State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: California vs Vermont
Respiratory Therapists in California earn a median of $104,820. In Vermont, $83,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.7% — not 25.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.1%
California vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
+10.7%
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
Vermont
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $83,820
- p25
- $79,390
- p75
- $98,220
- p10
- $50,310
- p90
- $99,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.