Respiratory Therapists Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 473 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Respiratory Therapists

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
San Jose, CA $137,080 950
Santa Cruz, CA $134,880 70
Vallejo, CA $132,520 190
San Francisco, CA $131,320 1,940
Santa Rosa, CA $129,640 210
Sacramento, CA $129,180 1,070

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Anchorage, AK $100,170 110
      Alaska $94,550 40
      Alaska $94,210 170
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Montgomery, AL $74,160 170
      Daphne, AL $71,970 80
      Mobile, AL $67,430 160
      Huntsville, AL $67,250 260
      Birmingham, AL $65,130 740
      Florence, AL $64,840 90
      Anniston, AL $64,200 70
      Alabama $64,010 2,250
      Northwest Alabama $60,520 80
      Southwest Alabama $59,400 50
      Gadsden, AL $59,090 70
      Decatur, AL $57,470 50
      Northeast Alabama $56,720 150
      Southeast Alabama $54,490 60
      Dothan, AL $53,170 100
      Tuscaloosa, AL $49,860 80
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fayetteville, AR $73,500 200
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $71,520 100
      Little Rock, AR $70,380 550
      Arkansas $67,960 1,470
      West Arkansas $63,220 80
      North Arkansas $62,730 150
      South Arkansas $62,630 120
      Jonesboro, AR $61,360 110
      East Arkansas $59,070 70
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Prescott Valley, AZ $86,220 60
      Phoenix, AZ $80,750 2,210
      Arizona $79,290 3,070
      Tucson, AZ $78,720 510
      Lake Havasu City, AZ $78,460 50
      Arizona $77,590 70
      Sierra Vista, AZ $77,070 40
      Yuma, AZ $73,150 90
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Jose, CA $137,080 950
      Santa Cruz, CA $134,880 70
      Vallejo, CA $132,520 190
      San Francisco, CA $131,320 1,940
      Santa Rosa, CA $129,640 210
      Sacramento, CA $129,180 1,070
      Redding, CA $119,560 80
      San Luis Obispo, CA $112,430 90
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $105,560 80
      Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California $105,320 60
      Santa Maria, CA $104,890 100
      Napa, CA $104,670 60
      Modesto, CA $103,820 290
      San Diego, CA $102,590 1,430
      California $102,120 18,310
      Los Angeles, CA $101,250 7,010
      Oxnard, CA $100,970 320
      Bakersfield, CA $98,590 380
      Merced, CA $98,150 40
      Stockton, CA $97,280 390
      Riverside, CA $97,080 2,210
      North Coast Region of California $95,780 110
      Fresno, CA $84,650 580
      Visalia, CA $82,030 120
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boulder, CO $88,310 110
      Northwest Colorado $86,690 70
      Fort Collins, CO $83,900 170
      Eastern and Southern Colorado $81,610 70
      Denver, CO $81,490 1,090
      Colorado $80,690 2,070
      Colorado Springs, CO $80,400 300
      Grand Junction, CO $78,360 60
      Pueblo, CO $77,780 80
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bridgeport, CT $85,540 330
      Connecticut $83,250 1,540
      New Haven, CT $82,970 300
      Hartford, CT $81,060 580
      Norwich, CT $80,240 90
      Waterbury, CT $79,920 200
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $96,620 1,510
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $87,380 410
      Sussex Delaware $87,080 90
      Dover, DE $84,410 60
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cape Coral, FL $83,520 310
      Naples, FL $81,910 140
      North Port, FL $81,740 240
      South Florida $81,370 60
      Miami, FL $81,270 2,450
      Pensacola, FL $80,950 200
      Lakeland, FL $80,620 270
      Orlando, FL $80,540 1,110
      Tampa, FL $80,350 1,540
      Florida $79,710 8,840
      Port St. Lucie, FL $79,710 140
      Sebastian, FL $78,920 90
      Crestview, FL $78,190 90
      Jacksonville, FL $77,020 670
      Deltona, FL $75,360 270
      Panama City, FL $74,540 80
      Tallahassee, FL $74,220 130
      Palm Bay, FL $74,090 240
      North Florida $70,720 80
      Homosassa Springs, FL $69,840 40
      Gainesville, FL $66,770 240
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlanta, GA $88,870 2,660
      Albany, GA $86,870 70
      Georgia $81,890 5,030
      Athens, GA $78,790 70
      Dalton, GA $77,720 60
      Macon, GA $77,410 110
      Savannah, GA $76,400 230
      North Georgia $75,830 130
      Augusta, GA-SC $74,460 310
      Columbus, GA-AL $74,210 150
      Middle Georgia $71,610 140
      Rome, GA $68,470 120
      Warner Robins, GA $68,450 60
      South Georgia $66,510 330
      East Georgia $65,310 130
      Valdosta, GA $61,210 110
