State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: New York vs Utah
Respiratory Therapists in New York earn a median of $107,810. In Utah, $80,650. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.5% — not 33.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.7%
New York vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+22.5%
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
Utah
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $80,650
- p25
- $70,230
- p75
- $85,790
- p10
- $61,860
- p90
- $101,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.