According to the U.S. Department of Labor, acupuncturists earned between $ 20.00 per hour or $41,600 annually and $67.63 per hour or $140,660 annually in May 2023. The average pay for professionals in this field was $37.60 per hour or $78,220 annually.
According to Payscale.com, those with less than one year of experience earned $28.00 per hour, while those between one and four years earned $39.61. Acupuncturists with between five and nine years of experience were paid $39.96 per hour, and those who had been in the profession for between 10 and 19 years earned an hourly rate of $51.12. The most experienced acupuncturists (over 20 years of experience) earned $65 per hour.
As with any other form of self-employment, income is directly related to the number of hours an acupuncturist works and the rates they can charge. Rates increase with experience. Like self-employed individuals, acupuncturists must provide their own insurance, vacation, and retirement benefits.