The highest-paying states for all other acupuncturists and healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners (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 all other acupuncturists and healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $142,180, Maryland is the highest paying state for all other acupuncturists and healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $126,060). 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 all other acupuncturists and healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland | $142,180 |
$94,970 | 5,440 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $126,060 |
$73,470 | 400 |
| 3 | Georgia | $112,150 |
$69,690 | 2,600 |
| 4 | Rhode Island | $110,940 |
$57,800 | 280 |
| 5 | North Carolina | $97,470 |
$58,070 | 880 |
| 6 | Montana | $96,490 |
$55,870 | 100 |
| 7 | Virginia | $92,580 |
$60,200 | 310 |
| 8 | Delaware | $88,330 |
$64,670 | 60 |
| 9 | New Hampshire | $87,880 |
$53,390 | 100 |
| 10 | Alaska | $87,750 |
$57,550 | 100 |
| 11 | Oregon | $85,940 |
$45,750 | 790 |
| 12 | Connecticut | $84,960 |
$57,190 | 210 |
| 13 | New Jersey | $84,880 |
$57,540 | 1,960 |
| 14 | Ohio | $84,360 |
$57,830 | 580 |
| 15 | Idaho | $84,280 |
$58,050 | 150 |
| 16 | Michigan | $83,680 |
$47,500 | 750 |
| 17 | Utah | $79,270 |
$53,760 | 170 |
| 18 | Alabama | $77,010 |
$56,390 | 130 |
| 19 | Pennsylvania | $76,530 |
$54,480 | 730 |
| 20 | Massachusetts | $76,040 |
$49,760 | 780 |
| 21 | Nevada | $75,790 |
$29,450 | 190 |
| 22 | Vermont | $75,520 |
$37,590 | 100 |
| 23 | Washington | $75,460 |
$41,810 | 1,400 |
| 24 | Iowa | $73,910 |
$51,860 | 280 |
| 25 | Maine | $73,580 |
$40,460 | 260 |
| 26 | California | $72,210 |
$36,540 | 5,430 |
| 27 | Minnesota | $72,200 |
$43,230 | 730 |
| 28 | Puerto Rico | $70,940 |
$54,660 | 80 |
| 29 | New York | $70,420 |
$42,700 | 2,360 |
| 30 | Wisconsin | $69,510 |
$36,480 | 360 |
| 31 | Wyoming | $68,970 |
$23,880 | 60 |
| 32 | Mississippi | $68,780 |
$55,880 | 130 |
| 33 | South Dakota | $67,650 |
$52,710 | 70 |
| 34 | Texas | $67,120 |
$27,700 | 1,520 |
| 35 | New Mexico | $67,010 |
$29,970 | 170 |
| 36 | Kansas | $66,820 |
$53,450 | 160 |
| 37 | Arizona | $66,330 |
$38,340 | 450 |
| 38 | Missouri | $64,650 |
$46,700 | 220 |
| 39 | Nebraska | $63,700 |
$47,390 | 80 |
| 40 | Colorado | $63,050 |
$39,800 | 890 |
| 41 | Indiana | $62,780 |
$34,040 | 290 |
| 42 | West Virginia | $62,550 |
$53,110 | 330 |
| 43 | Illinois | $62,380 |
$32,620 | 810 |
| 44 | Kentucky | $62,270 |
$48,400 | 140 |
| 45 | South Carolina | $62,270 |
$52,900 | 200 |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $62,260 |
$33,640 | 270 |
| 47 | Arkansas | $60,570 |
$36,190 | 210 |
| 48 | Hawaii | $60,510 |
$31,840 | 240 |
| 49 | Florida | $59,370 |
$21,670 | 1,600 |
| 50 | Tennessee | $56,980 |
$38,930 | 370 |
| 51 | North Dakota | $46,190 |
$34,570 | 60 |