Table 1

VHA chiropractor employee workforce trends

FY2016201720182019
Total DCs102107131167
FTE92.297.4122.5159.2
Female DCs20 (19.6%)21 (19.6%)25 (19.1%)42 (25.1%)
White DCs**90 (88.2%)94 (87.9%)114 (87.0%)132 (79.0%)
Veteran DCs19 (18.6%)21 (19.6%)31 (23.7%)34 (20.4%)
Mean age, years46.64746.545.9
Mean years in VHA4.65.25.45.2
Mean annual salary$99,980$101,998$104,739$104,959

VHA Veterans Health Administration,
DC doctor of chiropractic,
FY fiscal year,
wRVU work relative value unit,
MCG Medical Complexity Grouping,
FTE full-time equivalent

**Based on race/ethnicity categories: white, Asian, Black, Hispanic, or other