State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: California vs Utah
Respiratory Therapists in California earn a median of $104,820. In Utah, $80,650. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.1% — not 30%.
Nominal pay gap
+30%
California vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+16.1%
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
Utah
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $80,650
- p25
- $70,230
- p75
- $85,790
- p10
- $61,860
- p90
- $101,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.