State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: California vs Kansas
Respiratory Therapists in California earn a median of $104,820. In Kansas, $76,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.8% — not 36.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.2%
California vs Kansas
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
Kansas
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $76,970
- p25
- $64,680
- p75
- $81,240
- p10
- $60,470
- p90
- $94,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.