There were just over 35,800 chiropractors working in the U.S. as of May 2021 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, more than 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 2021, the BLS estimated that the national mean wage for chiropractors was $81,240 per year.  While most chiropractors earn incomes in excess of 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 2021 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		1,210	$113,420
2	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim		1,030	$83,110
3	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin		1,480	$76,120
4	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington		900	$87,190
5	Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land		n/a	$91,830
6	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria		520	$103,820
7	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington		650	$78,500
8	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach		790	$80,730
9	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta		1,190	$54,310
10	Boston-Cambridge-Newton		550	$102,340
11	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler		800	$74,200
12	San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley		n/a	$95,380
13	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario		n/a	$62,610
14	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn		560	$81,090
15	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue		570	$98,640
16	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington		860	$89,650
17	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad		380	$83,980
18	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater		630	$71,150
19	Denver-Aurora-Lakewood		450	$88,450
20	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson		300	$73,670
	National		35,810	$81,240

Report Period:  May 2021
Top 20 U.S. Metro areas from 2020 Census
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Occupational Statistics
Data extracted on August 29, 2022