Drag the sliders and everything recalculates: revenue, what hired doctors earn, what the owners keep, and how a new hire plays out from day one. The expansion models cover franchising, licensing, and owned markets.
The full metro, filtered to people who already use chiropractic care, then to the premium cash-pay segment with the means and preference to pay for delivered care. Bars are log-scaled so the small numbers stay visible.
The founder is an owner, so revenue from her own visits goes to owner net rather than wages. This splits the net by source.
One bar per scenario from the buttons above, each using its own settings. Stacks show where the revenue goes.
Hiring happens against a waitlist: the founder runs past capacity first, then hands the new hire a mostly full schedule and returns to normal load. Pay is per visit, and setup is assumed at $4,000 for recruiting, equipment, and credentialing. Bars show cumulative profit from that hire.
| Fact | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Average associate chiropractor salary | $48,739 | Chiropractic Economics annual survey, 2024 |
| Median chiropractor pay, all employed | $79,000 | Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2024 |
| Median student debt at DC graduation | $185,000 | PLOS One, 2025 |
| New DC graduates per year | ~2,800 | American Chiropractic Association |
| Chiropractic campus opening in Tampa Bay | NUHS, Oldsmar FL | NUHS announcement |
| Per diem coverage doctor day rates | $400 to $800 | Illinois Chiropractic Society, locum brokers |
| Commission and per visit pay in chiropractic | Industry standard | Associate contract guides, 25% to 35% of collections is typical |
| Hire structure used here | W2, per visit pay, guaranteed floor first 60 to 90 days | Standard draw structure from commission professions |