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What acupuncturists make

Median

$76,040

Bottom tenth

$38,830

Top tenth

$161,470

The national median is $76,040 a year. The bottom tenth earn $38,830 or less and the top tenth $161,470 or more. These 2025 federal figures count people employed as acupuncturists, and a large share of this profession is self-employed, so the real spread is wider at both ends.