State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: Arkansas vs California
Respiratory Therapists in California earn a median of $104,820. In Arkansas, $73,870. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.2% — not 29.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-29.5%
Arkansas vs California
COL-adjusted gap
-10.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $73,870
- p25
- $63,120
- p75
- $78,520
- p10
- $59,550
- p90
- $93,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.