Respiratory Therapists — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$82,280
10th percentile
$63,660
90th percentile
$118,050
Employment
139,790
- CAMedian $104,820 · Employment 18,650
- TXMedian $79,540 · Employment 12,130
- FLMedian $81,160 · Employment 8,820
- Los Angeles, CAMedian $104,640 · Employment 7,010
- NYMedian $107,810 · Employment 7,010
- New York, NYMedian $110,490 · Employment 7,010
- OHMedian $79,920 · Employment 6,640
- PAMedian $78,490 · Employment 6,530
- GAMedian $83,700 · Employment 5,150
- ILMedian $84,090 · Employment 4,880
- NCMedian $80,090 · Employment 4,630
- MIMedian $79,850 · Employment 4,520
- Houston, TXMedian $80,450 · Employment 3,630
- Chicago, ILMedian $87,060 · Employment 3,620
- AZMedian $79,780 · Employment 3,500
- TNMedian $72,140 · Employment 3,440
- NJMedian $100,810 · Employment 3,350
- VAMedian $82,910 · Employment 3,340
- INMedian $79,730 · Employment 3,170
- MOMedian $78,390 · Employment 3,030
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.