State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: New York vs Ohio
Respiratory Therapists in New York earn a median of $107,810. In Ohio, $79,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16% — not 34.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.9%
New York vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+16%
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
Ohio
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $79,920
- p25
- $75,280
- p75
- $90,380
- p10
- $65,580
- p90
- $97,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.