State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: Colorado vs New York
Respiratory Therapists in New York earn a median of $107,810. In Colorado, $86,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.3% — not 20%.
Nominal pay gap
-20%
Colorado vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-16.3%
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
New York
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $107,810
- p25
- $95,690
- p75
- $126,880
- p10
- $81,270
- p90
- $131,500
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.