State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: Colorado vs District of Columbia
Respiratory Therapists in District of Columbia earn a median of $111,950. In Colorado, $86,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.9% — not 23%.
Nominal pay gap
-23%
Colorado vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-17.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Colorado
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $86,220
- p25
- $78,980
- p75
- $100,130
- p10
- $66,560
- p90
- $109,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
District of Columbia
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $111,950
- p25
- $98,900
- p75
- $127,400
- p10
- $77,240
- p90
- $127,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
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.