State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: California vs Louisiana
Respiratory Therapists in California earn a median of $104,820. In Louisiana, $75,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11% — not 39.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+39.3%
California vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+11%
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
Louisiana
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $75,240
- p25
- $64,440
- p75
- $80,150
- p10
- $61,520
- p90
- $91,200
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.