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Respiratory Therapists Salary by City
Respiratory Therapists Salary by City (2024)
277 metro areas · National average: $78,140 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024
The table below shows Respiratory Therapists salaries across 277 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
San Jose, CA $140,650
$137,080
$100,090
$171,780
Vallejo, CA $127,320
$132,520
$83,890
$151,890
San Francisco, CA $126,370
$131,320
$94,930
$152,030
Santa Rosa, CA $119,520
$129,640
$92,800
$143,880
Sacramento, CA $117,160
$129,180
$82,110
$141,850
New York, NY $109,720
$104,840
$84,560
$128,340
Redding, CA $108,290
$119,560
$78,610
$127,950
Modesto, CA $107,530
$103,820
$78,590
$142,530
Santa Maria, CA $107,470
$104,890
$77,770
$144,130
Merced, CA $106,620
$98,150
$79,800
$132,460
Oxnard, CA $103,180
$100,970
$72,180
$130,990
Stockton, CA $102,800
$97,280
$77,710
$130,090
Los Angeles, CA $102,370
$101,250
$80,840
$126,850
San Diego, CA $101,590
$102,590
$78,130
$126,350
Boston, MA $98,950
$99,780
$80,180
$122,710
Seattle, WA $98,950
$98,910
$76,790
$123,080
Kiryas Joel, NY $98,890
$95,530
$67,710
$117,000
Vineland, NJ $98,730
$98,020
$74,480
$98,020
Bakersfield, CA $97,020
$98,590
$68,830
$130,940
Rochester, MN $97,020
$93,820
$80,510
$103,240
Washington, DC $95,830
$96,620
$76,750
$118,940
Anchorage, AK $94,820
$100,170
$76,900
$104,610
Portland, OR $94,700
$99,780
$80,290
$104,900
Urban Honolulu, HI $94,200
$94,670
$85,700
$99,760
Fresno, CA $94,140
$84,650
$66,100
$127,570
Riverside, CA $93,470
$97,080
$65,630
$125,930
Atlanta, GA $93,410
$88,870
$71,560
$111,330
Bridgeport, CT $92,900
$85,540
$79,890
$110,470
Minneapolis, MN $92,410
$92,220
$76,220
$100,600
Kennewick, WA $91,230
$96,480
$77,590
$117,930
Mount Vernon, WA $91,120
$95,480
$77,670
$100,440
Bellingham, WA $90,280
$97,150
$76,950
$119,130
Binghamton, NY $89,780
$82,850
$71,990
$101,980
New Haven, CT $89,620
$82,970
$74,430
$106,740
Naples, FL $89,610
$81,910
$67,000
$99,660
Worcester, MA $89,510
$85,920
$72,240
$108,300
Eugene, OR $89,330
$83,960
$81,520
$107,950
Montgomery, AL $88,680
$74,160
$51,760
$166,380
Rochester, NY $88,590
$83,370
$71,960
$104,630
Jackson, MS $88,520
$67,790
$53,100
$178,900
Hartford, CT $88,420
$81,060
$69,930
$101,100
Spokane, WA $88,410
$94,530
$67,510
$105,540
Raleigh, NC $87,770
$83,580
$65,060
$127,140
Lexington Park, MD $87,310
$83,160
$78,540
$99,230
Reno, NV $87,300
$87,880
$65,870
$104,920
Baltimore, MD $87,180
$84,870
$73,020
$105,590
Albany, NY $86,930
$82,770
$71,440
$99,350
Atlantic City, NJ $86,620
$100,780
$45,440
$113,920
Utica, NY $86,620
$81,020
$64,450
