State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: New York vs South Dakota
Respiratory Therapists in New York earn a median of $107,810. In South Dakota, $68,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.7% — not 58%.
Nominal pay gap
+58%
New York vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+29.7%
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 Dakota
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $68,240
- p25
- $62,010
- p75
- $79,370
- p10
- $48,530
- p90
- $88,830
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.