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Highest Paying Industries for Chiropractors

The top 18 highest paying industries for chiropractors (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $98,120, offices of dentists is the highest paying industry for chiropractors. It is followed by outpatient care centers industry (average annual salary $88,840). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of chiropractors in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 18 Highest Paying Industries for Chiropractors

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Offices of Dentists	$98,120	$52,150	180
2	Outpatient Care Centers	$88,840	$40,410	250
3	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$74,790	$50,770	30
4	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$74,790	$50,770	30
5	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$72,130	$33,370	330
6	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$70,730	$26,970	90
7	Offices of Physicians	$69,050	$42,530	1,200
8	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$66,770	$31,470	29,350
9	Health Care and Social Assistance	$66,760	$31,470	29,680
10	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$66,390	$30,940	27,580
11	Offices of Chiropractors	$66,270	$30,870	27,110
12	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$66,190	$31,570	340
13	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$64,890	$30,840	300
14	Hospitals - Privately owned	$64,750	$31,090	310
15	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$62,790	$30,200	270
16	Employment Services	$56,760	$32,390	70
17	Administrative and Support Services	$56,300	$22,330	90
18	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$56,300	$22,330	90