SOC 29-1291 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Acupuncturists make in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Acupuncturists in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is $107,880. The 10th percentile is $77,470 and the 90th percentile is $150,350. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$107,880

10th percentile
$77,470
25th percentile
$85,470
Median
$107,880
75th percentile
$140,310
90th percentile
$150,350
Mean
$115,140

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Acupuncturists, the published 10th percentile is $77,470 and the 90th percentile is $150,350. The difference is $72,880, which is 67.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $85,470 to the 75th at $140,310, covers $54,840.

The mean annual wage is $115,140, which sits above the median of $107,880. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH median is 41.9% higher than the national median of $76,040 for Acupuncturists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $99,643, which is 31% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15.6% higher than the Massachusetts median of $93,360.

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Massachusetts, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 108.266, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $107,880 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Acupuncturists at $99,643 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Acupuncturists. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ranks 1st of 2 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 189 miles away, with a median of $100,550 and employment of 1,210. That median is 6.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,328, against $99,643 here.

Highest-paying jobs in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Acupuncturists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Acupuncturists make in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Acupuncturists in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is $107,880. The 10th percentile is $77,470 and the 90th percentile is $150,350.

How does that compare with the national median for Acupuncturists?

The local median is 41.9% higher than the national median of $76,040.

What is Acupuncturists pay in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 108.266, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $107,880 is $99,643. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH compare with nearby metros for Acupuncturists?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 189 miles away, at $100,550. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ranks 1st of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.