SOC 29-2091 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Orthotists and Prosthetists

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$81,110
U.S. median hourly wage$38.99
U.S. employment9,390

Nationally, orthotists and prosthetists earned a median of $81,110 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 9,390 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”.

Orthotists and Prosthetists: pay and employment by state
State
New Jersey$118,950$57.192400.1
Washington$105,240$50.592500.1
Utah$96,530$46.41700.0
Maryland$95,030$45.69900.0
Oregon$93,790$45.091200.1
Rhode Island$93,350$44.88Not publishedNot published
Virginia$92,930$44.683400.1
California$91,820$44.151,0500.1
Massachusetts$89,860$43.203500.1
Wisconsin$89,710$43.131400.0
New York$89,610$43.083000.0
Illinois$89,180$42.872400.0
Iowa$87,300$41.97900.1
Oklahoma$83,780$40.28800.0
North Carolina$82,190$39.522600.1
Pennsylvania$81,460$39.164300.1
Florida$81,370$39.125500.1
Maine$81,230$39.05600.1
West Virginia$80,860$38.87700.1
South Dakota$80,760$38.83400.1
Mississippi$80,500$38.70600.1
Nevada$80,390$38.651000.1
South Carolina$79,990$38.462300.1
Arkansas$78,850$37.91400.0
Missouri$78,100$37.552500.1
Texas$77,220$37.135000.0
Connecticut$77,030$37.04Not publishedNot published
Colorado$76,720$36.89Not publishedNot published
Alabama$76,400$36.731000.0
Georgia$75,920$36.501100.0
Michigan$75,810$36.45Not publishedNot published
Minnesota$75,530$36.31900.0
Louisiana$75,460$36.281000.1
Kansas$74,030$35.59Not publishedNot published
New Hampshire$70,400$33.841300.2
Arizona$67,350$32.38700.0
Indiana$66,180$31.821200.0
Puerto Rico$65,360$31.43600.1
Tennessee$65,170$31.332500.1
Ohio$64,870$31.193900.1
Kentucky$64,730$31.12800.0
New Mexico$62,970$30.27700.1
North Dakota$62,570$30.08400.1
Nebraska$61,290$29.471100.1
District of Columbia$44,080$21.191700.2

Pay by metro area

All 57 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$39,100$62,103$85,107$108,110San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $39,100Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $59,390New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $61,140Lincoln, NE — $61,290Akron, OH — $61,450Birmingham, AL — $61,780Columbus, OH — $62,550Pittsburgh, PA — $62,970Omaha, NE-IA — $63,030San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $65,290Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $67,350Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $70,770Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $72,980Cleveland, OH — $74,560Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $75,810Manchester-Nashua, NH — $75,810Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $76,720Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $76,880Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $76,990Kansas City, MO-KS — $77,550Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $79,080Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $80,390Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $80,550Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $80,600Jacksonville, FL — $81,110Ann Arbor, MI — $81,140Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $81,260Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $81,540Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $82,830Springfield, MA — $82,970St. Louis, MO-IL — $83,090Rochester, NY — $83,770Oklahoma City, OK — $83,780Worcester, MA — $84,930Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $84,990Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $85,550Richmond, VA — $87,530Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $89,230Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $89,290Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $89,620Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $90,160Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $91,220Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $91,730Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $91,820Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $92,490Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $93,600Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $95,030Iowa City, IA — $95,290San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $97,290Raleigh-Cary, NC — $98,320Roanoke, VA — $98,380San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $101,230Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $103,070Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $105,420Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $106,990New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $107,520San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $108,110

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.

Orthotists and Prosthetists: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$108,110$51.98500.0
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$107,520$51.693200.0
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$106,990$51.441100.1
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$105,420$50.681300.1
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$103,070$49.552800.0
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$101,230$48.67700.0
Roanoke, VA$98,380$47.30500.3
Raleigh-Cary, NC$98,320$47.27600.1
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$97,290$46.771300.1
Iowa City, IA$95,290$45.81400.4
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$95,030$45.69600.0
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$93,600$45.002000.1
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$92,490$44.47300.0
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$91,820$44.151700.1
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$91,730$44.10700.1
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$91,220$43.861500.0
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$90,160$43.352200.1
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$89,620$43.09800.1
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$89,290$42.93600.1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$89,230$42.90Not publishedNot published
Richmond, VA$87,530$42.08800.1
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$85,550$41.13600.0
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$84,990$40.86800.1
Worcester, MA$84,930$40.83300.1
Oklahoma City, OK$83,780$40.28500.1
Rochester, NY$83,770$40.27300.1
St. Louis, MO-IL$83,090$39.951100.1
Springfield, MA$82,970$39.89300.2
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$82,830$39.822500.1
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$81,540$39.201300.0
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$81,260$39.071600.1
Ann Arbor, MI$81,140$39.01900.4
Jacksonville, FL$81,110$38.99Not publishedNot published
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$80,600$38.75700.0
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$80,550$38.73800.1
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$80,390$38.65700.1
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$79,080$38.02800.0
Kansas City, MO-KS$77,550$37.29Not publishedNot published
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$76,990$37.01800.1
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$76,880$36.96700.0
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$76,720$36.89Not publishedNot published
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$75,810$36.45Not publishedNot published
Manchester-Nashua, NH$75,810$36.45Not publishedNot published
Cleveland, OH$74,560$35.85900.1
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$72,980$35.09500.0
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$70,770$34.021100.1
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$67,350$32.38500.0
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$65,290$31.39900.1
Omaha, NE-IA$63,030$30.30500.1
Pittsburgh, PA$62,970$30.271100.1
Columbus, OH$62,550$30.07900.1
Birmingham, AL$61,780$29.70300.1
Akron, OH$61,450$29.55400.1
Lincoln, NE$61,290$29.47300.2
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$61,140$29.39300.1
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$59,390$28.55500.1
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$39,100$18.80400.1

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.