United States
Acupuncturists salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$78,140
Acupuncturists in the United States earn a median of $78,140 a year, about $37.57 an hour.
Median
$78,140
per year
Hourly
$37.57
as published
Mean
$89,750
pulled up by top earners
Workers
8,440
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $77,640 | -1% |
| Oregon | State | $63,620 | -19% |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | Metro | $63,620 | -19% |
| New Jersey | State | $86,550 | +11% |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Metro | $91,650 | +17% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Metro | $93,820 | +20% |
| Washington | State | $73,420 | -6% |
| North Carolina | State | $73,100 | -6% |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | Metro | $106,710 | +37% |
| Minnesota | State | $124,640 | +60% |
| Missouri | State | $80,360 | +3% |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | Metro | $126,600 | +62% |
| Georgia | State | $60,440 | -23% |
| Massachusetts | State | $135,250 | +73% |
| Wisconsin | State | $74,450 | -5% |
| Idaho | State | $37,430 | -52% |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | Metro | $55,200 | -29% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $135,260 | +73% |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | Metro | $67,410 | -14% |
| Maine | State | $66,320 | -15% |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | Metro | $128,940 | +65% |
| Alaska | State | $82,040 | +5% |
| Rochester, NY | Metro | $47,460 | -39% |
| Anchorage, AK | Metro | $65,400 | -16% |
| Medford, OR | Metro | $49,920 | -36% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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