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Highest-paying States for Acupuncturists

The highest-paying states for acupuncturists (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 of acupuncturists in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $98,260, Rhode Island is the highest paying state for acupuncturists. It is followed by Georgia (average annual salary $97,930). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of acupuncturists in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Acupuncturists (2022 Survey)

Rank State Average Salary i Entry Level
Salary i
# of
Empl. i
1 Rhode Island
$98,260
$63,070 100
2 Georgia
$97,930
$55,260 0
3 North Carolina
$89,290
$29,380 160
4 Tennessee
$84,880
$63,800 0
5 Hawaii
$83,390
$50,940 130
6 South Carolina
$77,310
$40,310 40
7 Arizona
$76,770
$36,400 100
8 Alaska
$75,950
$29,740 100
9 California
$75,780
$40,930 2,550
10 Virginia
$73,780
$37,850 0
11 Texas
$73,410
$26,630 630
12 Oregon
$69,330
$36,460 180
13 Wisconsin
$66,470
$38,380 90
14 Washington
$63,660
$50,650 410
15 New York
$63,640
$40,470 640
16 Maine
$61,200
$40,010 110
17 Pennsylvania
$60,570
$55,340 50
18 Maryland
$59,790
$50,990 130
19 Colorado
$52,600
$31,080 200
20 Michigan
$51,670
$21,710 50
21 New Jersey
$50,400
$27,040 550
22 Massachusetts
$47,570
$29,580 150
23 Minnesota
$47,150
$47,150 140
24 Idaho
$38,030
$17,390 50
25 Florida
$37,850
$18,250 330

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of acupuncturists in those states is not available at this time.

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