State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: Georgia vs New York
Respiratory Therapists in New York earn a median of $107,810. In Georgia, $83,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13% — not 22.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.4%
Georgia vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-13%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
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.