According to data released early this year by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), as of May 2022, there were just over 37,700 chiropractors working in the United States.  BLS data further indicated that 4,870 chiropractors were employed in the six-state Far Western region of the country.  For chiropractors, pay levels in the region were decidedly mixed.  Only about three-fourths of chiropractors employed in the Far Western U.S. lived in states where the median annual wage, which is the point on the wage scale that divides the upper and lower half of earners, for chiropractors was higher than the national average of $75,380.  A closer inspection of BLS data from May 2022 shows the following about chiropractor pay in the Far Western U.S.:

Chiropractor Pay in the Far Western U.S.

State	# Employed	Mean Annual Wage	Median Annual Wage
AK	110	$118,030	$78,350
CA	2,630	$90,020	$78,980
HI	90	$64,770	$57,420
NV	350	$119,210	$97,930
OR	650	$91,690	$84,990
WA	1,040	$86,410	$71,990
U.S.	37,740	$83,720	$75,380

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on September 3, 2023