Respiratory Therapist pay
U.S. median hourly pay · BLS May 2025
$39.56
an hour · $82,280 a year
- 10th
- $30.61
- 25th
- $35.83
- Median
- $39.56
- 75th
- $47.47
- 90th
- $56.75
Hourly pay range: 10th percentile $30.61/hr, median $39.56/hr, 90th percentile $56.75/hr.
BLS figures cover wage and salary workers and don't include benefits.
By state
- Alabama2,350 jobs$31.81median/hr
- Alaska180 jobs$47.09median/hr
- Arizona3,500 jobs$38.36median/hr
- Arkansas1,400 jobs$35.51median/hr
- California18,650 jobs$50.40median/hr
- Colorado2,110 jobs$41.45median/hr
- Connecticut1,370 jobs$40.98median/hr
- Delaware500 jobs$43.79median/hr
- District of Columbia430 jobs$53.82median/hr
- Florida8,820 jobs$39.02median/hr
- Georgia5,150 jobs$40.24median/hr
- Hawaii510 jobs$45.30median/hr
- Idaho820 jobs$37.72median/hr
- Illinois4,880 jobs$40.43median/hr
- Indiana3,170 jobs$38.33median/hr
- Iowa910 jobs$35.94median/hr
- Kansas1,450 jobs$37.01median/hr
- Kentucky2,530 jobs$34.98median/hr
- Louisiana2,520 jobs$36.17median/hr
- Maine520 jobs$39.65median/hr
- Maryland1,800 jobs$42.77median/hr
- Massachusetts2,220 jobs$49.12median/hr
- Michigan4,520 jobs$38.39median/hr
- Minnesota1,250 jobs$47.46median/hr
- Mississippi1,670 jobs$30.42median/hr
- Missouri3,030 jobs$37.69median/hr
- Montana390 jobs$39.03median/hr
- Nebraska840 jobs$39.22median/hr
- Nevada1,270 jobs$41.10median/hr
- New Hampshire360 jobs$46.13median/hr
- New Jersey3,350 jobs$48.47median/hr
- New Mexico840 jobs$33.11median/hr
- New York7,010 jobs$51.83median/hr
- North Carolina4,630 jobs$38.51median/hr
- North Dakota270 jobs$39.06median/hr
- Ohio6,640 jobs$38.42median/hr
- Oklahoma2,000 jobs$37.88median/hr
- Oregon1,340 jobs$48.34median/hr
- Pennsylvania6,530 jobs$37.74median/hr
- Puerto Rico800 jobs$16.83median/hr
- Rhode Island260 jobs$41.78median/hr
- South Carolina1,960 jobs$37.38median/hr
- South Dakota430 jobs$32.81median/hr
- Tennessee3,440 jobs$34.68median/hr
- Texas12,130 jobs$38.24median/hr
- Utah1,170 jobs$38.77median/hr
- Vermont210 jobs$40.30median/hr
- Virginia3,340 jobs$39.86median/hr
- Washington1,860 jobs$48.62median/hr
- West Virginia1,140 jobs$33.01median/hr
- Wisconsin1,940 jobs$40.48median/hr
- Wyoming160 jobs$38.14median/hr
| State | Median / hour | Median / year | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $31.81 | $66,150 | 2,350 |
| Alaska | $47.09 | $97,950 | 180 |
| Arizona | $38.36 | $79,780 | 3,500 |
| Arkansas | $35.51 | $73,870 | 1,400 |
| California | $50.40 | $104,820 | 18,650 |
| Colorado | $41.45 | $86,220 | 2,110 |
| Connecticut | $40.98 | $85,230 | 1,370 |
| Delaware | $43.79 | $91,080 | 500 |
| District of Columbia | $53.82 | $111,950 | 430 |
| Florida | $39.02 | $81,160 | 8,820 |
| Georgia | $40.24 | $83,700 | 5,150 |
| Hawaii | $45.30 | $94,210 | 510 |
| Idaho | $37.72 | $78,460 | 820 |
| Illinois | $40.43 | $84,090 | 4,880 |
| Indiana | $38.33 | $79,730 | 3,170 |
| Iowa | $35.94 | $74,760 | 910 |
| Kansas | $37.01 | $76,970 | 1,450 |
| Kentucky | $34.98 | $72,750 | 2,530 |
| Louisiana | $36.17 | $75,240 | 2,520 |
| Maine | $39.65 | $82,470 | 520 |
| Maryland | $42.77 | $88,960 | 1,800 |
| Massachusetts | $49.12 | $102,170 | 2,220 |
| Michigan | $38.39 | $79,850 | 4,520 |
| Minnesota | $47.46 | $98,710 | 1,250 |
| Mississippi | $30.42 | $63,270 | 1,670 |
| Missouri | $37.69 | $78,390 | 3,030 |
| Montana | $39.03 | $81,190 | 390 |
| Nebraska | $39.22 | $81,590 | 840 |
| Nevada | $41.10 | $85,480 | 1,270 |
| New Hampshire | $46.13 | $95,940 | 360 |
| New Jersey | $48.47 | $100,810 | 3,350 |
| New Mexico | $33.11 | $68,870 | 840 |
| New York | $51.83 | $107,810 | 7,010 |
| North Carolina | $38.51 | $80,090 | 4,630 |
| North Dakota | $39.06 | $81,230 | 270 |
| Ohio | $38.42 | $79,920 | 6,640 |
| Oklahoma | $37.88 | $78,800 | 2,000 |
| Oregon | $48.34 | $100,560 | 1,340 |
| Pennsylvania | $37.74 | $78,490 | 6,530 |
| Puerto Rico | $16.83 | $35,000 | 800 |
| Rhode Island | $41.78 | $86,900 | 260 |
| South Carolina | $37.38 | $77,740 | 1,960 |
| South Dakota | $32.81 | $68,240 | 430 |
| Tennessee | $34.68 | $72,140 | 3,440 |
| Texas | $38.24 | $79,540 | 12,130 |
| Utah | $38.77 | $80,650 | 1,170 |
| Vermont | $40.30 | $83,820 | 210 |
| Virginia | $39.86 | $82,910 | 3,340 |
| Washington | $48.62 | $101,130 | 1,860 |
| West Virginia | $33.01 | $68,670 | 1,140 |
| Wisconsin | $40.48 | $84,210 | 1,940 |
| Wyoming | $38.14 | $79,330 | 160 |
All 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico, where BLS publishes figures. California also has metro-area pay.
Sources
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025: Respiratory Therapist (SOC 29-1126), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Checked against these sources on Oct 1, 2026.
Medians cover wage and salary workers (not the self-employed) and don't include benefits. Use them as a baseline, not a quote.