State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: California vs Pennsylvania
Respiratory Therapists in California earn a median of $104,820. In Pennsylvania, $78,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.7% — not 33.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.5%
California vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+17.7%
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
Pennsylvania
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $78,490
- p25
- $66,940
- p75
- $87,620
- p10
- $62,440
- p90
- $95,520
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.