State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: Mississippi vs New York
Respiratory Therapists in New York earn a median of $107,810. In Mississippi, $63,270. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.2% — not 41.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-41.3%
Mississippi vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-27.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Mississippi
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $63,270
- p25
- $57,150
- p75
- $75,850
- p10
- $50,180
- p90
- $80,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.