Orthotist earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level orthotist earnings begin at:

$57.47 per hour

$119,530 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level orthotist earnings begin at:

$48.18 per hour

$100,200 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level orthotist earnings begin at:

$44.70 per hour

$92,980 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level orthotist earnings begin at:

$35.66 per hour

$74,170 per year

10th percentile

Starting level orthotist earnings begin at:

$28.69 per hour

$59,670 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 about the same as related careers in Wisconsin. On average, they make less than biomedical engineers but more than registered nurses.

Career Median Salary
Biomedical engineer salary $100K
Veterinarian salary $96K
Diagnostic medical sonographer salary $95K
Nuclear medicine technologist salary $82K
Orthotist salary $93K
Audiologist salary $77K
Nurse educator salary $77K
MRI technologist salary $77K
Clinical nurse specialist salary $77K
Registered nurse salary $77K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)