Respiratory Therapists salary
The median pay for respiratory therapists in the United States is $82,280 a year. About 139,790 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $63,660
- 25th percentile
- $74,520
- Median percentile
- $82,280
- 75th percentile
- $98,730
- 90th percentile
- $118,050
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $111,950
- New York $107,810
- California $104,820
- Massachusetts $102,170
- Washington $101,130
- New Jersey $100,810
- Oregon $100,560
- Minnesota $98,710
- Alaska $97,950
- New Hampshire $95,940
- Hawaii $94,210
- Delaware $91,080
- Maryland $88,960
- Rhode Island $86,900
- Colorado $86,220
- Nevada $85,480
- Connecticut $85,230
- Wisconsin $84,210
- Illinois $84,090
- Vermont $83,820
- Georgia $83,700
- Virginia $82,910
- Maine $82,470
- Nebraska $81,590
- North Dakota $81,230
- Montana $81,190
- Florida $81,160
- Utah $80,650
- North Carolina $80,090
- Ohio $79,920
- Michigan $79,850
- Arizona $79,780
- Indiana $79,730
- Texas $79,540
- Wyoming $79,330
- Oklahoma $78,800
- Pennsylvania $78,490
- Idaho $78,460
- Missouri $78,390
- South Carolina $77,740
- Kansas $76,970
- Louisiana $75,240
- Iowa $74,760
- Arkansas $73,870
- Kentucky $72,750
- Tennessee $72,140
- New Mexico $68,870
- West Virginia $68,670
- South Dakota $68,240
- Alabama $66,150
- Mississippi $63,270
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $149,680
- Vallejo, CA $136,200
- Santa Cruz, CA $134,880
- Sacramento, CA $134,430
- San Francisco, CA $130,220
- Santa Rosa, CA $123,220
- San Luis Obispo, CA $112,430
- New York, NY $110,490
- Santa Maria, CA $108,600
- Kiryas Joel, NY $106,910
- Reno, NV $105,140
- San Diego, CA $105,040
- Napa, CA $104,670
- Los Angeles, CA $104,640
- Boston, MA $104,580
- Salem, OR $104,360
- Atlantic City, NJ $104,350
- Seattle, WA $104,220
- Modesto, CA $103,870
- Redding, CA $103,830
- Binghamton, NY $103,200
- Medford, OR $102,780
- Bakersfield, CA $102,760
- Oxnard, CA $102,250
- Stockton, CA $102,050
- Washington, DC $101,990
- Merced, CA $101,810
- Minneapolis, MN $100,920
- Riverside, CA $100,480
- Portland, OR $100,030
- Rome, GA $98,720
- Rochester, MN $98,700
- Kennewick, WA $98,320
- Worcester, MA $98,120
- Bridgeport, CT $98,010
- Anchorage, AK $97,950
- Atlanta, GA $95,520
- Kingston, NY $95,170
- Urban Honolulu, HI $94,210
- Manchester, NH $93,300
- Boulder, CO $91,880
- Utica, NY $91,610
- Waterbury, CT $89,660
- Milwaukee, WI $89,040
- Philadelphia, PA $88,790
- Baltimore, MD $88,020
- Colorado Springs, CO $87,890
- Raleigh, NC $87,820
- Chicago, IL $87,060
- Buffalo, NY $86,720
- Charlottesville, VA $86,720
- Providence, RI $86,660
- Racine, WI $86,460
- Portland, ME $86,440
- Lakeland, FL $86,300
- Prescott Valley, AZ $86,220
- Springfield, MA $86,030
- Eugene, OR $85,930
- Denver, CO $85,870
- Syracuse, NY $85,860
- Duluth, MN $85,700
- Albany, NY $85,250
- New Haven, CT $85,230
- Las Vegas, NV $85,110
- Bismarck, ND $84,570
- Kankakee, IL $84,490
- Fargo, ND $84,480
- Dover, DE $84,410
- Reading, PA $84,330
- Appleton, WI $84,300
- Dallas, TX $84,080
- Fresno, CA $83,340
- Sebastian, FL $83,310
- North Port, FL $83,110
- Michigan City, IN $82,990
- Rochester, NY $82,990
- Port St. Lucie, FL $82,860
- Austin, TX $82,760
- Missoula, MT $82,580
- Ogden, UT $82,380
- Green Bay, WI $82,300
- Toledo, OH $82,280
- Canton, OH $82,200
- Lake Havasu City, AZ $82,200
- Orlando, FL $82,070
- Visalia, CA $82,030
- Charlotte, NC $82,020
- Columbus, OH $81,860
- Hartford, CT $81,770
- Jacksonville, FL $81,760
- Richmond, VA $81,750
- Athens, GA $81,730
- Indianapolis, IN $81,720
- Tampa, FL $81,630
- Cincinnati, OH $81,600
- Janesville, WI $81,600
- Lincoln, NE $81,590
- Asheville, NC $81,550
- Pensacola, FL $81,540
- Madison, WI $81,530
- Lynchburg, VA $81,470
- Battle Creek, MI $81,440
- Dayton, OH $81,420
- Grand Junction, CO $81,290
- Monroe, MI $81,290
- Omaha, NE $81,270
- Bangor, ME $81,020
- Wilmington, NC $81,020
- Virginia Beach, VA $80,990
- Eau Claire, WI $80,900
- Miami, FL $80,880
- Pueblo, CO $80,860
- Oklahoma City, OK $80,810
- Detroit, MI $80,790
- Macon, GA $80,730
- Cape Coral, FL $80,680
- Fayetteville, NC $80,650
- Crestview, FL $80,530
- Amarillo, TX $80,470
- Houston, TX $80,450