SOC 29-1291 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Acupuncturists
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
Nationally, acupuncturists earned a median of $76,040 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 7,830 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.
National pay distribution
Pay by state
Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
| State | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | $141,430 | $68.00 | Not published | Not published |
| New Jersey | $125,260 | $60.22 | 240 | 0.1 |
| Indiana | $120,490 | $57.93 | 30 | 0.0 |
| Maryland | $101,650 | $48.87 | Not published | Not published |
| Massachusetts | $93,360 | $44.88 | Not published | Not published |
| Missouri | $89,000 | $42.79 | Not published | Not published |
| New York | $86,120 | $41.40 | 1,160 | 0.1 |
| Arizona | $85,300 | $41.01 | 70 | 0.0 |
| Kentucky | $85,130 | $40.93 | 60 | 0.0 |
| Wisconsin | $84,820 | $40.78 | 170 | 0.1 |
| Washington | $83,200 | $40.00 | Not published | Not published |
| Maine | $83,040 | $39.92 | Not published | Not published |
| New Hampshire | $77,470 | $37.24 | Not published | Not published |
| North Carolina | $76,500 | $36.78 | 320 | 0.1 |
| California | $75,530 | $36.31 | 2,520 | 0.1 |
| Georgia | $73,980 | $35.57 | 140 | 0.0 |
| Florida | $69,990 | $33.65 | 900 | 0.1 |
| Minnesota | $69,690 | $33.51 | 210 | 0.1 |
| Texas | $66,530 | $31.98 | Not published | Not published |
| Michigan | $65,490 | $31.49 | Not published | Not published |
| Oregon | $64,870 | $31.19 | 360 | 0.2 |
| Hawaii | $64,570 | $31.04 | Not published | Not published |
| Utah | $58,620 | $28.18 | Not published | Not published |
| Colorado | $56,950 | $27.38 | Not published | Not published |
Pay by metro area
All 26 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.
Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
| Metro area | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $107,880 | $51.87 | Not published | Not published |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $105,850 | $50.89 | Not published | Not published |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $101,390 | $48.75 | Not published | Not published |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $100,920 | $48.52 | 160 | 0.1 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $100,550 | $48.34 | 1,210 | 0.1 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $99,360 | $47.77 | Not published | Not published |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $98,240 | $47.23 | Not published | Not published |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $91,350 | $43.92 | 50 | 0.5 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $89,990 | $43.26 | 90 | 0.3 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $86,530 | $41.60 | Not published | Not published |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $85,130 | $40.93 | 50 | 0.0 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $82,890 | $39.85 | Not published | Not published |
| Madison, WI | $81,700 | $39.28 | 30 | 0.1 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $74,860 | $35.99 | 140 | 0.1 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $70,080 | $33.69 | 50 | 0.2 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $67,210 | $32.31 | 270 | 0.2 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $64,570 | $31.04 | Not published | Not published |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $64,490 | $31.00 | 300 | 0.2 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $64,420 | $30.97 | 60 | 0.3 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $62,590 | $30.09 | 450 | 0.2 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $58,620 | $28.18 | Not published | Not published |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $55,470 | $26.67 | 380 | 0.3 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $52,000 | $25.00 | Not published | Not published |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $51,740 | $24.88 | 60 | 0.4 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $41,390 | $19.90 | Not published | Not published |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | Not published | Not published | 80 | 0.1 |
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.