State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: New York vs Vermont
Respiratory Therapists in New York earn a median of $107,810. In Vermont, $83,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.8% — not 28.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.6%
New York vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
+16.8%
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
Vermont
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $83,820
- p25
- $79,390
- p75
- $98,220
- p10
- $50,310
- p90
- $99,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.