State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: District of Columbia vs Kentucky
Respiratory Therapists in District of Columbia earn a median of $111,950. In Kentucky, $72,750. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.3% — not 53.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+53.9%
District of Columbia vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+26.3%
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
Kentucky
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $72,750
- p25
- $63,110
- p75
- $79,730
- p10
- $58,330
- p90
- $92,540
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +33%
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.