State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: California vs Mississippi
Respiratory Therapists in California earn a median of $104,820. In Mississippi, $63,270. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.2% — not 65.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+65.7%
California vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+30.2%
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
Mississippi
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $63,270
- p25
- $57,150
- p75
- $75,850
- p10
- $50,180
- p90
- $80,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.