Respiratory Therapists Salary

Median Salary
$82,280
per year
Hourly Rate
$39.56
per hour
Employment
139,790
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$63,660
25th percentile
$74,520
Median
$82,280
75th percentile
$98,730
90th percentile
$118,050

💰 Respiratory Therapists Salary by State

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$63K
$112K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
District of Columbia$111,950+36.1%
New York$107,810+31.0%
California$104,820+27.4%
Massachusetts$102,170+24.2%
Washington$101,130+22.9%
New Jersey$100,810+22.5%
Oregon$100,560+22.2%
Minnesota$98,710+20.0%
Alaska$97,950+19.0%
New Hampshire$95,940+16.6%
Hawaii$94,210+14.5%
Delaware$91,080+10.7%
Maryland$88,960+8.1%
Rhode Island$86,900+5.6%
Colorado$86,220+4.8%
Nevada$85,480+3.9%
Connecticut$85,230+3.6%
Wisconsin$84,210+2.3%
Illinois$84,090+2.2%
Vermont$83,820+1.9%
Georgia$83,700+1.7%
Virginia$82,910+0.8%
Maine$82,470+0.2%
Nebraska$81,590-0.8%
North Dakota$81,230-1.3%
Montana$81,190-1.3%
Florida$81,160-1.4%
Utah$80,650-2.0%
North Carolina$80,090-2.7%
Ohio$79,920-2.9%
Michigan$79,850-3.0%
Arizona$79,780-3.0%
Indiana$79,730-3.1%
Texas$79,540-3.3%
Wyoming$79,330-3.6%
Oklahoma$78,800-4.2%
Pennsylvania$78,490-4.6%
Idaho$78,460-4.6%
Missouri$78,390-4.7%
South Carolina$77,740-5.5%
Kansas$76,970-6.5%
Louisiana$75,240-8.6%
Iowa$74,760-9.1%
Arkansas$73,870-10.2%
Kentucky$72,750-11.6%
Tennessee$72,140-12.3%
New Mexico$68,870-16.3%
West Virginia$68,670-16.5%
South Dakota$68,240-17.1%
Alabama$66,150-19.6%
Mississippi$63,270-23.1%

🏙️ Respiratory Therapists Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$149,680+81.9%
Vallejo, CA$136,200+65.5%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$134,880+63.9%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$134,430+63.4%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$130,220+58.3%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$123,220+49.8%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$112,430+36.6%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$110,490+34.3%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$108,600+32.0%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$106,910+29.9%
Reno, NV$105,140+27.8%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$105,040+27.7%
Napa, CA$104,670+27.2%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$104,640+27.2%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$104,580+27.1%
Salem, OR$104,360+26.8%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$104,350+26.8%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$104,220+26.7%
Modesto, CA$103,870+26.2%
Redding, CA$103,830+26.2%
Binghamton, NY$103,200+25.4%
Medford, OR$102,780+24.9%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$102,760+24.9%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$102,250+24.3%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$102,050+24.0%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$101,990+24.0%
Merced, CA$101,810+23.7%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$100,920+22.7%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$100,480+22.1%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$100,030+21.6%
Rome, GA$98,720+20.0%
Rochester, MN$98,700+20.0%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$98,320+19.5%
Worcester, MA$98,120+19.3%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$98,010+19.1%
Anchorage, AK$97,950+19.0%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$95,520+16.1%
Kingston, NY$95,170+15.7%
Urban Honolulu, HI$94,210+14.5%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$93,300+13.4%
Boulder, CO$91,880+11.7%
Utica-Rome, NY$91,610+11.3%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$89,660+9.0%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$89,040+8.2%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$88,790+7.9%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$88,020+7.0%
Colorado Springs, CO$87,890+6.8%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$87,820+6.7%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$87,060+5.8%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$86,720+5.4%
Charlottesville, VA$86,720+5.4%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$86,660+5.3%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$86,460+5.1%
Portland-South Portland, ME$86,440+5.1%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$86,300+4.9%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$86,220+4.8%
