State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: California vs West Virginia
Respiratory Therapists in California earn a median of $104,820. In West Virginia, $68,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.4% — not 52.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+52.6%
California vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+23.4%
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
West Virginia
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $68,670
- p25
- $63,870
- p75
- $77,350
- p10
- $52,940
- p90
- $94,280
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.