State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: California vs North Carolina
Respiratory Therapists in California earn a median of $104,820. In North Carolina, $80,090. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.5% — not 30.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.9%
California vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+11.5%
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
North Carolina
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $80,090
- p25
- $68,010
- p75
- $87,820
- p10
- $63,990
- p90
- $99,520
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.