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hawaii $94,670 310
      Urban Honolulu, HI $94,670 270
      Hawaii / Kauai $90,250 50
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwest Iowa $76,480 60
      Southwest Iowa $76,420 40
      Ames, IA $76,340 30
      Des Moines, IA $76,340 240
      Dubuque, IA $74,190 40
      Iowa City, IA $73,270 150
      Iowa $68,790 1,050
      Davenport, IA-IL $67,760 140
      Southeast Iowa $67,020 110
      Cedar Rapids, IA $64,930 80
      Northeast Iowa $63,030 50
      Waterloo, IA $62,420 80
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $61,460 50
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Twin Falls, ID $79,520 40
      Northwestern Idaho $78,630 50
      Boise City, ID $75,510 410
      Idaho $75,510 820
      Southeast-Central Idaho $75,050 90
      Pocatello, ID $73,270 60
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $82,900 4,040
      Kankakee, IL $81,890 60
      Illinois $81,310 5,450
      Rockford, IL $76,740 150
      Champaign, IL $76,470 150
      Springfield, IL $75,950 170
      Northwest Illinois $75,710 80
      Bloomington, IL $74,670 60
      Peoria, IL $74,480 240
      South Illinois $74,320 150
      East Central Illinois $71,920 150
      West Central Illinois $67,920 150
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Michigan City, IN $82,990 50
      Indianapolis, IN $80,570 1,300
      Evansville, IN $80,540 220
      South Bend, IN-MI $79,450 110
      Muncie, IN $78,670 50
      Indiana $77,820 3,330
      Terre Haute, IN $77,630 80
      Elkhart, IN $77,290 80
      Lafayette, IN $77,260 120
      Central Indiana $76,210 110
      Bloomington, IN $76,090 70
      Fort Wayne, IN $74,610 230
      Northern Indiana $70,570 140
      Southern Indiana $69,320 130
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Topeka, KS $76,640 110
      Kansas $73,580 1,260
      Kansas $69,730 380
      Wichita, KS $67,820 300
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $73,410 990
      Lexington, KY $67,930 440
      Kentucky $65,670 2,860
      Paducah, KY-IL $64,950 110
      Owensboro, KY $64,130 50
      West Kentucky $63,170 160
      South Central Kentucky $63,010 270
      Bowling Green, KY $62,400 120
      Elizabethtown, KY $61,630 60
      East Kentucky $60,370 210
      Central Kentucky $58,830 230
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Slidell, LA $78,040 150
      New Orleans, LA $77,590 590
      Lake Charles, LA $76,100 50
      Shreveport, LA $74,580 330
      Alexandria, LA $73,920 110
      Hammond, LA $73,470 60
      Louisiana $70,140 2,280
      Monroe, LA $69,800 80
      Southwest Louisiana $68,220 90
      Baton Rouge, LA $67,500 290
      Houma, LA $66,430 110
      Northeast Louisiana $66,100 90
      Central Louisiana $64,500 90
      Lafayette, LA $64,390 220
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $99,780 1,450
      Massachusetts $96,940 2,140
      Worcester, MA $85,920 300
      Springfield, MA $82,000 190
      Pittsfield, MA $80,520 30
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $85,570 1,890
      Baltimore, MD $84,870 960
      Lexington Park, MD $83,160 40
      Maryland $76,980 70
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $75,270 110
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lewiston, ME $81,520 40
      Maine $79,330 450
      Portland, ME $79,330 190
      Bangor, ME $78,290 60
      Northeast Maine $78,100 30
      Southwest Maine $77,720 120
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jackson, MI $82,840 70
      Ann Arbor, MI $81,720 390
      Monroe, MI $81,290 30
      Battle Creek, MI $78,520 60
      Detroit, MI $78,160 1,720
      Michigan $77,460 4,150
      Niles, MI $77,320 50
      Grand Rapids, MI $77,160 630
      Flint, MI $75,100 150
      Southern Michigan $74,730 80
      Northern Michigan $71,810 90
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $70,800 70
      Lansing, MI $69,320 130
      Mid Michigan $67,390 160
      Kalamazoo, MI $65,550 120
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rochester, MN $93,820 120
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $92,220 780
      Minnesota $88,040 1,190
      Northwest Minnesota $82,070 70
      Duluth, MN-WI $80,200 90
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas City, MO-KS $79,950 1,040
      Jefferson City, MO $77,500 50
      St. Louis, MO-IL $75,570 1,380
      Southwest Missouri $74,080 80
      Missouri $73,880 3,270
      St. Joseph, MO-KS $73,860 50
      North Missouri $73,240 90
      Southeast Missouri $69,760 130
      Springfield, MO $68,270 410
