State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: California vs Ohio
Respiratory Therapists in California earn a median of $104,820. In Ohio, $79,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.9% — not 31.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.2%
California vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+9.9%
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
Ohio
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $79,920
- p25
- $75,280
- p75
- $90,380
- p10
- $65,580
- p90
- $97,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.