State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: California vs Illinois
Respiratory Therapists in California earn a median of $104,820. In Illinois, $84,090. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.6% — not 24.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.7%
California vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+12.6%
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
Illinois
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $84,090
- p25
- $77,440
- p75
- $96,260
- p10
- $64,480
- p90
- $100,100
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- 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.