      Columbia, MO $66,960 150
      Central Missouri $65,880 140
      Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $64,360 90
      Joplin, MO-KS $63,270 160
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jackson, MS $67,790 540
      Gulfport, MS $65,590 210
      Mississippi $61,320 1,690
      Upper East Mississippi $60,770 320
      Hattiesburg, MS $60,170 120
      Lower West Mississippi $60,160 110
      West Delta Mississippi $59,800 120
      Lower East Mississippi $51,380 190
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      East-Central Montana $88,600 30
      West Montana $81,290 50
      Billings, MT $81,050 100
      Montana $80,950 390
      Missoula, MT $79,440 70
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Raleigh, NC $83,580 490
      Burlington, NC $82,780 40
      Asheville, NC $81,610 170
      Winston, NC $80,560 460
      Greensboro, NC $80,460 310
      Wilmington, NC $78,810 150
      Charlotte, NC-SC $77,730 1,000
      Durham, NC $77,390 450
      North Carolina $77,050 4,440
      Hickory, NC $75,310 130
      Fayetteville, NC $75,090 120
      Rocky Mount, NC $68,320 70
      Central North Carolina $68,210 230
      Eastern North Carolina $67,820 220
      Greenville, NC $66,940 160
      Western North Carolina $66,890 270
      Jacksonville, NC $60,790 50
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fargo, ND-MN $79,160 150
      Bismarck, ND $77,390 50
      North Dakota $76,660 300
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Omaha, NE-IA $79,660 430
      Nebraska $78,880 820
      Northeast Nebraska $78,880 70
      South Nebraska $77,780 130
      Lincoln, NE $75,840 160
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Central New Hampshire $95,940 70
      New Hampshire $83,620 390
      Manchester, NH $83,560 120
      Northern New Hampshire $81,250 90
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlantic City, NJ $100,780 150
      New Jersey $98,020 3,200
      Vineland, NJ $98,020 60
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern New Mexico $74,200 110
      Northern New Mexico $71,340 50
      Farmington, NM $67,600 50
      Albuquerque, NM $66,460 320
      New Mexico $66,460 600
      Las Cruces, NM $64,570 60
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Reno, NV $87,880 230
      Nevada $79,510 1,420
      Las Vegas, NV $79,390 1,090
      Balance of Nevada $78,270 50
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $104,840 6,570
      New York $103,820 6,780
      Kiryas Joel, NY $95,530 240
      Kingston, NY $95,170 60
      Central East New York $85,190 110
      Buffalo, NY $83,680 510
      Rochester, NY $83,370 410
      Capital/Northern New York $82,940 90
      Binghamton, NY $82,850 100
      Syracuse, NY $82,850 230
      Albany, NY $82,770 300
      Southwest New York $82,440 90
      Utica, NY $81,020 110
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Dayton, OH $82,780 520
      Columbus, OH $81,390 1,140
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $79,730 1,260
      Ohio $78,400 6,460
      Toledo, OH $78,310 370
      Cleveland, OH $78,130 1,330
      Akron, OH $76,100 340
      Eastern Ohio $76,010 180
      Canton, OH $75,220 190
      Springfield, OH $75,210 50
      Mansfield, OH $73,580 60
      West Northwestern Ohio $73,090 220
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $72,710 280
      Youngstown, OH $72,570 200
      Lima, OH $71,850 80
      Southern Ohio $68,740 240
      Sandusky, OH $68,310 —
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oklahoma City, OK $77,210 800
      Tulsa, OK $77,200 480
      Oklahoma $76,080 1,700
      Southeast Oklahoma $73,240 120
      Northwest Oklahoma $72,800 60
      Southwest Oklahoma $72,790 70
      Enid, OK $68,460 40
      Northeast Oklahoma $68,020 90
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salem, OR $104,360 130
      Medford, OR $102,780 90
      Portland, OR-WA $99,780 820
      Oregon $96,130 1,410
      Central Oregon $93,180 50
      Coast Oregon $92,510 110
      Eastern Oregon $90,500 40
      Eugene, OR $83,960 120
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $104,240 360
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $85,680 2,740
      Reading, PA $81,440 150
      Chambersburg, PA $79,910 40
      Lancaster, PA $79,250 220
      Williamsport, PA $78,940 50
      Allentown, PA-NJ $78,070 530
      York, PA $76,230 160
      Pennsylvania $76,160 5,850
      Harrisburg, PA $75,920 390
      Central Pennsylvania $74,160 200
      State College, PA $73,690 60
      Scranton, PA $73,270 190
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $71,980 120
