State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: Alabama vs New York
Respiratory Therapists in New York earn a median of $107,810. In Alabama, $66,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.4% — not 38.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-38.6%
Alabama vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-25.4%
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
New York
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $107,810
- p25
- $95,690
- p75
- $126,880
- p10
- $81,270
- p90
- $131,500
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.