State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: New York vs Pennsylvania
Respiratory Therapists in New York earn a median of $107,810. In Pennsylvania, $78,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.2% — not 37.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+37.4%
New York vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+24.2%
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
Pennsylvania
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $78,490
- p25
- $66,940
- p75
- $87,620
- p10
- $62,440
- p90
- $95,520
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.