There were about 41,500 chiropractors at work in the U.S. as of May 2023 according to data available from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). While sometimes found working in physician offices, outpatient care centers, and hospitals, nearly 90% of chiropractors work in offices of non-physician healthcare practitioners.  With advanced training and technical skills, the average chiropractor earns more than workers in most occupations.  As of May 2023, the BLS estimated that the national mean wage for chiropractors was $89,760 per year.  While most chiropractors earn incomes greater than the average annual wages of most workers, there is a very wide disparity from region to region in chiropractors' annual mean wages.  A closer review of May 2023 BLS data shows the following about chiropractor pay in the top 20 metropolitan areas:

Chiropractor Pay in the Top 20 Metropolitan Areas

	Metropolitan Area		# Employed	Mean Annual Wage
1	New York-Newark-Jersey City		3,470	$97,340
2	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim		1,310	n/a
3	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin		2,040	$60,960
4	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington		1,310	$98,890
5	Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land		650	$104,560
6	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria		470	$90,120
7	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington		1,080	$89,630
8	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach		1,120	$74,460
9	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta		n/a	$87,450
10	Boston-Cambridge-Newton		380	$103,680
11	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler		820	$78,130
12	San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley		530	$83,920
13	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario		200	$122,870
14	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn		540	$105,640
15	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue		560	$100,500
16	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington		750	$85,990
17	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad		450	n/a
18	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater		470	$90,220
19	Denver-Aurora-Lakewood		490	$89,350
20	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson		230	n/a
	National		41,480	$89,760

Report Period:  May 2023
Top 20 U.S. Metro areas from the 2020 Census
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Occupational Statistics
Data extracted on August 4, 2024