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Doctors of Chiropractic Medicine

Median Salary: $67,200 |

Vital members of prosperous economies countrywide, doctors of chiropractic medicine brought home a median yearly pay of $67,200 in 2010. If you break that yearly pay down, doctors of chiropractic medicine brought home $32.30 an hour that year. Incomes fluctuate based on place, experience, and education, which is why it is absolutely essential to get excellent training.

As the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports, there were an approximate 26,250 working as doctors of chiropractic medicine countrywide in 2010. The most successful doctors of chiropractic medicine regularly tend to be social, investigative, and realistic. If you are aiming to progress in this field, it's vital to have the right mix of attributes and solid training.

People aiming to progress in this occupation should be skilled in:

Oral Comprehension
Oral Expression
Speech Recognition
Category Flexibility
Multilimb Coordination

Helpful attributes for doctors of chiropractic medicine include:

Attention to Detail
Independence
Analytical Thinking

A doctor of chiropractic medicine should be knowledgeable in subjects like:

Customer and Personal Service
Biology
Personnel and Human Resources
Clerical
Chemistry

Getting the right training is essential for success as a doctor of chiropractic medicine. You need to prepared when you're asked to begin developing objectives and strategies, judging the qualities of things, services, or people, or developing and building teams, all typical daily tasks. Keep reading for more info on doctors of chiropractic medicine, including incomes and job density for metropolitan areas all over the nation.

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Alabama
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Birmingham	30	$70,000	$33.70	$75,500	$36.30	-68.6%

Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	70	$129,800	$62.40	$166,400+	$80.00+	103.4%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Phoenix	740	$87,800	$42.20	$103,900	$49.90	113.5%
Prescott	40	$83,200	$40.00	$90,000	$43.30	235.3%
Tucson	90	$50,400	$24.20	$73,200	$35.20	27.1%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	90	$75,100	$36.10	$85,300	$41.00	133.3%
Little Rock	NA	$68,600	$33.00	$73,600	$35.40	NA

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	40	$68,300	$32.80	$74,400	$35.80	-30.9%
Fresno	30	$111,700	$53.70	$166,400+	$80.00+	-53.1%
Los Angeles (Area)	890	$75,800	$36.50	$107,300	$51.60	-17.9%
Oakland	100	$98,000	$47.10	$113,600	$54.60	-51.2%
Oxnard	NA	$107,300	$51.60	$131,300	$63.10	NA
Riverside	80	$70,600	$33.90	$77,200	$37.10	-64.3%
Sacramento	NA	$54,400	$26.10	$59,200	$28.50	NA
San Diego	190	$69,700	$33.50	$98,900	$47.50	-24.2%
San Francisco (Area)	160	$63,400	$30.50	$102,400	$49.20	-58%
San Francisco (City)	NA	$52,900	$25.40	$61,500	$29.60	NA
San Jose	130	$62,000	$29.80	$81,500	$39.20	-24.6%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	110	$33,100	$15.90	$49,500	$23.80	262.8%
Colorado Springs	80	$68,500	$32.90	$80,200	$38.60	70.5%
Denver	450	$35,000	$16.80	$62,700	$30.20	83.1%
Grand Junction	40	$57,200	$27.50	$73,100	$35.20	209.2%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	NA	$88,200	$42.40	$101,400	$48.70	NA

