State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: California vs Georgia
Respiratory Therapists in California earn a median of $104,820. In Georgia, $83,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.9% — not 25.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.2%
California vs Georgia
COL-adjusted gap
+8.9%
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
Georgia
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $83,700
- p25
- $74,400
- p75
- $101,690
- p10
- $65,050
- p90
- $112,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.