Naturopathic Physicians Career, Salary and Skills
Naturopathic Physicians have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $115,210 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 28,630. Wage data is published for 124 locations.
Occupation description
Diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases using a system of practice that is based on the natural healing capacity of individuals. May use physiological, psychological or mechanical methods. May also use natural medicines, prescription or legend drugs, foods, herbs, or other natural remedies.
O*NET code
29-1299.01
Job zone
5
Typical education
Doctoral Degree
Experience
None
National salary and employment
Median annual
$115,210
Hourly median
$55.39
Employment
28,630
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 4.25 | 5.00 |
| Active Listening | 4.12 | 4.50 |
| Critical Thinking | 4.12 | 4.12 |
| Speaking | 4.12 | 4.12 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 4.00 | 4.62 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 4.00 | 4.25 |
| Writing | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Service Orientation | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Active Learning | 3.75 | 3.88 |
Typical tasks
- Document patients' histories, including identifying data, chief complaints, illnesses, previous medical or family histories, or psychosocial characteristics.
- Educate patients about health care management.
- Advise patients about therapeutic exercise and nutritional medicine regimens.
- Conduct physical examinations and physiological function tests for diagnostic purposes.
- Administer, dispense, or prescribe natural medicines, such as food or botanical extracts, herbs, dietary supplements, vitamins, nutraceuticals, and amino acids.
- Interview patients to document symptoms and health histories.
- Diagnose health conditions, based on patients' symptoms and health histories, laboratory and diagnostic radiology test results, or other physiological measurements, such as electrocardiograms and electroencephalographs.
- Report patterns of patients' health conditions, such as disease status and births, to public health agencies.
Technology
- Enova eNatro
- EZ-Zone Software Alternative Medical Billing
- Google Meet
- Labeling software
- Microsoft Excel
- NaturaeMed OfficePro
- Naturopathic Clinic software
- NaturoPlus
- Online medical databases
- Power Diary
- SimpleClinic Practice Management software
- Trigram Software AcuBase Pro
- Web browser software
- Zoom
Naturopathic Physicians salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Naturopathic Physicians Salary in Washington, DCMedian $166,230 · Employment 5,970
- Naturopathic Physicians Salary in MDMedian $164,670 · Employment 5,840
- Naturopathic Physicians Salary in GAMedian $126,300 · Employment 3,130
- Naturopathic Physicians Salary in Atlanta, GAMedian $133,060 · Employment 2,530
- Naturopathic Physicians Salary in CAMedian $125,550 · Employment 1,600
- Naturopathic Physicians Salary in TXMedian $105,370 · Employment 1,250
- Naturopathic Physicians Salary in ILMedian $95,080 · Employment 1,110
- Naturopathic Physicians Salary in Chicago, ILMedian $95,080 · Employment 990
- Naturopathic Physicians Salary in OHMedian $101,710 · Employment 880
- Naturopathic Physicians Salary in PAMedian $103,150 · Employment 870
- Naturopathic Physicians Salary in FLMedian $99,260 · Employment 850
- Naturopathic Physicians Salary in NCMedian $117,210 · Employment 800
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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.