Springfield, MA$86,030+4.6%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$85,930+4.4%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$85,870+4.4%
Syracuse, NY$85,860+4.4%
Duluth, MN-WI$85,700+4.2%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$85,250+3.6%
New Haven, CT$85,230+3.6%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$85,110+3.4%
Bismarck, ND$84,570+2.8%
Kankakee, IL$84,490+2.7%
Fargo, ND-MN$84,480+2.7%
Dover, DE$84,410+2.6%
Reading, PA$84,330+2.5%
Appleton, WI$84,300+2.5%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$84,080+2.2%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$83,880+1.9%
Fresno, CA$83,340+1.3%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$83,310+1.3%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$83,110+1.0%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$82,990+0.9%
Rochester, NY$82,990+0.9%
Port St. Lucie, FL$82,860+0.7%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$82,760+0.6%
Missoula, MT$82,580+0.4%
Ogden, UT$82,380+0.1%
Green Bay, WI$82,300+0.0%
Toledo, OH$82,280+0.0%
Canton-Massillon, OH$82,200-0.1%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$82,200-0.1%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$82,070-0.3%
Visalia, CA$82,030-0.3%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$82,020-0.3%
Columbus, OH$81,860-0.5%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$81,770-0.6%
Jacksonville, FL$81,760-0.6%
Richmond, VA$81,750-0.6%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$81,730-0.7%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$81,720-0.7%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$81,630-0.8%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$81,600-0.8%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$81,600-0.8%
Lincoln, NE$81,590-0.8%
Asheville, NC$81,550-0.9%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$81,540-0.9%
Madison, WI$81,530-0.9%
Lynchburg, VA$81,470-1.0%
Battle Creek, MI$81,440-1.0%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$81,420-1.0%
Grand Junction, CO$81,290-1.2%
Monroe, MI$81,290-1.2%
Omaha, NE-IA$81,270-1.2%
Bangor, ME$81,020-1.5%
Wilmington, NC$81,020-1.5%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$80,990-1.6%
Eau Claire, WI$80,900-1.7%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$80,880-1.7%
Pueblo, CO$80,860-1.7%
Oklahoma City, OK$80,810-1.8%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$80,790-1.8%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$80,730-1.9%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$80,680-1.9%
Fayetteville, NC$80,650-2.0%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$80,530-2.1%
Amarillo, TX$80,470-2.2%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$80,450-2.2%
Cleveland, OH$80,360-2.3%
Tulsa, OK$80,250-2.5%
Winston-Salem, NC$80,250-2.5%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$80,140-2.6%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$80,090-2.7%
Lancaster, PA$80,060-2.7%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$80,040-2.7%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$79,960-2.8%
Chambersburg, PA$79,910-2.9%
Ann Arbor, MI$79,850-3.0%
Billings, MT$79,820-3.0%
Columbia, SC$79,780-3.0%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$79,760-3.1%
York-Hanover, PA$79,540-3.3%
Twin Falls, ID$79,520-3.4%
Mobile, AL$79,490-3.4%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$79,450-3.4%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$79,410-3.5%
St. Louis, MO-IL$79,210-3.7%
Clarksville, TN-KY$79,150-3.8%
Kansas City, MO-KS$79,140-3.8%
Evansville, IN$78,990-4.0%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$78,980-4.0%
Tallahassee, FL$78,950-4.0%
Akron, OH$78,940-4.1%
Texarkana, TX-AR$78,880-4.1%
Roanoke, VA$78,820-4.2%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$78,750-4.3%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$78,750-4.3%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$78,740-4.3%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$78,700-4.4%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$78,700-4.4%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$78,650-4.4%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$78,600-4.5%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$78,560-4.5%
Florence, SC$78,550-4.5%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$78,530-4.6%
Longview, TX$78,520-4.6%
Boise City, ID$78,460-4.6%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$78,390-4.7%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$78,380-4.7%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$78,350-4.8%
