Respiratory Therapists salary by location
National median: $82,280 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $149,680 | +81.9% | 1,060 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $136,200 | +65.5% | 190 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $134,880 | +63.9% | 70 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $134,430 | +63.4% | 1,140 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $130,220 | +58.3% | 2,010 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $123,220 | +49.8% | 200 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $112,430 | +36.6% | 90 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $111,950 | +36.1% | 430 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $110,490 | +34.3% | 7,010 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $108,600 | +32.0% | 130 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $107,810 | +31.0% | 7,010 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $106,910 | +29.9% | 240 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $105,140 | +27.8% | 180 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $105,040 | +27.7% | 1,430 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $104,820 | +27.4% | 18,650 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $104,670 | +27.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $104,640 | +27.2% | 7,010 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $104,580 | +27.1% | 1,560 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $104,360 | +26.8% | 130 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | metropolitan | $104,350 | +26.8% | 110 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $104,220 | +26.7% | 1,130 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $103,870 | +26.2% | 270 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $103,830 | +26.2% | 90 | 2025 |
| Binghamton, NY | metropolitan | $103,200 | +25.4% | 100 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $102,780 | +24.9% | 90 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $102,760 | +24.9% | 370 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $102,250 | +24.3% | 310 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $102,170 | +24.2% | 2,220 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $102,050 | +24.0% | 350 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $101,990 | +24.0% | 1,850 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $101,810 | +23.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $101,130 | +22.9% | 1,860 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $100,920 | +22.7% | 820 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $100,810 | +22.5% | 3,350 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $100,560 | +22.2% | 1,340 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $100,480 | +22.1% | 2,200 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $100,030 | +21.6% | 760 | 2025 |
| Rome, GA | metropolitan | $98,720 | +20.0% | 120 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $98,710 | +20.0% | 1,250 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $98,700 | +20.0% | 160 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $98,320 | +19.5% | 60 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $98,120 | +19.3% | 250 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $98,010 | +19.1% | 260 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $97,950 | +19.0% | 180 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $97,950 | +19.0% | 130 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $95,940 | +16.6% | 360 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $95,520 | +16.1% | 2,670 | 2025 |
| Kingston, NY | metropolitan | $95,170 | +15.7% | 60 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $94,210 | +14.5% | 510 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $94,210 | +14.5% | 440 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | metropolitan | $93,300 | +13.4% | 100 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $91,880 | +11.7% | 130 | 2025 |
| Utica, NY | metropolitan | $91,610 | +11.3% | 90 | 2025 |
| DE | state | $91,080 | +10.7% | 500 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $89,660 | +9.0% | 140 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $89,040 | +8.2% | 630 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $88,960 | +8.1% | 1,800 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $88,790 | +7.9% | 2,990 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $88,020 | +7.0% | 960 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $87,890 | +6.8% | 330 | 2025 |
| Raleigh, NC | metropolitan | $87,820 | +6.7% | 430 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $87,060 | +5.8% | 3,620 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $86,900 | +5.6% | 260 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $86,720 | +5.4% | 510 | 2025 |
| Charlottesville, VA | metropolitan | $86,720 | +5.4% | 120 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $86,660 | +5.3% | 420 | 2025 |
| Racine, WI | metropolitan | $86,460 | +5.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $86,440 | +5.1% | 200 | 2025 |
| Lakeland, FL | metropolitan | $86,300 | +4.9% | 250 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $86,220 | +4.8% | 2,110 | 2025 |
| Prescott Valley, AZ | metropolitan | $86,220 | +4.8% | 60 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $86,030 | +4.6% | 200 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $85,930 | +4.4% | 120 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $85,870 | +4.4% | 1,100 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $85,860 | +4.4% | 280 | 2025 |
| Duluth, MN | metropolitan | $85,700 | +4.2% | 100 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $85,480 | +3.9% | 1,270 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $85,250 | +3.6% | 300 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $85,230 | +3.6% | 1,370 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $85,230 | +3.6% | 240 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $85,110 | +3.4% | 1,020 | 2025 |
| Bismarck, ND | metropolitan | $84,570 | +2.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| Kankakee, IL | metropolitan | $84,490 | +2.7% | 60 | 2025 |
| Fargo, ND | metropolitan | $84,480 | +2.7% | 140 | 2025 |
| Dover, DE | metropolitan | $84,410 | +2.6% | 60 | 2025 |
| Reading, PA | metropolitan | $84,330 | +2.5% | 130 | 2025 |
| Appleton, WI | metropolitan | $84,300 | +2.5% | 60 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $84,210 | +2.3% | 1,940 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $84,090 | +2.2% | 4,880 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | metropolitan | $84,080 | +2.2% | 3,010 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $83,880 | +1.9% | — | 2025 |
| VT | state | $83,820 | +1.9% | 210 | 2025 |
| GA | state | $83,700 | +1.7% | 5,150 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $83,340 | +1.3% | 580 | 2025 |
| Sebastian, FL | metropolitan | $83,310 | +1.3% | 90 | 2025 |
| North Port, FL | metropolitan | $83,110 | +1.0% | 260 | 2025 |
| Michigan City, IN | metropolitan | $82,990 | +0.9% | 50 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $82,990 | +0.9% | 410 | 2025 |
| VA | state | $82,910 | +0.8% | 3,340 | 2025 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | metropolitan | $82,860 | +0.7% | 190 | 2025 |