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Chiropractor: what the job is, what it pays, and how to get hired.

The work, the skills that matter, the tools in demand and the pay range, from U.S. government data, plus every TryHired page for the role.

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Updated Oct 24, 2026 · Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · O*NET 31.0
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Median percentile pay

Half of chiropractors earn more than this and half earn less.

Annual
$79,200
Hourly
$38.08
Source
BLS May 2025
Quick answer

Chiropractors assess, treat, and care for patients by manipulation of spine and musculoskeletal system. The median pay is $79,200 a year ($38.08 an hour) (BLS, May 2025). The most commonly reported education requirement is a doctoral degree (82% of workers surveyed by O*NET).

Median pay
$79,200
BLS May 2025
Employed in the U.S.
39,630
BLS May 2025
Preparation
Job Zone 5 of 5
extensive preparation
Most common education
Doctoral Degree
82% of workers
Explore the role

Every page for Chiropractors

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Pay by percentile, state and metro, with a negotiation script.

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Education, training and the skills to build first.

Open →Interview questionsChiropractor interview questions

Questions with what they test, plus practice mode.

Open →Career changeChiropractor career change

Where these skills transfer, with skill match and pay change.

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The work

What chiropractors do day to day

Data Core tasks rated most important by workers in the role (O*NET).

  1. Perform a series of manual adjustments to the spine or other articulations of the body to correct the musculoskeletal system.
  2. Obtain and record patients' medical histories.
  3. Diagnose health problems by reviewing patients' health and medical histories, questioning, observing, and examining patients and interpreting x-rays.
  4. Evaluate the functioning of the neuromuscularskeletal system and the spine using systems of chiropractic diagnosis.
  5. Maintain accurate case histories of patients.
  6. Consult with or refer patients to appropriate health practitioners when necessary.
  7. Advise patients about recommended courses of treatment.
  8. Counsel patients about nutrition, exercise, sleeping habits, stress management, or other matters.
Skills that matter

Ranked by importance to the job

Data O*NET importance ratings. The first three are core.

Active ListeningcoreSpeakingcoreSocial PerceptivenesscoreComplex Problem SolvingJudgment and Decision MakingReading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingService OrientationWriting

Knowledge areas: Medicine and Dentistry, Customer and Personal Service, Biology, Therapy and Counseling, Administration and Management, English Language.

Tools and technology

Software chiropractors use

Data Examples reported for the role; employer demand flags from O*NET.

  • ACOM Solutions RAPID EMRMedical software
  • Acrendo A.I.medMedical software
  • Addison Health Systems WritePad EHRMedical software
  • Advantage Software Chiropractic AdvantageMedical software
  • Billing softwareBilling and invoicing software
  • BioEx Systems Exercise ProMedical software
  • ChiroSoftMedical software
  • ChiroTouch EHRMedical software
  • DataCom Software Business Products M.I.S. ClinicMedical software
  • DocumentPlusMedical software
  • E-Z BIS OfficeMedical software
  • EZClaim medical billing softwareBilling and invoicing software

Also called: Chiropractic Doctor (DC), Chiropractic Neurologist, Chiropractic Physician.

Method

How this page is built

Tasks, skills, tools, education and related roles come from O*NET 31.0. Pay and employment come from the BLS OEWS May 2025 national estimates. The skill-match score is our calculation: Skill match is the correlation between the two occupations' skill profiles: for each of 35 O*NET skills (10 essential, 25 transferable) we multiply importance by level, subtract the average across all occupations, and correlate the two profiles. 100 means identical shape; 0 or below means unrelated. Only occupations that O*NET itself lists as related are compared.

What this page can't tell you
  • How a specific employer defines the job.
  • Pay for self-employed workers (OEWS covers employees).
  • Your own chances: data describes the occupation, not you.
Sources
  1. O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. TryHired selected, ranked and combined the data; O*NET is not responsible for these pages.
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).