$98,310
Racine, WI $86,590
$83,510
$77,070
$97,300
Boulder, CO $86,330
$88,310
$66,890
$103,030
Philadelphia, PA $86,250
$85,680
$70,150
$101,570
Milwaukee, WI $86,050
$83,010
$68,050
$97,210
Chicago, IL $85,480
$82,900
$69,110
$98,370
Virginia Beach, VA $85,040
$79,960
$64,390
$100,690
Appleton, WI $84,900
$81,350
$66,300
$98,150
Las Vegas, NV $84,860
$79,390
$64,340
$115,330
Tampa, FL $84,730
$80,350
$64,910
$99,090
Springfield, MA $84,500
$82,000
$71,380
$99,460
Waterbury, CT $84,340
$79,920
$69,310
$90,350
Dallas, TX $84,070
$81,640
$66,080
$94,830
Buffalo, NY $83,900
$83,680
$69,330
$100,340
Providence, RI $83,870
$83,300
$66,690
$104,010
Dayton, OH $83,770
$82,780
$65,460
$97,080
Burlington, NC $83,760
$82,780
$62,400
$100,260
Salt Lake City, UT $83,600
$78,040
$65,270
$103,500
Miami, FL $83,530
$81,270
$62,950
$104,580
Norwich, CT $83,450
$80,240
$66,570
$100,820
Manchester, NH $83,210
$83,560
$68,720
$97,220
Ann Arbor, MI $83,130
$81,720
$71,020
$91,380
Longview, TX $83,060
$76,490
$60,670
$140,650
Reading, PA $82,960
$81,440
$63,010
$102,200
Kenosha, WI $82,800
$82,990
$68,140
$96,020
Pensacola, FL $82,720
$80,950
$61,980
$97,290
Provo, UT $82,690
$78,990
$65,850
$96,440
Fort Collins, CO $82,630
$83,900
$67,360
$102,610
Denver, CO $82,300
$81,490
$62,890
$101,630
Columbus, OH $82,200
$81,390
$65,560
$99,430
Syracuse, NY $82,190
$82,850
$64,510
$103,820
Albany, GA $82,100
$86,870
$69,100
$86,870
Rome, GA $82,070
$68,470
$64,240
$148,220
Dalton, GA $81,940
$77,720
$65,520
$94,400
Lakeland, FL $81,940
$80,620
$60,420
$97,520
Austin, TX $81,660
$79,000
$62,880
$98,990
Janesville, WI $81,520
$81,050
$71,070
$93,520
North Port, FL $81,500
$81,740
$67,210
$98,210
Orlando, FL $81,290
$80,540
$63,160
$98,200
Charlottesville, VA $81,280
$83,680
$65,480
$93,000
Cape Coral, FL $80,980
$83,520
$75,910
$86,900
Kankakee, IL $80,940
$81,890
$65,260
$97,800
Portland, ME $80,760
$79,330
$65,640
$103,440
Richmond, VA $80,550
$80,070
$52,120
$94,540
Colorado Springs, CO $80,460
$80,400
$64,120
$97,480
Cincinnati, OH $80,240
$79,730
$64,660
$97,980
Kansas City, MO $79,990
$79,950
$64,660
$94,160
Pittsfield, MA $79,990
$80,520
$62,580
$95,950
Ogden, UT $79,890
$79,240
$65,070
$96,460
Eau Claire, WI $79,870
$78,890
$61,800
$93,130
Green Bay, WI $79,550
$78,150
$62,820
$89,370
Madison, WI $79,510
$81,690
$67,450
$94,940
Toledo, OH $79,440
$78,310
$61,830
$94,300
Port St. Lucie, FL $79,220
$79,710
$63,490
$94,480
Cleveland, OH $79,170
$78,130
$65,860
$93,490
Athens, GA $78,870
$78,790
$63,920
$95,920
Houston, TX $78,850
$77,680
$55,120
$96,570
Billings, MT $78,840
$81,050
$61,910
$89,440
Pueblo, CO $78,680
$77,780
$61,190
