Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries
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Orthotists and Prosthetists
Orthotists and Prosthetists design, measure, fit, and adapt orthopedic braces, appliances or prostheses, such as limbs or facial parts for patients with disabling conditions.
Table of contents
- Average salary
- Starting salary
- Salary rank
- Salary range
- Highest paying states
- Highest paying industries
Average salary
Starting salary
Entry-level Orthotists and Prosthetists with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $41,790 to $53,770 per year or $20 to $26 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.
Salary rank
We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Orthotists and Prosthetists to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.
Salary range
| Level | Hourly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| Highest (Top 10%) | $53 | $110,130 |
| Senior (Top 25%) | $43 | $89,240 |
| Middle (Mid 50%) | $34 | $70,190 |
| Junior (Bottom 25%) | $26 | $53,770 |
| No experience (Bottom 10%) | $20 | $41,790 |
Highest paying states
| State | Hourly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| MS | $55 | $115,390 |
| CT | $50 | $103,850 |
| NJ | $44 | $92,250 |
| MD | $43 | $89,020 |
| NV | $43 | $88,900 |
| CA | $42 | $88,340 |
| NH | $39 | $81,100 |
| WA | $39 | $80,930 |
| ME | $39 | $80,450 |
| RI | $38 | $80,050 |
Another simple way to increase your salary as an Orthotist and Prosthetist is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like MS doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at MS might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.
According to BLS, the highest paid Orthotists and Prosthetists are in the states of MS, CT, NJ, MD and NV.
Highest paying industries
| Salary by industry | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing | $83320 | $40.06 |
| Offices of Dentists | $82800 | $39.81 |
| Outpatient Care Centers | $80840 | $38.86 |
| Federal Executive Branch | $78000 | $37.50 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners | $73210 | $35.20 |
| Offices of Physicians | $69820 | $33.57 |
| Health and Personal Care Stores | $69440 | $33.39 |
| Specialty Hospitals | $69400 | $33.37 |
| Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | $69100 | $33.22 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | $59280 | $28.50 |
| Shoe Stores | $58860 | $28.30 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $58360 | $28.06 |
| Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories | $51280 | $24.65 |
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