 |
1.85 |
$ 43.10 |
$ 89,650 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
800 |
0.38 |
1.49 |
$ 35.67 |
$ 74,200 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
790 |
0.32 |
1.26 |
$ 38.81 |
$ 80,730 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
650 |
0.25 |
0.97 |
$ 37.74 |
$ 78,500 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL |
630 |
0.49 |
1.92 |
$ 34.21 |
$ 71,150 |
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) |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL |
170 |
0.86 |
3.39 |
$ 32.61 |
$ 67,840 |
| Missoula, MT |
50 |
0.79 |
3.12 |
$ 26.76 |
$ 55,650 |
| Bismarck, ND |
50 |
0.72 |
2.82 |
$ 39.97 |
$ 83,140 |
| Eau Claire, WI |
50 |
0.67 |
2.63 |
$ 44.42 |
$ 92,400 |
| Iowa City, IA |
60 |
0.63 |
2.49 |
$ 26.36 |
$ 54,830 |
| Lincoln, NE |
110 |
0.63 |
2.46 |
$ 44.24 |
$ 92,020 |
| St. Cloud, MN |
60 |
0.62 |
2.45 |
$ 39.47 |
$ 82,100 |
| Dubuque, IA |
40 |
0.62 |
2.44 |
$ 26.88 |
$ 55,900 |
| Rapid City, SD |
40 |
0.60 |
2.37 |
$ 34.55 |
$ 71,860 |
| Peoria, IL |
90 |
0.59 |
2.33 |
$ 36.46 |
$ 75,830 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Chiropractors:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT |
80 |
0.15 |
0.60 |
$ 67.52 |
$ 140,450 |
| Reno, NV |
90 |
0.39 |
1.52 |
$ 55.08 |
$ 114,560 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
1,210 |
0.14 |
0.55 |
$ 54.53 |
$ 113,420 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
250 |
0.27 |
1.06 |
$ 53.52 |
$ 111,330 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA |
50 |
0.23 |
0.90 |
$ 53.41 |
$ 111,090 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
340 |
0.27 |
1.05 |
$ 53.19 |
$ 110,630 |
| Syracuse, NY |
40 |
0.14 |
0.57 |
$ 52.91 |
$ 110,050 |
| Green Bay, WI |
90 |
0.53 |
2.08 |
$ 51.71 |
$ 107,570 |
| Salem, OR |
60 |
0.33 |
1.30 |
$ 51.59 |
$ 107,300 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT |
50 |
0.14 |
0.53 |
$ 50.67 |
$ 105,400 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Chiropractors:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Chiropractors:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Chiropractors:
About May 2021 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.
(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 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
