State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: California vs Massachusetts
Respiratory Therapists in California earn a median of $104,820. In Massachusetts, $102,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.9% — not 2.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+2.6%
California vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-1.9%
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
Massachusetts
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $102,170
- p25
- $86,120
- p75
- $107,930
- p10
- $80,330
- p90
- $123,930
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
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.