State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: Arizona vs District of Columbia
Respiratory Therapists in District of Columbia earn a median of $111,950. In Arizona, $79,780. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.2% — not 28.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-28.7%
Arizona vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-22.2%
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
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.