As of May 2019, there were just over 35,000 chiropractors working in the U.S. according to data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Per that same data, the BLS estimated that the national mean wage for chiropractors was $85,010 per year, well above the $53,490 annual mean wage for all occupations in the U.S. While most chiropractors earn incomes in excess of the average annual wages of most workers, there is a wide disparity from state-to-state in chiropractors' annual mean wages. As of May 2019, according to the BLS the ten best pay states for chiropractors were:
| Connecticut | $127,180 |
| Washington | $122,730 |
| New Jersey | $121,060 |
| Ohio | $111,960 |
| Hawaii | $109,050 |
| Oklahoma | $107,210 |
| Missouri | $101,140 |
| Tennessee | $98,960 |
| Massachusetts | $98,050 |
| North Carolina | $96,410 |
At the other end of the spectrum, the ten worst states for chiropractor pay were:
| Iowa | $69,980 |
| Nebraska | $69,560 |
| Michigan | $66,580 |
| Arizona | $65,870 |
| New Mexico | $62,940 |
| Georgia | $61,460 |
| Kansas | $60,120 |
| Arkansas | $55,650 |
| Montana | $52,020 |
| Utah | $48,640 |
So where does your state rank for chiropractor pay?
Refer to Chiropractor Average Wages by State for more information.