Chiropractor salary statistics are changing in the profession, yet many still want to know the answer to the question: how much do chiropractors really make in 2025?
This question is important to chiropractors on many levels. Owners of chiropractic practices want to know how their practice compares to others in the profession or how Associate chiropractors are being paid. Prospective buyers of a chiropractic practice often desire to see where the practice for sale stands compared to other practices they may be looking at. Even banks want to see how your chiropractic income compares to your peers in the chiropractic world when considering a loan.
Some new data has emerged since our original post attempted to answer the question "How much do chiropractors make?" So here's the latest update on chiropractor salary stats and answers to burning question asked by many in and around the profession.
Before we dive in to the answer, here's a quick word of warning: While the question “How much do chiropractors really make?” sounds like a simple one to pose, the answer is a bit more complicated and varied depending on the source of the information. Let's take a look:
U.S. Bureau of Labor & Statistics-Average Income for Chiropractors
First up, to find out how much chiropractors really make we’ll look at the statistics from the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics or the BLS. The BLS is able to collect some of the most scientifically accurate statistics, however, it is limited in the respect that the data may not get updated as frequently as other sources due to its intense data gathering methods.
According to the BLS, the average annual wage for chiropractors is $76,530 (last updated in September 2024).
To dive a little deeper into the BLS data, their chiropractor salary statistics reveal that the lowest 10th percentile of DC’s earned less the $39,960 per year while the 25th percentile salary came in at $57,980. The exact middle of chiropractic salaries according to BLS (the mean) was $76,530 with the 75th percentile earning $101,930 with the top bracket of the 90th percentile earning $142,580 or more.
Geographically, chiropractor salary statistics show a small difference depending on where you live and practice in the United States. Here are a few examples: in Texas, the average wage for chiropractors is $94,040; in Florida, it's $85,380; in Illinois, the average is a bit lower at $69,480; and in New York, the average is a bit higher at $93,540.
Chiropractor Salary Statistics From User-Generated Sources
Chiropractic Economics
In addition to the official BLS statistics, there are plenty of other sources to consider when you are figuring out an average chiropractor salary. One such source is straight from chiropractors themselves; Chiropractic Economics magazine conducts an annual Salary Survey to see where the chiropractic profession’s income is at. The 2024 survey stated that the average gross billings for 2024 were $716,322 and the average gross collection was $506,543. According to ChiroEco, the average chiropractic salary is $99,327 (for a practice owner) while the average salary for an Associate DC is only total compensation $48,739.
One significant limitation of the Chiropractic Economics survey is the small size of participants - with only 408 respondents providing data for 2024. Additionally, while the data is directly from DC’s themselves (an advantage from third party data for other venues), Chiropractic Economics only records a small percentage of information from Associates or non-owners. So this survey may be slightly more in favor of experienced doctors’ salary information than the profession as a whole. Despite these limitations, I study the salary survey each year because it does reveal trends in the profession in terms of income, expenses, services provided and many other useful data points. Because of this, we cannot ignore the valuable info provided by Chiropractic Economics each year in its Salary Survey.
UPDATE: Another helpful aspect of the Chiropractic Economics salary survey is the look at how the profession is changing with respect to additional income sources, as well as expenses. Year after year, their survey shows nearly half of chiropractors are employing a massage therapist -- and those that do, enjoy greater incomes. So more of the profession is catching on to the vision cast in our best-selling Build a $300,000 Massage Practice in Your Chiropractic Clinic!
Glassdoor
Another good source for researching the question of "how much do chiropractors really make?" is Glassdoor -a website designed for researching what it’s like working for various companies and professions. According to the latest Glassdoor figures, a chiropractor’s base salary ranges from $66,000 - $123,000. Their data can be a bit misleading because the initial range is posted as $100k - $187k per year (which seems high). Digging a little deeper, the “base” pay is as stated above and with potential bonuses and additional pay, then the range can go as high as $100k to $187k.
Since Glassdoor data also includes employers advertising for chiropractic position, the numbers may be a bit skewed because the range of a salary for a position being offered is not exactly the same as the actual pay received. That said, Glass Door does provide data on salary ranges for a few popular chiropractic franchises such as The Joint ($63k - $102k per year); 100% Chiropractic ($66k - $118k annually); and Airrosti ($61k - $89k annually). Finally, with 1,457 salaries submitted as of June 2024, Glassdoor does represent a decent sample of the profession.
Indeed
Indeed is a popular job searching website that also has chiropractor salary information; according to the chiropractic income data on Indeed, the average chiropractic salary is $87,522. With over 9.4k salaries reported and the fact that it's data was recently updated in February of 2025, Indeed represents one of the larger databases to view chiropractic salary info. However, Indeed does not differentiate between part-time and full-time job salaries, so an accurate salary reading for you may require other sources.
ZipRecruiter
Finally, ZipRecruiter is a very similar site to Indeed; a job search website that will break down information by states as well. ZipRecruiter states that chiropractor salaries range from $21,000 to $110,000 with a median average of $85,646. One limitation of Zip Recruiter's data compared to Indeed is that Zip Recruiter does not disclose the size of its database.
User-Generated Cautions
The primary challenge with most of the user-generated site data (except for Chiropractic Economics) is that the statistics are likely from Chiropractic Associate salaries because these are hiring sites that are publishing the data. Self-employed chiropractors are not likely to submit their own data to these sites but are instead searching for an associate. But even associates may have a tough time extrapolating this information for their own purpose because of the wide range of salary structures and the lack of detail given on the positions surveyed. So for example, while Zip Recruiter may reveal that the top salaries of DCs come in at $110k, the bottom end is only $21k. That's quite a range and we don't know if these are salaries for full-time or part-time positions.
Obviously, the chief limitation for all these sites is the sample number in their data set. So exercise caution when referencing such sites.
Published Articles
Peer-Reviewed Journals
Publishes medical literature or research on chiropractor salary levels is scarce. A search on Pub Med found few articles in peer-reviewed journals on the subject.
A study published in JMPT in February 2018 conducted a survey of 37 chiropractors in the private sector healthcare system found a median chiropractor salary of $112,000 - with the range going from $40k to $255k. But with such a small sample size, it is hard to draw meaningful conclusions from this.
ADDITIONAL CONTINGENCIES & CAUTIONS WHEN LOOKING AT CHIROPRACTOR SALARY STATS
Be cautious when researching the “average” median chiropractic salary; these numbers are taken from different groups of DCs and limited numbers of researchable chiropractors. The chiropractors who were surveyed could work less or more hours than you, have practices in various areas of the United States, and have any number of differences to you and your practice. Tread carefully and do plenty of research, but also take into account your own unique situation.
Also, if you are a chiropractor who is based outside the United States, none of the information above will likely be helpful to you. Our apologies to our international chiropractic friends whose salary data is not a part of this post. Regrettably, there are no reliable sources I have seen for worldwide chiropractor salary information).
Next Steps
Hopefully these numbers helped give you a rough idea of how much chiropractors make in 2025 and encourage you to be more than “average” with your chiropractic care and practice!
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