The annual salary statistics of respiratory therapists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of respiratory therapists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $66,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $78,650 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $84,880 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $104,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $119,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for respiratory therapists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $119,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $84,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $66,970.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of respiratory therapists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $84,880 | 4.39% | 12.49% |
| 2021 | $81,150 | -1.13% | - |
| 2020 | $82,070 | 3.83% | - |
| 2019 | $78,930 | 4.26% | - |
| 2018 | $75,570 | 0.61% | - |
| 2017 | $75,110 | 1.11% | - |
| 2016 | $74,280 | -1.59% | - |
| 2015 | $75,460 | 1.56% | - |
| 2012 | $74,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $84,880 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for respiratory therapists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of respiratory therapists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 34.5 percent (34.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 24.3 percent (24.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.