State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: Massachusetts vs New York
Respiratory Therapists in New York earn a median of $107,810. In Massachusetts, $102,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.4% — not 5.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-5.2%
Massachusetts vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-3.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Massachusetts
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $102,170
- p25
- $86,120
- p75
- $107,930
- p10
- $80,330
- p90
- $123,930
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
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.