State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: Minnesota vs New York
Respiratory Therapists in New York earn a median of $107,810. In Minnesota, $98,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.2% — not 8.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-8.4%
Minnesota vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+0.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Minnesota
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $98,710
- p25
- $86,440
- p75
- $103,010
- p10
- $79,060
- p90
- $110,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.