State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: California vs Nevada
Respiratory Therapists in California earn a median of $104,820. In Nevada, $85,480. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.8% — not 22.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+22.6%
California vs Nevada
COL-adjusted gap
+10.8%
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
Nevada
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $85,480
- p25
- $75,310
- p75
- $106,820
- p10
- $65,150
- p90
- $118,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.