Chiropractors Salary in the US
A chiropractors earns a national median of $79,200 a year (mean $90,520) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #228 of 825.
How much does a chiropractors earn in the US?
A chiropractors in the United States earns a median of $79,200 a year (mean $90,520), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 55% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 39,630 people work in this occupation (SOC 29-1011), ranked #228 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$79,200
per year
Mean
$90,520
per year
Employment
39,630
US workers
National rank
#228
of 825 by median
What a chiropractors earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a chiropractors (SOC 29-1011) earns a median annual wage of $79,200 and a mean (average) of $90,520. The median is the midpoint — half of chiropractors earn more and half earn less — and is 55% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a chiropractors in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for chiropractors is $79,200, and the mean (average) is $90,520. The median is the midpoint — half of chiropractors earn more and half earn less.
- How does chiropractors pay compare to the US average?
- At $79,200, a chiropractors earns 55% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many chiropractors are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 39,630 chiropractors employed nationally (SOC 29-1011), across all industries.
- Where does this chiropractors salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 29-1011. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 29-1011 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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