Respiratory Therapist Salary by State

All 51 states ranked by median annual pay for respiratory therapists. The national median is $82,280. ← Back to Respiratory Therapist overview

#	State	Median / yr	Median / hr
1	District of Columbia	$111,950	$53.82
2	New York	$107,810	$51.83
3	California	$104,820	$50.40
4	Massachusetts	$102,170	$49.12
5	Washington	$101,130	$48.62
6	New Jersey	$100,810	$48.47
7	Oregon	$100,560	$48.34
8	Minnesota	$98,710	$47.46
9	Alaska	$97,950	$47.09
10	New Hampshire	$95,940	$46.13
11	Hawaii	$94,210	$45.30
12	Delaware	$91,080	$43.79
13	Maryland	$88,960	$42.77
14	Rhode Island	$86,900	$41.78
15	Colorado	$86,220	$41.45
16	Nevada	$85,480	$41.10
17	Connecticut	$85,230	$40.98
18	Wisconsin	$84,210	$40.48
19	Illinois	$84,090	$40.43
20	Vermont	$83,820	$40.30
21	Georgia	$83,700	$40.24
22	Virginia	$82,910	$39.86
23	Maine	$82,470	$39.65
24	Nebraska	$81,590	$39.22
25	North Dakota	$81,230	$39.06
26	Montana	$81,190	$39.03
27	Florida	$81,160	$39.02
28	Utah	$80,650	$38.77
29	North Carolina	$80,090	$38.51
30	Ohio	$79,920	$38.42
31	Michigan	$79,850	$38.39
32	Arizona	$79,780	$38.36
33	Indiana	$79,730	$38.33
34	Texas	$79,540	$38.24
35	Wyoming	$79,330	$38.14
36	Oklahoma	$78,800	$37.88
37	Pennsylvania	$78,490	$37.74
38	Idaho	$78,460	$37.72
39	Missouri	$78,390	$37.69
40	South Carolina	$77,740	$37.38
41	Kansas	$76,970	$37.01
42	Louisiana	$75,240	$36.17
43	Iowa	$74,760	$35.94
44	Arkansas	$73,870	$35.51
45	Kentucky	$72,750	$34.98
46	Tennessee	$72,140	$34.68
47	New Mexico	$68,870	$33.11
48	West Virginia	$68,670	$33.01
49	South Dakota	$68,240	$32.81
50	Alabama	$66,150	$31.81
51	Mississippi	$63,270	$30.42