State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: Iowa vs New York
Respiratory Therapists in New York earn a median of $107,810. In Iowa, $74,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.8% — not 30.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-30.7%
Iowa vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-14.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Iowa
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $74,760
- p25
- $64,670
- p75
- $80,730
- p10
- $62,860
- p90
- $86,510
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.