State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: District of Columbia vs Georgia
Respiratory Therapists in District of Columbia earn a median of $111,950. In Georgia, $83,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.2% — not 33.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.8%
District of Columbia vs Georgia
COL-adjusted gap
+17.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Georgia
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $83,700
- p25
- $74,400
- p75
- $101,690
- p10
- $65,050
- p90
- $112,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.