State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: New York vs West Virginia
Respiratory Therapists in New York earn a median of $107,810. In West Virginia, $68,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.2% — not 57%.
Nominal pay gap
+57%
New York vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+30.2%
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
West Virginia
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $68,670
- p25
- $63,870
- p75
- $77,350
- p10
- $52,940
- p90
- $94,280
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.