State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: New York vs South Carolina
Respiratory Therapists in New York earn a median of $107,810. In South Carolina, $77,740. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.4% — not 38.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.7%
New York vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+20.4%
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
South Carolina
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $77,740
- p25
- $67,410
- p75
- $82,400
- p10
- $63,700
- p90
- $90,670
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.