State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: Delaware vs District of Columbia
Respiratory Therapists in District of Columbia earn a median of $111,950. In Delaware, $91,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.4% — not 18.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-18.6%
Delaware vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-10.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Delaware
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $91,080
- p25
- $82,880
- p75
- $97,000
- p10
- $79,210
- p90
- $109,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 99.8
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.