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	510	$62,500	$30.10	$102,600	$49.30	-13%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cape Coral	70	$71,800	$34.50	$83,300	$40.00	84.5%
Deltona	40	$68,300	$32.80	$166,400+	$80.00+	19.3%
Gainesville	30	NA	NA	NA	NA	40.1%
Jacksonville	70	$82,800	$39.80	$103,900	$50.00	-40.6%
Lakeland	40	$86,900	$41.80	$99,000	$47.60	2.4%
Miami (Area)	740	$73,700	$35.40	$87,300	$42.00	66.2%
Naples	50	$65,400	$31.40	$87,000	$41.80	106.8%
Orlando	320	$103,300	$49.70	$166,400+	$80.00+	59.4%
Palm Bay	60	$59,700	$28.70	$72,800	$35.00	49.3%
Pensacola	40	$56,800	$27.30	$75,600	$36.30	41.5%
Port St. Lucie	30	$86,000	$41.40	$106,700	$51.30	38.2%
Tampa	200	$61,400	$29.50	$84,400	$40.60	-11.6%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlanta	400	$36,800	$17.70	$66,200	$31.80	-12.6%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	60	$57,400	$27.60	$95,100	$45.70	-27.1%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	100	$61,200	$29.40	$75,500	$36.30	95.7%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	30	$65,600	$31.60	$105,900	$50.90	75.8%
Chicago (Area)	1,090	$68,400	$32.90	$94,500	$45.40	26.1%
Peoria	80	$59,000	$28.40	$75,000	$36.10	126.1%
Rockford	50	$115,900	$55.70	$166,400+	$80.00+	79.2%

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fort Wayne	50	$30,600	$14.70	$50,300	$24.20	21.3%
Indianapolis	110	$134,800	$64.80	$166,400+	$80.00+	-40.1%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Davenport	100	$65,600	$31.50	$72,800	$35.00	161.8%
Des Moines	NA	$62,700	$30.10	$96,000	$46.10	NA
Iowa City	30	$80,700	$38.80	$93,400	$44.90	88.9%

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Wichita	90	$61,700	$29.70	$95,800	$46.00	50.2%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lexington	40	NA	NA	NA	NA	-10.1%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
New Orleans	70	$68,500	$33.00	$76,000	$36.60	-35.3%
Shreveport	30	$66,300	$31.90	$73,500	$35.40	-14%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Portland	40	$46,900	$22.60	$50,900	$24.50	-1.4%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	170	$41,600	$20.00	$66,300	$31.90	-35.7%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	40	$81,700	$39.30	$94,500	$45.40	87%
Boston (Area)	410	$85,400	$41.10	$124,500	$59.90	-17.9%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Detroit (Area)	470	$59,500	$28.60	$85,900	$41.30	33.3%
Flint	70	NA	NA	NA	NA	154.6%
Grand Rapids	90	$45,800	$22.00	$57,200	$27.50	27.1%
Holland	50	$56,900	$27.40	$81,700	$39.30	130.9%
Kalamazoo	70	$53,500	$25.70	$62,000	$29.80	151.2%
Lansing	NA	$42,300	$20.30	$46,200	$22.20	NA

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	50	$69,900	$33.60	$138,400	$66.60	95.2%
Minneapolis	620	$72,800	$35.00	$100,400	$48.30	79.7%
Rochester	30	$70,700	$34.00	$115,800	$55.70	51.7%
St. Cloud	40	$132,000	$63.50	$147,000	$70.70	113.5%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Kansas City	250	$54,800	$26.40	$70,400	$33.90	28%
Springfield	40	$32,900	$15.80	$36,400	$17.50	17.9%
St. Louis	270	$55,800	$26.80	$70,800	$34.10	4.3%

Montana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Missoula	30	$47,700	$22.90	$70,200	$33.80	181.2%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	NA	$42,000	$20.20	$46,800	$22.50	NA
Omaha	160	$42,800	$20.60	$68,000	$32.70	72.9%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Las Vegas	150	$62,500	$30.00	$109,300	$52.60	-11.1%
Reno	40	$82,700	$39.70	$110,000	$52.90	4.3%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	70	$113,800	$54.70	$132,900	$63.90	-15%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	50	$76,000	$36.50	$90,400	$43.40	-38.6%
Buffalo	80	$65,100	$31.30	$71,400	$34.30	-26.1%
New York (Area)	1,420	$81,200	$39.00	$105,000	$50.50	-15%
Poughkeepsie	NA	$83,300	$40.10	$89,100	$42.80	NA
Rochester	50	$64,500	$31.00	$88,200	$42.40	-52.7%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	40	$106,300	$51.10	$166,400+	$80.00+	25.6%
Charlotte	200	$111,300	$53.50	$160,500	$77.20	19.8%
Durham	40	$74,500	$35.80	$95,600	$46.00	-36.2%
Greensboro	50	$105,900	$50.90	$128,800	$61.90	-28.5%
Raleigh	NA	$98,300	$47.30	$108,500	$52.20	NA
Wilmington	40	$60,300	$29.00	$99,600	$47.90	48.8%