$103,080
Duluth, MN $78,660
$80,200
$67,990
$95,480
Bismarck, ND $78,560
$77,390
$62,380
$102,900
Sebastian, FL $78,490
$78,920
$63,520
$96,600
Bangor, ME $78,220
$78,290
$61,340
$85,760
Fargo, ND $78,090
$79,160
$62,400
$84,540
Bloomington, IL $77,990
$74,670
$63,560
$103,660
Tulsa, OK $77,940
$77,200
$62,010
$92,740
Phoenix, AZ $77,930
$80,750
$62,880
$89,100
Charlotte, NC $77,840
$77,730
$63,830
$93,820
Allentown, PA $77,830
$78,070
$64,370
$99,960
Charleston, SC $77,610
$77,700
$66,150
$89,880
Asheville, NC $77,470
$81,610
$62,190
$81,880
Greensboro, NC $77,170
$80,460
$63,190
$85,460
Wilmington, NC $77,100
$78,810
$62,980
$83,900
Durham, NC $77,050
$77,390
$62,080
$96,220
Indianapolis, IN $76,950
$80,570
$64,740
$86,430
Florence, SC $76,940
$76,510
$62,990
$85,950
Lincoln, NE $76,920
$75,840
$64,850
$84,810
Rockford, IL $76,840
$76,740
$62,500
$93,790
Crestview, FL $76,600
$78,190
$63,480
$83,260
Jacksonville, FL $76,530
$77,020
$62,790
$88,920
Deltona, FL $76,490
$75,360
$61,420
$86,440
Nashville, TN $76,490
$78,140
$63,300
$96,610
Detroit, MI $76,430
$78,160
$64,290
$88,320
Grand Junction, CO $76,420
$78,360
$60,390
$99,920
Lewiston, ME $76,360
$81,520
$64,460
$81,520
New Orleans, LA $76,240
$77,590
$63,860
$91,830
San Antonio, TX $76,240
$75,920
$61,390
$91,150
Evansville, IN $76,170
$80,540
$62,000
$84,620
Hammond, LA $76,160
$73,470
$59,800
$85,450
Lancaster, PA $76,120
$79,250
$61,880
$91,290
Waco, TX $76,120
$70,160
$61,240
$90,240
Lake Havasu City, AZ $76,040
$78,460
$68,750
$85,450
Hagerstown, MD $76,030
$75,270
$65,120
$82,540
Jackson, MI $75,890
$82,840
$64,590
$82,840
Harrisburg, PA $75,880
$75,920
$63,130
$92,280
Springfield, IL $75,780
$75,950
$58,540
$100,300
Augusta, GA $75,650
$74,460
$63,140
$91,430
Springfield, OH $75,630
$75,210
$65,350
$85,490
Fayetteville, NC $75,590
$75,090
$62,300
$98,860
Champaign, IL $75,570
$76,470
$61,390
$88,960
Texarkana, TX $75,560
$70,250
$61,720
$84,480
St. Louis, MO $75,510
$75,570
$61,960
$91,170
Battle Creek, MI $75,420
$78,520
$63,750
$83,710
Winston, NC $75,370
$80,560
$63,080
$85,160
Williamsport, PA $75,340
$78,940
$63,710
$84,580
Elkhart, IN $75,310
$77,290
$63,850
$90,500
Gainesville, FL $75,300
$66,770
$66,770
$80,790
Missoula, MT $75,130
$79,440
$61,380
$89,550
Oklahoma City, OK $75,040
$77,210
$62,880
$92,270
Sierra Vista, AZ $74,970
$77,070
$63,000
$85,000
York, PA $74,840
$76,230
$61,650
$86,910
Omaha, NE $74,830
$79,660
$61,660
$83,690
Macon, GA $74,730
$77,410
$55,530
$85,290
Bloomington, IN $74,620
$76,090
$61,590
$80,640
Fayetteville, AR $74,490
$73,500
$59,780
$86,740
Muncie, IN $74,490
$78,670
$61,680
$80,840
Baton Rouge, LA $74,480
