State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: Nebraska vs New York
Respiratory Therapists in New York earn a median of $107,810. In Nebraska, $81,590. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.4% — not 24.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.3%
Nebraska vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-9.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Nebraska
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $81,590
- p25
- $73,600
- p75
- $86,140
- p10
- $64,100
- p90
- $96,180
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.