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Want to work in California as a Chiropractor? Read this first!

11.4% Jobs Projection
$63,170 Median Salary
170 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Chiropractors in California are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Chiropractors in California is growing faster than average.

  • Chiropractors in California earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Chiropractors Work in California?

3,330 people worked as Chiropractors in 2018 in this state.

There were 3,480 Chiropractors employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 150 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 480 Chiropractors working in it, which means California has more Chiropractors than average.

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Job Projections for California

Jobs for Chiropractors in this state are growing at a rate of 11.4% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 12.4%.

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California Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 170 annual job openings, and 4,900 total jobs in 2026 for Chiropractors in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 1,800 annual jobs and 53,300 total jobs in 2026.

What do Chiropractors Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Chiropractors ranged from $41,330 to $128,530 with $63,170 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $19.87 to $61.79. The median hourly rate was $30.37.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $33.72 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $3.35.

The median salary in California is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top California Metros for Chiropractors

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Chiropractors.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,610 $60,860
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 370 $71,510
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 270 $57,180
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 200 $99,130
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA 170 $58,210
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 130 $91,320
Stockton-Lodi, CA 60 $76,170
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 50 $66,770
Salinas, CA 50 $76,280
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 40 $82,210
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 40 $69,920

Top States for Chiropractors Employment

The table below shows the states where most Chiropractors work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 3,330 $63,170
Florida 2,480 $80,560
Texas 2,190 $75,730
New York 1,970 $78,960
Illinois 1,610 $79,450
Ohio 1,360 $77,140
Pennsylvania 1,350 $71,760
Michigan 1,320 $59,590
Wisconsin 1,120 $70,980
Washington 1,110 $63,010
Minnesota 1,100 $82,030
Colorado 970 $56,410
Georgia 950 $59,310
New Jersey 870 $99,070
Arizona 860 $68,670
Virginia 800 $63,560
North Carolina 770 $78,300
Oregon 750 $66,510
Iowa 740 $66,700
Missouri 720 $66,550

Below are the states where Chiropractors get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
New Jersey $99,070
Alaska $91,940
Massachusetts $84,630
Maine $84,170
Rhode Island $83,240
Minnesota $82,030
Hawaii $81,990
Florida $80,560
Indiana $79,890
Illinois $79,450

References

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