State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: California vs District of Columbia
Respiratory Therapists in District of Columbia earn a median of $111,950. In California, $104,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7% — not 6.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-6.4%
California vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-7%
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
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.