Acupuncturists · SOC 29-1291

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Acupuncturistss

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for acupuncturists. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (1 such areas are excluded here). Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 25 of 25 metro areas

Acupuncturists: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$107,880	Not published	Not published
2	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$105,850	Not published	Not published
3	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$101,390	Not published	Not published
4	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$100,920	160	0.1
5	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$100,550	1,210	0.1
6	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$99,360	Not published	Not published
7	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$98,240	Not published	Not published
8	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$91,350	50	0.5
9	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$89,990	90	0.3
10	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$86,530	Not published	Not published
11	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$85,130	50	0.0
12	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$82,890	Not published	Not published
13	Madison, WI	$81,700	30	0.1
14	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$74,860	140	0.1
15	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$70,080	50	0.2
16	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$67,210	270	0.2
17	Urban Honolulu, HI	$64,570	Not published	Not published
18	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$64,490	300	0.2
19	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$64,420	60	0.3
20	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$62,590	450	0.2
21	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$58,620	Not published	Not published
22	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$55,470	380	0.3
23	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$52,000	Not published	Not published
24	Eugene-Springfield, OR	$51,740	60	0.4
25	Raleigh-Cary, NC	$41,390	Not published	Not published

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Acupuncturists overview.

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.