Wages vary with the worker's experience and level of responsibility. They also vary with the size and type of employer. Technicians in training earn about half the wage of orthotists and prosthetists.
Full-time orthotists and prosthetists usually receive health and retirement benefits.
Orthotists and prosthetists (SOC 29-2091)
| Location |
Pay Period | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
||
| Illinois | Hourly | $34.15 | $42.26 | $46.81 |
| Yearly | $71,040 | $87,903 | $97,380 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $35.23 | $42.40 | $48.38 |
| Yearly | $73,297 | $88,180 | $100,622 | |
| United States | Hourly | $26.25 | $37.05 | $45.19 |
| Yearly | $54,600 | $77,070 | $93,980 | |