State comparison · 2025
Respiratory Therapists salary: New York vs Wisconsin
Respiratory Therapists in New York earn a median of $107,810. In Wisconsin, $84,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.7% — not 28%.
Nominal pay gap
+28%
New York vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+11.7%
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
Wisconsin
Respiratory Therapists
- Median
- $84,210
- p25
- $78,800
- p75
- $96,510
- p10
- $70,520
- p90
- $100,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.