The annual salary statistics of respiratory therapists in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of respiratory therapists in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura 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 | $64,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $79,800 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $88,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $106,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $117,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for respiratory therapists in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $117,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $88,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,560.
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 | $88,210 | -10.68% | 19.76% |
| 2021 | $97,630 | 7.02% | - |
| 2020 | $90,780 | 2.65% | - |
| 2019 | $88,370 | 9.34% | - |
| 2018 | $80,120 | 2.33% | - |
| 2017 | $78,250 | -4.49% | - |
| 2016 | $81,760 | -3.09% | - |
| 2015 | $84,290 | 6.25% | - |
| 2014 | $79,020 | 8.15% | - |
| 2013 | $72,580 | 2.48% | - |
| 2012 | $70,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $88,210 in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura is in the middle of salary range for respiratory therapists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of respiratory therapists in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura is 31.9 percent (31.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 27.1 percent (27.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.