State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: Alaska vs California
Respiratory Therapists in California earn a median of $104,820. In Alaska, $97,950. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1% — not 6.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-6.6%
Alaska vs California
COL-adjusted gap
+1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $97,950
- p25
- $84,560
- p75
- $101,280
- p10
- $80,250
- p90
- $114,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
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.