State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: Maine vs New York
Respiratory Therapists in New York earn a median of $107,810. In Maine, $82,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15% — not 23.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-23.5%
Maine vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-15%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maine
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $82,470
- p25
- $72,540
- p75
- $86,530
- p10
- $61,060
- p90
- $98,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.