027 | The Difference Between Getting Paid and Being Profitable

The Chiro Money Show · Apr 9, 2026 · 23m · transcript

If you had to hire a chiropractor tomorrow to come in and take over your patient volume — just the adjustments, not the management, not the business decisions — what would you have to pay them? And after that, would there be anything left over?

In this episode, we walk through a real-world example of a practice owner (we'll call him John) who's bringing in about $300,000 a year in revenue, carrying 60% overhead, and paying himself $100,000. That's only 35% of what he's actually generating — which is less than what most associates would accept as a split.

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