$67,500
$58,350
$94,540
Canton, OH $74,480
$75,220
$62,260
$91,760
Akron, OH $74,470
$76,100
$61,510
$88,550
Des Moines, IA $74,430
$76,340
$56,050
$88,800
Peoria, IL $74,410
$74,480
$53,580
$88,980
Greenville, NC $74,340
$66,940
$65,120
$81,720
Greenville, SC $74,220
$75,130
$64,330
$81,660
Amarillo, TX $74,120
$77,490
$53,230
$89,480
Iowa City, IA $74,110
$73,270
$64,080
$83,480
Slidell, LA $74,090
$78,040
$63,350
$80,180
Tucson, AZ $74,060
$78,720
$61,780
$80,450
Columbia, SC $74,020
$78,220
$64,020
$82,470
Hickory, NC $74,010
$75,310
$61,470
$83,840
Savannah, GA $73,880
$76,400
$64,230
$81,650
Tallahassee, FL $73,810
$74,220
$55,750
$85,780
Boise City, ID $73,790
$75,510
$61,670
$82,070
Lansing, MI $73,560
$69,320
$57,650
$87,430
Tyler, TX $73,410
$75,830
$59,630
$80,410
Lafayette, IN $73,380
$77,260
$63,020
$80,500
Lake Charles, LA $73,300
$76,100
$50,290
$84,540
Lima, OH $73,230
$71,850
$63,510
$78,960
Killeen, TX $73,180
$76,340
$61,980
$82,370
Panama City, FL $73,140
$74,540
$59,290
$80,810
Topeka, KS $73,130
$76,640
$52,680
$93,050
Niles, MI $73,120
$77,320
$61,020
$78,190
Lafayette, LA $73,050
$64,390
$60,430
$84,090
Columbus, GA $72,990
$74,210
$60,750
$83,010
Morgantown, WV $72,790
$67,820
$53,400
$88,580
Lynchburg, VA $72,750
$74,770
$35,920
$95,560
Terre Haute, IN $72,720
$77,630
$64,330
$84,420
Grand Rapids, MI $72,540
$77,160
$62,450
$84,080
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $72,430
$73,410
$62,950
$89,320
Blacksburg, VA $72,360
$67,550
$62,780
$80,110
Shreveport, LA $72,340
$74,580
$59,760
$84,440
Victoria, TX $72,280
$76,360
$62,530
$81,500
Abilene, TX $72,230
$67,570
$59,970
$98,700
Myrtle Beach, SC $72,220
$73,830
$62,190
$79,650
Youngstown, OH $72,190
$72,570
$61,550
$79,160
El Paso, TX $72,170
$71,970
$59,870
$84,020
Kalamazoo, MI $72,060
$65,550
$61,720
$85,820
Sherman, TX $72,050
$72,130
$62,840
$79,560
Alexandria, LA $71,960
$73,920
$51,360
$90,360
Palm Bay, FL $71,830
$74,090
$54,540
$86,880
Ames, IA $71,720
$76,340
$58,180
$81,380
Lubbock, TX $71,510
$65,110
$60,950
$80,680
Chattanooga, TN $71,110
$73,050
$52,120
$93,190
Albuquerque, NM $71,090
$66,460
$58,290
$85,530
Scranton, PA $71,020
$73,270
$61,150
$80,470
Columbia, MO $70,970
$66,960
$53,510
$80,840
Warner Robins, GA $70,960
$68,450
$58,610
$84,880
Wichita, KS $70,940
$67,820
$62,780
$87,910
Beaumont, TX $70,890
$68,920
$55,770
$89,780
Corpus Christi, TX $70,730
$69,570
$52,370
$90,980
Mansfield, OH $70,710
$73,580
$56,600
$88,140
Mobile, AL $70,560
$67,430
$53,160
$84,810
Wheeling, WV $70,540
$67,510
$59,660
$82,710
Davenport, IA $70,510
$67,760
$52,610
$81,740
Spartanburg, SC $70,500
$65,380
$64,350
$79,130
