In an earlier commentary, we examined Chiropractor Pay in the Top 20 Metropolitan Areas. While the largest U.S. metropolitan areas usually have more job openings for chiropractors, many smaller metro areas, and even some non-metro areas, are where practitioners enjoy better average compensation. In fact, May 2021 data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows that only three of the largest metro areas in the nation were among the 20 best metropolitan areas for chiropractor pay:
20 Best Metropolitan Areas for Chiropractor Pay
| Metropolitan Area | # Employed | Annual Mean Wages | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hartford - West & East Hartford, CT | 80 | $140,450 | ||
| 2 | Eastern Wyoming non-metro | 30 | $116,580 | ||
| 3 | Reno, NV | 90 | $114,560 | ||
| 4 | New York/Newark/Jersey City (#) | 1,210 | $113,420 | ||
| 5 | Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV | 250 | $111,330 | ||
| 6 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 50 | $111,090 | ||
| 7 | St. Louis, MO-IL | 340 | $110,630 | ||
| 8 | Syracuse, NY | 40 | $110,050 | ||
| 9 | Eastern Ohio non-metro | 40 | $108,010 | ||
| 10 | Green Bay, WI | 90 | $107,570 | ||
| 11 | Salem, OR | 60 | $107,300 | ||
| 12 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 50 | $105,400 | ||
| 13 | Eugene, OR | 40 | $104,980 | ||
| 14 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria (#) | 520 | $103,820 | ||
| 15 | Western North Dakota non-metro | 60 | $103,530 | ||
| 16 | Sheboygan, WI | 30 | $103,320 | ||
| 17 | Baton Rouge, LA | 50 | $102,750 | ||
| 18 | New Bedford, MA | 30 | $102,390 | ||
| 19 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton (#) | 550 | $102,340 | ||
| 20 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 130 | $101,910 | ||
| National | 35,810 | $81,240 | |||
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on October 26, 2022