Chiropractors Career, Salary and Skills
Chiropractors have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $79,200 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 39,630. Wage data is published for 227 locations.
Occupation description
Assess, treat, and care for patients by manipulation of spine and musculoskeletal system. May provide spinal adjustment or address sacral or pelvic misalignment.
O*NET code
29-1011.00
Job zone
5
Typical education
Doctoral Degree
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
National salary and employment
Median annual
$79,200
Hourly median
$38.08
Employment
39,630
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Speaking | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Active Listening | 4.00 | 4.25 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.88 | 3.75 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.88 | 4.75 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.88 | 4.12 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.88 | 3.75 |
| Service Orientation | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Writing | 3.62 | 3.88 |
| Active Learning | 3.50 | 3.88 |
Typical tasks
- Obtain and record patients' medical histories.
- Perform a series of manual adjustments to the spine or other articulations of the body to correct the musculoskeletal system.
- Diagnose health problems by reviewing patients' health and medical histories, questioning, observing, and examining patients and interpreting x-rays.
- Evaluate the functioning of the neuromuscularskeletal system and the spine using systems of chiropractic diagnosis.
- Maintain accurate case histories of patients.
- Consult with or refer patients to appropriate health practitioners when necessary.
- Advise patients about recommended courses of treatment.
- Counsel patients about nutrition, exercise, sleeping habits, stress management, or other matters.
Technology
- ACOM Solutions RAPID EMR
- Acrendo A.I.med
- Addison Health Systems WritePad EHR
- Advantage Software Chiropractic Advantage
- Billing software
- BioEx Systems Exercise Pro
- ChiroSoft
- ChiroTouch EHR
- DataCom Software Business Products M.I.S. Clinic
- DocumentPlus
- E-Z BIS Office
- Electro Meridian Imaging EMI
- Electronic medical record EMR software
- EZClaim medical billing software
Chiropractors salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Chiropractors Salary in FLMedian $84,280 · Employment 3,220
- Chiropractors Salary in TXMedian $87,520 · Employment 2,840
- Chiropractors Salary in CAMedian $75,470 · Employment 2,760
- Chiropractors Salary in ILMedian $66,650 · Employment 2,190
- Chiropractors Salary in PAMedian $67,230 · Employment 1,770
- Chiropractors Salary in GAMedian $61,660 · Employment 1,500
- Chiropractors Salary in Chicago, ILMedian $72,440 · Employment 1,470
- Chiropractors Salary in OHMedian $77,710 · Employment 1,380
- Chiropractors Salary in NJMedian $134,990 · Employment 1,370
- Chiropractors Salary in NYMedian $120,950 · Employment 1,360
- Chiropractors Salary in COMedian $74,040 · Employment 1,340
- Chiropractors Salary in MIMedian $71,220 · Employment 1,270
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.