      Johnstown, PA $71,210 80
      Erie, PA $67,690 120
      Pittsburgh, PA $67,530 1,260
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $64,380 130
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $62,560 100
      Altoona, PA $59,980 40
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $33,800 600
      Mayaguez, PR $25,650 70
      Ponce, PR $24,800 40
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rhode Island $83,600 250
      Providence, RI-MA $83,300 410
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbia, SC $78,220 360
      Charleston, SC $77,700 300
      Florence, SC $76,510 70
      South Carolina $75,960 1,930
      Southern South Carolina $75,460 50
      Greenville, SC $75,130 430
      Northeastern South Carolina $74,700 60
      Myrtle Beach, SC $73,830 150
      Northwestern South Carolina $71,780 110
      Spartanburg, SC $65,380 220
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      East South Dakota $67,740 60
      South Dakota $64,720 380
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $61,210 260
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nashville, TN $78,140 980
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $73,050 300
      North Central Tennessee $69,220 100
      Tennessee $65,000 3,070
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $63,760 560
      Clarksville, TN-KY $63,730 80
      Jackson, TN $63,080 100
      South Central Tennessee $62,560 100
      Knoxville, TN $62,530 430
      Kingsport, TN-VA $61,230 160
      West Tennessee $61,180 90
      East Tennessee $60,790 110
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Dallas, TX $81,640 2,950
      Austin, TX $79,000 770
      Northwestern Region of Texas $78,170 150
      Houston, TX $77,680 3,380
      Texas $77,550 11,860
      Amarillo, TX $77,490 130
      Midland, TX $77,370 60
      Longview, TX $76,490 80
      Victoria, TX $76,360 70
      Killeen, TX $76,340 250
      San Angelo, TX $76,200 80
      San Antonio, TX $75,920 950
      Tyler, TX $75,830 250
      North Region of Texas $74,580 270
      Hill Country Region of Texas $74,400 160
      Sherman, TX $72,130 60
      El Paso, TX $71,970 330
      Texarkana, TX-AR $70,250 100
      Waco, TX $70,160 100
      Corpus Christi, TX $69,570 250
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $69,040 100
      Beaumont, TX $68,920 140
      Abilene, TX $67,570 90
      Eastern Region of Texas $66,340 130
      Lubbock, TX $65,110 220
      McAllen, TX $63,040 290
      Brownsville, TX $61,220 100
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wasatch Front Fringe Utah $89,240 —
      Ogden, UT $79,240 170
      Provo, UT $78,990 110
      Utah $78,990 1,020
      High Desert Utah $78,390 50
      Salt Lake City, UT $78,040 560
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charlottesville, VA $83,680 110
      Richmond, VA $80,070 560
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $79,960 600
      Virginia $79,600 2,960
      Southside Virginia $79,170 100
      Roanoke, VA $78,820 190
      Northwest Virginia $77,510 30
      Lynchburg, VA $74,770 120
      Blacksburg, VA $67,550 40
      West Virginia $66,370 1,340
      Northern West Virginia $61,600 170
      Southern West Virginia $61,280 110
      Southwest Virginia $59,220 130
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southern Vermont $80,800 60
      Vermont $78,760 230
      Northern Vermont $78,660 60
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $98,910 1,100
      Bellingham, WA $97,150 50
      Washington $97,150 1,850
      Kennewick, WA $96,480 70
      Mount Vernon, WA $95,480 40
      Eastern Washington $95,400 40
      Spokane, WA $94,530 180
      Western Washington $92,810 70
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Racine, WI $83,510 30
      Milwaukee, WI $83,010 650
      Kenosha, WI $82,990 40
      Wisconsin $82,160 1,940
      Madison, WI $81,690 340
      Appleton, WI $81,350 50
      Janesville, WI $81,050 50
      South Central Wisconsin $80,410 90
      Northeastern Wisconsin $80,390 90
      Western Wisconsin $79,090 50
      Eau Claire, WI $78,890 80
      Green Bay, WI $78,150 170
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Weirton, WV-OH $73,720 60
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $67,960 290
      Morgantown, WV $67,820 310
      Wheeling, WV-OH $67,510 110
      Parkersburg, WV $66,700 40
      Charleston, WV $63,970 220
      Beckley, WV $61,140 80
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern Wyoming $78,340 40
      Wyoming $75,900 160
      Western Wyoming $71,890 50
      Casper, WY $64,720 50