State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: Connecticut vs New York
Respiratory Therapists in New York earn a median of $107,810. In Connecticut, $85,230. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.7% — not 20.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-20.9%
Connecticut vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-17.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Connecticut
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $85,230
- p25
- $80,570
- p75
- $98,010
- p10
- $72,410
- p90
- $121,620
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
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.