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

How much do Acupuncturists make in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Acupuncturists in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is $98,240. The 10th percentile is $76,160 and the 90th percentile is $139,930. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$98,240

10th percentile
$76,160
25th percentile
$76,160
Median
$98,240
75th percentile
$123,930
90th percentile
$139,930
Mean
$100,270

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Senior Airman Stephen Czech, a firefighter at Spangdahlem Air Base, in 2021. Photograph by Staff Sgt. Susan Roberts, U.S. Air Force. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Acupuncturists, the published 10th percentile is $76,160 and the 90th percentile is $139,930. The difference is $63,770, which is 64.9% 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 $76,160 to the 75th at $123,930, covers $47,770.

The mean annual wage is $100,270, which sits above the median of $98,240. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA median is 29.2% higher than the national median of $76,040 for Acupuncturists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $88,399, which is 16.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 18.1% higher than the Washington median of $83,200.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 111.133, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $98,240 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Acupuncturists at $88,399 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. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 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).).

  • Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 134 miles away, with a median of $67,210 and employment of 270. That median is 31.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,754, against $88,399 here.

Highest-paying jobs in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Acupuncturists in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is $98,240. The 10th percentile is $76,160 and the 90th percentile is $139,930.

How does that compare with the national median for Acupuncturists?

The local median is 29.2% higher than the national median of $76,040.

What is Acupuncturists pay in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 111.133, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $98,240 is $88,399. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA compare with nearby metros for Acupuncturists?

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 134 miles away, at $67,210. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ranks 1st of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.