State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: Kansas vs New York
Respiratory Therapists in New York earn a median of $107,810. In Kansas, $76,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.5% — not 28.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-28.6%
Kansas vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-14.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Kansas
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $76,970
- p25
- $64,680
- p75
- $81,240
- p10
- $60,470
- p90
- $94,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.