Salaries range depending on if you associate (30-60K) vs. operating your own clinic. There are many factors in determining your salary as a chiropractor if you own your own clinic. Some of the major ones include: 1)Start up costs to open 2) Operating expenses of your clinic 3) The amount of patients you see 4) How you get reimbursed. Other factors to think about before going into chiropractic are: 1) Student loan (over 100K) 2)Not being openly accepted in the medical community 3)Your technique and bed side manner. Being a chiropractor is not for everyone. It's for those who have a passion to get people better. This is the true definition of success.