State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: California vs Colorado
Respiratory Therapists in California earn a median of $104,820. In Colorado, $86,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.2% — not 21.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+21.6%
California vs Colorado
COL-adjusted gap
+13.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Colorado
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $86,220
- p25
- $78,980
- p75
- $100,130
- p10
- $66,560
- p90
- $109,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
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.