Chiropractor Salary
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CHIROPRACTOR SALARY
A Chiropractor Salary is calculated by the US Government Bureau
of Labor Statistics from a variety of sources. Chiropractors work in a number of
settings including hospitals, clinics and schools. The salaries of
Chiropractors varies depending on the location and the setting. The
assumption was made that the chiropractors reflected here were working an
average of 40 hours per week with a total of 2080 hours per year.
Chiropractor Salary: Hourly &
Annually
HOURLY
Chiropractors median salary is $32.66 per hour. The lowest
10% earn $16.37 per hour and those in the upper 10% earn more than $70.00 per
hour.
ANNUALLY
On an annual basis the median chiropractor salary is
$67,940. The lowest 10% earn $34,060 per year while the upper 10%
earn more than $145,000 per year. These
salaries are calculated as a mean or average.
Lowest and Highest Chiropractor Salaries
The lowest paid chiropractors earn less than $34,000 annually
while the highest paid Chiropractors earn $185,000 per year.
Top 5 States
The best states to earn a
chiropractor salary are Tennessee ($114,330), Arkansas ($116,980), New Jersey
($117,530), Nevada ($123,890) and Alaska ($138,010).
top
5 Metropolitan Areas
The best city or metropolitan areas to earn a
chiropractor salary are River-side San Bernardino CA ($184,330), Newark NJ
($157,090), Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers AR ($150,230), Milwaukee-Waukesha WI
($143,960) and Toledo OH ($137,680)
Private Practice
Vs Employment
Chiropractors in private practice earned a
median salary of approximately $105,000 to $109,000 per year based on a 2003
survey conducted in the Northeast United States. This means that approximately
half of the chiropractors surveyed earned less than $105,000 per year and that
approximately half of the chiropractors had a salary of more than $109,000.
EMPLOYMENT DATA
According to the US Department
of Labor nationally there are 22,730 chiropractors who
earn a salary through being employed. The total number of chiropractors is
approximately 81,000. Approximately 28% of all chiropractors are not
self-employed.
Where They Work
Of all the chiropractors employed in the
United States over 20,000 of them work in the offices of other healthcare
practitioners such as other chiropractors, doctors and etc. This is also where
the best chiropractic salaries can be found. The annual mean salary is $86,860. A small number of chiropractors earn a salary
by being employed in chiropractic colleges and universities and earn an annual
mean salary of $68,790.
Benefits
Fringe benefits are going to be similar to
those offered by small business's or single proprietor business's.
A typical
employment benefits package is worth over $20,000 per year.
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