State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: New York vs North Carolina
Respiratory Therapists in New York earn a median of $107,810. In North Carolina, $80,090. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.6% — not 34.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.6%
New York vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+17.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
North Carolina
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $80,090
- p25
- $68,010
- p75
- $87,820
- p10
- $63,990
- p90
- $99,520
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.