State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: California vs Montana
Respiratory Therapists in California earn a median of $104,820. In Montana, $81,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.3% — not 29.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.1%
California vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+10.3%
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
Montana
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $81,190
- p25
- $67,360
- p75
- $85,320
- p10
- $60,800
- p90
- $92,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.