State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: Michigan vs New York
Respiratory Therapists in New York earn a median of $107,810. In Michigan, $79,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.9% — not 25.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-25.9%
Michigan vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-16.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Michigan
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $79,850
- p25
- $71,740
- p75
- $83,020
- p10
- $64,770
- p90
- $90,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.