Pay by state · 49 states
Chiropractor Salary by State (2026)
Chiropractors earn the most in New Jersey at $134,990 a year and the least in Utah at $53,900 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $79,200. All 49 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $134,990New Jersey
- National median
- $79,200BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $53,900Utah
- States reporting
- 49of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Chiropractor salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of chiropractors OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NJNew Jersey | $134,990 | $100,370 | $134,990 | 1,370 | $124,066 |
| 2 | NYNew York | $120,950 | $82,630 | $130,870 | 1,360 | $112,073 |
| 3 | MEMaine | $107,300 | $76,410 | $123,980 | 250 | $110,562 |
| 4 | WAWashington | $104,070 | $81,850 | $107,140 | 1,130 | $97,250 |
| 5 | AKAlaska | $103,500 | $101,990 | $133,690 | 90 | $101,115 |
| 6 | AZArizona | $100,260 | $76,020 | $107,880 | 1,050 | $99,586 |
| 7 | NCNorth Carolina | $91,540 | $59,500 | $124,610 | 1,020 | $97,046 |
| 8 | VAVirginia | $88,030 | $49,680 | $123,790 | 900 | $87,069 |
| 9 | TXTexas | $87,520 | $60,370 | $110,410 | 2,840 | $90,174 |
| 10 | OKOklahoma | $85,580 | $63,920 | $134,630 | 500 | $97,424 |
| 11 | MDMaryland | $85,330 | $64,820 | $105,770 | 390 | $81,298 |
| 12 | FLFlorida | $84,280 | $66,060 | $102,000 | 3,220 | $81,498 |
| 13 | TNTennessee | $83,990 | $75,390 | $98,240 | 500 | $91,423 |
| 14 | WVWest Virginia | $83,160 | $61,890 | $124,160 | 60 | $92,919 |
| 15 | WIWisconsin | $83,020 | $72,600 | $119,130 | 1,210 | $88,230 |
| 16 | RIRhode Island | $81,840 | $65,990 | $114,990 | 170 | $80,016 |
| 17 | KYKentucky | $81,740 | $62,840 | $103,640 | 470 | $90,662 |
| 18 | OROregon | $81,540 | $74,300 | $111,780 | 610 | $78,889 |
| 19 | ALAlabama | $80,990 | $70,170 | $103,270 | 430 | $91,181 |
| 20 | IDIdaho | $80,770 | $67,990 | $89,440 | 220 | $84,581 |
| 21 | LALouisiana | $80,280 | $48,470 | $121,360 | 370 | $91,013 |
| 22 | CTConnecticut | $79,560 | $47,880 | $116,790 | 240 | $76,788 |
| 23 | MNMinnesota | $79,510 | $62,480 | $122,510 | 1,160 | $80,622 |
| 24 | SCSouth Carolina | $79,310 | $60,610 | $91,920 | 680 | $84,598 |
| 25 | MSMississippi | $78,450 | $55,480 | $112,770 | 130 | $90,221 |
| 26 | NDNorth Dakota | $77,990 | $48,500 | $101,770 | 360 | $87,670 |
| 27 | INIndiana | $77,790 | $60,560 | $98,770 | 780 | $83,350 |
| 28 | OHOhio | $77,710 | $55,220 | $101,000 | 1,380 | $83,763 |
| 29 | ARArkansas | $76,290 | $41,390 | $86,710 | 320 | $87,753 |
| 30 | SDSouth Dakota | $76,210 | $61,910 | $90,100 | 260 | $86,029 |
| 31 | MTMontana | $76,120 | $49,320 | $89,690 | 240 | $80,427 |
| 32 | MAMassachusetts | $75,940 | $71,790 | $125,380 | 780 | $71,806 |
| 33 | CACalifornia | $75,470 | $61,560 | $103,830 | 2,760 | $68,163 |
| 34 | IAIowa | $75,050 | $49,370 | $82,430 | 970 | $85,515 |
| 35 | NMNew Mexico | $75,040 | $42,370 | $96,050 | 140 | $81,378 |
| 36 | NVNevada | $74,190 | $60,830 | $96,150 | 240 | $74,206 |
| 37 | COColorado | $74,040 | $39,990 | $84,530 | 1,340 | $71,847 |
| 38 | HIHawaii | $72,800 | $59,990 | $106,310 | 220 | $66,211 |
| 39 | MIMichigan | $71,220 | $50,830 | $93,510 | 1,270 | $74,020 |
| 40 | NHNew Hampshire | $69,990 | $48,510 | $102,420 | 130 | $67,191 |
| 41 | PRPuerto Rico | $69,470 | $65,910 | $77,230 | 110 | N/A |
| 42 | PAPennsylvania | $67,230 | $42,480 | $93,350 | 1,770 | $68,903 |
| 43 | ILIllinois | $66,650 | $44,820 | $79,990 | 2,190 | $66,678 |
| 44 | NENebraska | $66,050 | $61,120 | $102,120 | 500 | $73,305 |
| 45 | MOMissouri | $65,090 | $51,970 | $91,250 | 660 | $71,672 |
| 46 | WYWyoming | $62,640 | $49,590 | $83,550 | 110 | $67,579 |
| 47 | GAGeorgia | $61,660 | $36,220 | $80,210 | 1,500 | $64,034 |
| 48 | KSKansas | $57,600 | $37,250 | $79,650 | 570 | $63,952 |
| 49 | UTUtah | $53,900 | $36,810 | $76,500 | 490 | $54,519 |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Chiropractors, that changes the ranking: New Jersey leads on raw pay at $134,990, while New Jersey leads once prices are taken into account at $124,066.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Chiropractor pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Chiropractors the most?
New Jersey reports the highest median wage for Chiropractors at $134,990 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by New York ($120,950) and Maine ($107,300).
Which state pays Chiropractors the least?
Utah reports the lowest median for Chiropractors at $53,900 a year, $81,090 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Chiropractors earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts New Jersey first at $124,066 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $134,990. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.