State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: California vs Maryland
Respiratory Therapists in California earn a median of $104,820. In Maryland, $88,960. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.8% — not 17.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+17.8%
California vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+11.8%
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
Maryland
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $88,960
- p25
- $82,920
- p75
- $101,340
- p10
- $69,550
- p90
- $106,430
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.