State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: Missouri vs New York
Respiratory Therapists in New York earn a median of $107,810. In Missouri, $78,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.6% — not 27.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-27.3%
Missouri vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-13.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Missouri
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $78,390
- p25
- $64,800
- p75
- $83,030
- p10
- $60,950
- p90
- $95,730
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.