State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: California vs Nebraska
Respiratory Therapists in California earn a median of $104,820. In Nebraska, $81,590. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.6% — not 28.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.5%
California vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+4.6%
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
Nebraska
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $81,590
- p25
- $73,600
- p75
- $86,140
- p10
- $64,100
- p90
- $96,180
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.