State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: Alabama vs California
Respiratory Therapists in California earn a median of $104,820. In Alabama, $66,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.3% — not 36.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-36.9%
Alabama vs California
COL-adjusted gap
-21.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $66,150
- p25
- $57,480
- p75
- $76,920
- p10
- $50,250
- p90
- $81,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
California
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $104,820
- p25
- $87,750
- p75
- $129,010
- p10
- $77,010
- p90
- $145,510
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.