State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: Arizona vs California
Respiratory Therapists in California earn a median of $104,820. In Arizona, $79,780. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.3% — not 23.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-23.9%
Arizona vs California
COL-adjusted gap
-16.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $79,780
- p25
- $70,680
- p75
- $86,070
- p10
- $64,780
- p90
- $99,180
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
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.