Orthotists and Prosthetists Salary in the US
A orthotists and prosthetists earns a national median of $81,110 a year (mean $83,740) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #211 of 825.
How much does a orthotists and prosthetists earn in the US?
A orthotists and prosthetists in the United States earns a median of $81,110 a year (mean $83,740), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 59% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 9,390 people work in this occupation (SOC 29-2091), ranked #211 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$81,110
per year
Mean
$83,740
per year
Employment
9,390
US workers
National rank
#211
of 825 by median
What a orthotists and prosthetists earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a orthotists and prosthetists (SOC 29-2091) earns a median annual wage of $81,110 and a mean (average) of $83,740. The median is the midpoint — half of orthotists and prosthetists earn more and half earn less — and is 59% 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 orthotists and prosthetists in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for orthotists and prosthetists is $81,110, and the mean (average) is $83,740. The median is the midpoint — half of orthotists and prosthetists earn more and half earn less.
- How does orthotists and prosthetists pay compare to the US average?
- At $81,110, a orthotists and prosthetists earns 59% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many orthotists and prosthetists are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 9,390 orthotists and prosthetists employed nationally (SOC 29-2091), across all industries.
- Where does this orthotists and prosthetists 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 29-2091. 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 29-2091 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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