State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: Alabama vs District of Columbia
Respiratory Therapists in District of Columbia earn a median of $111,950. In Alabama, $66,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.9% — not 40.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-40.9%
Alabama vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-26.9%
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
District of Columbia
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $111,950
- p25
- $98,900
- p75
- $127,400
- p10
- $77,240
- p90
- $127,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
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.