Orthotist earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level orthotist earnings begin at:

$59.35 per hour

$123,450 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level orthotist earnings begin at:

$44.68 per hour

$92,940 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level orthotist earnings begin at:

$37.24 per hour

$77,460 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level orthotist earnings begin at:

$28.67 per hour

$59,640 per year

10th percentile

Starting level orthotist earnings begin at:

$18.24 per hour

$37,940 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Orthotist salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Alaska $98,680
Connecticut $93,460
Wisconsin $92,980
Nebraska $92,480
Kansas $91,350
California $88,420
Georgia $84,700
Mississippi $80,060
Utah $79,300
Oregon $78,670
Virginia $78,670
Kentucky $77,780
Missouri $77,630
South Carolina $77,460
New Hampshire $77,450
North Carolina $77,150
Florida $77,060
Nevada $76,990
Vermont $76,800
Delaware $76,620
Massachusetts $75,550
Minnesota $75,390
Maine $75,000
Arkansas $74,760
New York $73,390
Illinois $73,030
Idaho $72,550
Texas $71,990
Hawaii $68,870
Montana $67,130
West Virginia $67,070
North Dakota $65,060
Alabama $64,550
Rhode Island $63,880
South Dakota $63,540
Indiana $63,200
Pennsylvania $62,780
Maryland $62,060
Michigan $61,940
Arizona $61,790
Iowa $61,480
Colorado $60,820
Ohio $59,910
New Mexico $59,590
Louisiana $56,170
Tennessee $48,450
Oklahoma $38,120
District of Columbia $38,110
Puerto Rico $36,350
Washington $179,140
New Jersey $101,230

How do orthotist salaries compare to similar careers?

Orthotists earn 8% less than similar careers in South Carolina. On average, they make less than biomedical engineers but more than nurse educators.

Career Median Salary
Biomedical engineer salary $76K
Physician assistant salary $100K
Anesthesiologist assistant salary $100K
Veterinarian salary $98K
Radiation therapist salary $79K
Orthotist salary $77K
Nuclear medicine technologist salary $75K
Midwife salary $77K
Audiologist salary $74K
Nurse educator salary $66K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)