State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: California vs Iowa
Respiratory Therapists in California earn a median of $104,820. In Iowa, $74,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.2% — not 40.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+40.2%
California vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+11.2%
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
Iowa
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $74,760
- p25
- $64,670
- p75
- $80,730
- p10
- $62,860
- p90
- $86,510
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.