State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: New York vs Rhode Island
Respiratory Therapists in New York earn a median of $107,810. In Rhode Island, $86,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.6% — not 24.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.1%
New York vs Rhode Island
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
Rhode Island
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $86,900
- p25
- $83,040
- p75
- $102,500
- p10
- $73,240
- p90
- $122,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.