State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: Florida vs New York
Respiratory Therapists in New York earn a median of $107,810. In Florida, $81,160. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.4% — not 24.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.7%
Florida vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-21.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Florida
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $81,160
- p25
- $75,210
- p75
- $87,990
- p10
- $64,240
- p90
- $100,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.