State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: California vs Indiana
Respiratory Therapists in California earn a median of $104,820. In Indiana, $79,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.8% — not 31.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.5%
California vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+10.8%
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
Indiana
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $79,730
- p25
- $67,760
- p75
- $84,960
- p10
- $62,730
- p90
- $94,980
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
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.