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fargo	50	$46,400	$22.30	$101,100	$48.60	92.3%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	50	$94,400	$45.40	$103,500	$49.80	-25.6%
Canton	50	$72,400	$34.80	$111,800	$53.70	54.6%
Cincinnati	190	$122,400	$58.90	$164,400	$79.00	-5.3%
Cleveland	180	$99,600	$47.90	$112,200	$53.90	-9.7%
Columbus	150	$96,700	$46.50	$122,800	$59.10	-19.3%
Dayton	60	$92,200	$44.30	$107,200	$51.50	-22.7%
Youngstown	50	NA	NA	NA	NA	13.5%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Oklahoma City	50	$161,600	$77.70	$166,400+	$80.00+	-58.5%
Tulsa	210	$51,700	$24.90	$72,000	$34.60	151.7%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bend	NA	$29,000	$14.00	$34,900	$16.80	NA
Eugene	50	$107,900	$51.90	$126,300	$60.70	69.1%
Portland	460	NA	NA	NA	NA	132.4%
Salem	50	$150,300	$72.30	$166,400+	$80.00+	58%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	60	NA	NA	NA	NA	-6.3%
Harrisburg	30	$55,600	$26.70	$70,800	$34.10	-48.3%
Lancaster	40	$62,900	$30.20	$73,900	$35.50	-9.7%
Philadelphia (Area)	490	$75,600	$36.30	$110,000	$52.90	-9.7%
Pittsburgh	390	$65,300	$31.40	$78,700	$37.80	70.5%
Scranton	NA	$68,000	$32.70	$72,500	$34.90	NA

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	50	$67,600	$32.50	$73,700	$35.50	-50.2%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	100	NA	NA	NA	NA	81.2%
Columbia	NA	$58,100	$27.90	$63,700	$30.60	NA
Greenville	80	$56,200	$27.00	$60,300	$29.00	35.3%

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Rapid City	NA	$61,600	$29.60	$66,500	$32.00	NA
Sioux Falls	50	$72,700	$35.00	$123,400	$59.40	82.6%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Memphis	50	$56,500	$27.20	$158,100	$76.00	-55.1%
Nashville	50	$106,800	$51.30	$115,300	$55.40	-65.2%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Austin	140	NA	NA	NA	NA	-8.2%
Dallas (Area)	460	$52,200	$25.10	$69,200	$33.30	-21.3%
El Paso	NA	$28,600	$13.70	$54,400	$26.20	NA
Houston	420	$61,200	$29.40	$74,600	$35.90	-19.8%
San Antonio	120	$72,300	$34.80	$79,500	$38.20	-28%

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ogden	NA	$55,100	$26.50	$61,500	$29.60	NA
Salt Lake City	110	$81,600	$39.20	$88,800	$42.70	-10.1%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Richmond	70	NA	NA	NA	NA	-41.5%
Virginia Beach	100	$71,700	$34.50	$104,400	$50.20	-31.9%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bremerton	40	NA	NA	NA	NA	121.3%
Seattle (Area)	260	$117,000	$56.30	$166,400+	$80.00+	-21.7%
Spokane	30	$159,700	$76.80	$166,400+	$80.00+	-26.1%

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Huntington	50	$71,800	$34.50	$87,000	$41.80	141.5%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Green Bay	50	$79,200	$38.10	$131,800	$63.40	40.6%
Janesville	30	$85,500	$41.10	$92,500	$44.50	149.3%
La Crosse	30	NA	NA	NA	NA	133.8%
Madison	120	$53,400	$25.70	$84,500	$40.60	82.6%
Milwaukee	140	$59,600	$28.70	$90,800	$43.70	-12.6%
Oshkosh	40	NA	NA	NA	NA	117.4%

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