State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: California vs Wyoming
Respiratory Therapists in California earn a median of $104,820. In Wyoming, $79,330. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.6% — not 32.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.1%
California vs Wyoming
COL-adjusted gap
+10.6%
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
Wyoming
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $79,330
- p25
- $68,180
- p75
- $82,240
- p10
- $64,300
- p90
- $91,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.7
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.