State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: California vs South Carolina
Respiratory Therapists in California earn a median of $104,820. In South Carolina, $77,740. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.1% — not 34.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.8%
California vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+14.1%
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
South Carolina
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $77,740
- p25
- $67,410
- p75
- $82,400
- p10
- $63,700
- p90
- $90,670
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.