Fort Smith, AR $70,470
$71,520
$55,420
$77,760
Monroe, LA $70,280
$69,800
$57,220
$84,390
Weirton, WV $70,220
$73,720
$60,520
$77,800
Enid, OK $70,060
$68,460
$51,440
$79,510
Lexington, KY $69,990
$67,930
$57,650
$81,180
Pittsburgh, PA $69,710
$67,530
$59,800
$85,640
Fort Wayne, IN $69,650
$74,610
$51,470
$79,550
Little Rock, AR $69,620
$70,380
$56,540
$82,850
Huntington, WV $69,530
$67,960
$54,040
$89,520
Homosassa Springs, FL $69,020
$69,840
$59,490
$76,900
Cedar Rapids, IA $68,840
$64,930
$53,470
$79,510
Flint, MI $68,840
$75,100
$55,470
$77,320
Rocky Mount, NC $68,670
$68,320
$51,480
$81,570
Daphne, AL $68,640
$71,970
$62,830
$72,860
Houma, LA $68,620
$66,430
$55,700
$87,670
Paducah, KY $68,510
$64,950
$51,290
$77,460
Casper, WY $68,260
$64,720
$62,100
$78,000
Erie, PA $68,150
$67,690
$51,600
$83,820
Springfield, MO $67,820
$68,270
$53,440
$83,030
Gulfport, MS $67,640
$65,590
$51,030
$86,780
Yuma, AZ $67,450
$73,150
$58,070
$73,150
Memphis, TN $67,380
$63,760
$52,630
$78,490
Sandusky, OH $67,310
$68,310
$56,350
$77,360
Parkersburg, WV $67,110
$66,700
$57,960
$80,090
McAllen, TX $67,010
$63,040
$54,070
$81,370
Huntsville, AL $66,550
$67,250
$49,670
$82,920
Brownsville, TX $66,500
$61,220
$54,050
$79,370
Cape Girardeau, MO $66,430
$64,360
$56,170
$79,870
Joplin, MO $66,430
$63,270
$59,370
$77,060
Anniston, AL $66,190
$64,200
$51,330
$77,500
Elizabethtown, KY $66,110
$61,630
$52,000
$77,020
Clarksville, TN $65,790
$63,730
$50,440
$71,530
Las Cruces, NM $65,600
$64,570
$54,600
$72,170
Jacksonville, NC $65,470
$60,790
$49,160
$95,750
Waterloo, IA $65,360
$62,420
$56,220
$74,330
Bowling Green, KY $65,200
$62,400
$51,100
$75,690
Birmingham, AL $65,090
$65,130
$49,120
$79,350
Owensboro, KY $64,970
$64,130
$52,360
$77,360
Valdosta, GA $64,440
$61,210
$51,330
$76,200
Sioux City, IA $64,310
$61,460
$53,790
$75,070
Charleston, WV $64,080
$63,970
$54,900
$75,410
Knoxville, TN $63,500
$62,530
$52,090
$77,480
Beckley, WV $63,270
$61,140
$50,950
$72,910
Kingsport, TN $62,950
$61,230
$48,260
$86,060
Jonesboro, AR $62,370
$61,360
$49,940
$85,130
Florence, AL $62,010
$64,840
$38,830
$77,510
Sioux Falls, SD $61,970
$61,210
$46,680
$79,820
Decatur, AL $60,240
$57,470
$41,400
$70,290
Jackson, TN $60,040
$63,080
$50,610
$72,300
Gadsden, AL $59,350
$59,090
$43,420
$71,000
Tuscaloosa, AL $58,170
$49,860
$49,860
$76,450
Dothan, AL $56,220
$53,170
$40,430
$65,410
San Juan, PR $32,290
$33,800
$24,900
$36,890
Ponce, PR $26,310
$24,800
$23,230
$36,000
Mayaguez, PR $25,960
$25,650
$20,580
$33,630
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024
.
All wage figures are annual.
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