Springfield, IL$78,340-4.8%
Tucson, AZ$78,320-4.8%
Williamsport, PA$78,300-4.8%
Savannah, GA$78,200-5.0%
Corpus Christi, TX$78,130-5.0%
Bloomington, IN$78,100-5.1%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$78,080-5.1%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$78,070-5.1%
Springfield, OH$78,020-5.2%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$77,900-5.3%
Homosassa Springs, FL$77,830-5.4%
Flint, MI$77,760-5.5%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$77,720-5.5%
Peoria, IL$77,660-5.6%
Rockford, IL$77,640-5.6%
Kenosha, WI$77,570-5.7%
Lima, OH$77,570-5.7%
Jefferson City, MO$77,500-5.8%
Fort Wayne, IN$77,390-5.9%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$77,390-5.9%
Midland, TX$77,370-6.0%
Enid, OK$77,230-6.1%
Topeka, KS$77,190-6.2%
Columbus, GA-AL$77,150-6.2%
Montgomery, AL$76,920-6.5%
Tyler, TX$76,800-6.7%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$76,680-6.8%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$76,660-6.8%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$76,590-6.9%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$76,560-7.0%
Warner Robins, GA$76,560-7.0%
Albany, GA$76,540-7.0%
Lubbock, TX$76,530-7.0%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$76,440-7.1%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$76,220-7.4%
Lafayette, LA$76,210-7.4%
San Angelo, TX$76,200-7.4%
Gainesville, FL$76,170-7.4%
Victoria, TX$76,110-7.5%
Paducah, KY-IL$76,100-7.5%
Hammond, LA$75,990-7.6%
Monroe, LA$75,770-7.9%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$75,650-8.1%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$75,650-8.1%
Bloomington, IL$75,490-8.3%
El Paso, TX$75,490-8.3%
Pittsburgh, PA$75,470-8.3%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$75,460-8.3%
Waco, TX$75,370-8.4%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$75,300-8.5%
Iowa City, IA$75,110-8.7%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$74,660-9.3%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$74,650-9.3%
Killeen-Temple, TX$74,370-9.6%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$74,350-9.6%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$74,300-9.7%
Baton Rouge, LA$74,220-9.8%
Dubuque, IA$74,190-9.8%
Elizabethtown, KY$74,040-10.0%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$73,940-10.1%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$73,860-10.2%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$73,840-10.3%
Rocky Mount, NC$73,830-10.3%
State College, PA$73,690-10.4%
Lake Charles, LA$73,680-10.5%
Yuma, AZ$73,580-10.6%
Sherman-Denison, TX$73,530-10.6%
Pocatello, ID$73,270-11.0%
Mansfield, OH$72,860-11.4%
Springfield, MO$72,490-11.9%
Wichita, KS$71,330-13.3%
Abilene, TX$71,260-13.4%
Johnstown, PA$71,210-13.5%
Alexandria, LA$71,140-13.5%
Casper, WY$70,980-13.7%
Columbia, MO$69,400-15.7%
Sandusky, OH$69,360-15.7%
Greenville, NC$69,310-15.8%
Albuquerque, NM$68,870-16.3%
Charleston, WV$68,670-16.5%
Bowling Green, KY$68,490-16.8%
Spartanburg, SC$67,700-17.7%
Beckley, WV$67,600-17.8%
Farmington, NM$67,600-17.8%
Valdosta, GA$67,600-17.8%
Jackson, MS$67,500-18.0%
Birmingham, AL$67,480-18.0%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$66,990-18.6%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$66,910-18.7%
Cedar Rapids, IA$66,830-18.8%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$66,740-18.9%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$66,660-19.0%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$66,460-19.2%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$66,040-19.7%
Joplin, MO-KS$65,630-20.2%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$65,390-20.5%
Jackson, TN$65,310-20.6%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$65,070-20.9%
Knoxville, TN$64,800-21.2%
Huntsville, AL$64,330-21.8%
Tuscaloosa, AL$64,140-22.0%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$63,800-22.5%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$63,630-22.7%
Las Cruces, NM$62,960-23.5%
Gadsden, AL$62,800-23.7%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$62,740-23.7%
Erie, PA$62,480-24.1%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$62,260-24.3%
Dothan, AL$61,290-25.5%
Hattiesburg, MS$60,170-26.9%
Altoona, PA$59,980-27.1%
Jacksonville, NC$54,790-33.4%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$38,410-53.3%
Puerto Rico$35,000-57.5%
Mayaguez, PR$26,910-67.3%
Ponce, PR$25,780-68.7%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.