US Salary Data

May 2025 OEWS estimate

Respiratory Therapist Salary in the United States

The national median annual salary is $82,280. This page compares official BLS estimates across 44 major metro areas with publishable data.

National salary overview

Median annual salary

$82,280

Mean annual salary

$87,300

Employment estimate

139,790

National annual salary percentiles

Respiratory Therapist national annual salary percentilesFive BLS percentile estimates positioned on a zero-based annual salary scale. The median is shown as a square.P10P25P50P75P90$0$118,050
Respiratory Therapist national annual salary percentiles values
PercentileAnnual salary
P10$63,660
P25$74,520
P50$82,280
P75$98,730
P90$118,050
MeasureAnnual salary
10th percentile$63,660
25th percentile$74,520
50th percentile$82,280
75th percentile$98,730
90th percentile$118,050

Highest-paying metros in this dataset

Ranked by annual median salary. This is not a cost-of-living or quality-of-life ranking.

  1. 1. San Jose, CA$149,680
  2. 2. Sacramento, CA$134,430
  3. 3. San Francisco, CA$130,220
  4. 4. New York, NY$110,490
  5. 5. Los Angeles, CA$104,640
  6. 6. Boston, MA$104,580
  7. 7. Seattle, WA$104,220
  8. 8. Washington, DC$101,990
  9. 9. Minneapolis, MN$100,920
  10. 10. Riverside, CA$100,480

Largest employment markets