State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: New York vs Tennessee
Respiratory Therapists in New York earn a median of $107,810. In Tennessee, $72,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.3% — not 49.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+49.4%
New York vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+27.3%
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
Tennessee
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $72,140
- p25
- $63,660
- p75
- $78,640
- p10
- $57,860
- p90
- $88,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.