Best Cities for Chiropractorss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where chiropractorss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	New JerseyState	1.57	$134,990	$124,072	16%
2	MaineState	1.36	$107,300	$107,515	14%
3	New YorkState	1.36	$120,950	$107,511	18%
4	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.27	$97,580	$100,391	19%
5	AlaskaState	1.25	$103,500	$99,233	16%
6	ArizonaState	1.25	$100,260	$99,366	18%
7	West VirginiaState	1.25	$83,160	$98,765	12%
8	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.25	$98,630	$99,126	18%
9	North CarolinaState	1.22	$91,540	$96,970	17%
10	OklahomaState	1.22	$85,580	$96,701	14%
11	WashingtonState	1.22	$104,070	$96,990	22%
12	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.21	$91,540	$95,553	20%
13	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.20	$100,410	$94,905	20%
14	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.19	$90,460	$94,033	21%
15	AlabamaState	1.17	$80,990	$92,985	14%
16	KentuckyState	1.17	$81,740	$92,362	14%
17	MississippiState	1.17	$78,450	$92,512	14%
18	TennesseeState	1.16	$83,990	$91,792	18%
19	TexasState	1.16	$87,520	$91,548	19%
20	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.16	$105,290	$92,117	25%
21	WisconsinState	1.14	$83,020	$89,946	16%
22	LouisianaState	1.13	$80,280	$89,101	16%
23	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	1.13	$97,300	$89,677	25%
24	ArkansasState	1.12	$76,290	$88,401	14%
25	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.11	$81,010	$88,054	19%
26	IndianaState	1.09	$77,790	$85,956	16%
27	OhioState	1.09	$77,710	$85,962	16%
28	South CarolinaState	1.09	$79,310	$86,207	19%
29	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.09	$97,800	$86,702	24%
30	Columbus, OHMetro	1.08	$80,090	$85,658	19%
31	VirginiaState	1.07	$88,030	$85,053	21%
32	IdahoState	1.06	$80,770	$83,699	18%
33	IowaState	1.06	$75,050	$84,137	15%
34	North DakotaState	1.06	$77,990	$84,222	15%
35	South DakotaState	1.06	$76,210	$83,932	15%
36	FloridaState	1.05	$84,280	$83,034	24%
37	New MexicoState	1.03	$75,040	$81,565	17%
38	Rhode IslandState	1.03	$81,840	$81,433	22%
39	MinnesotaState	1.02	$79,510	$81,133	19%
40	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.01	$95,990	$79,859	39%
41	MontanaState	1.00	$76,120	$78,963	18%
42	OregonState	1.00	$81,540	$79,165	23%
43	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.00	$78,000	$79,188	26%
44	MarylandState	0.99	$85,330	$78,141	24%
45	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	0.99	$71,220	$78,092	21%
46	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.98	$83,470	$77,430	26%
47	MichiganState	0.97	$71,220	$77,161	19%
48	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.97	$79,450	$76,763	24%
49	ConnecticutState	0.93	$79,560	$73,941	24%
50	MissouriState	0.93	$65,090	$73,465	19%
51	NevadaState	0.93	$74,190	$74,042	23%
52	NebraskaState	0.91	$66,050	$72,186	19%
53	ColoradoState	0.89	$74,040	$70,247	30%
54	MassachusettsState	0.88	$75,940	$69,991	36%
55	PennsylvaniaState	0.88	$67,230	$69,309	23%
56	CaliforniaState	0.86	$75,470	$68,175	36%
57	IllinoisState	0.86	$66,650	$68,429	24%
58	WyomingState	0.85	$62,640	$67,355	19%
59	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	0.85	$62,300	$67,134	25%
60	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.85	$62,230	$67,276	23%
61	HawaiiState	0.84	$72,800	$66,182	39%
62	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.84	$75,940	$66,907	40%
63	GeorgiaState	0.83	$61,660	$66,017	28%
64	New HampshireState	0.83	$69,990	$66,028	27%
65	KansasState	0.81	$57,600	$64,000	22%
66	UtahState	0.68	$53,900	$53,792	33%
67	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.68	$52,000	$53,719	37%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).