State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: Alaska vs New York
Respiratory Therapists in New York earn a median of $107,810. In Alaska, $97,950. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.3% — not 9.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-9.1%
Alaska vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-4.3%
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
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.