The annual salary statistics of respiratory therapists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of respiratory therapists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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 | $45,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,030 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $103,240 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $114,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for respiratory therapists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $114,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,340.
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 | $79,030 | 1.82% | 17.78% |
| 2021 | $77,590 | 2.41% | - |
| 2020 | $75,720 | 2.96% | - |
| 2019 | $73,480 | -0.20% | - |
| 2018 | $73,630 | 2.01% | - |
| 2017 | $72,150 | -0.01% | - |
| 2016 | $72,160 | 2.30% | - |
| 2015 | $70,500 | 5.69% | - |
| 2014 | $66,490 | -1.25% | - |
| 2013 | $67,320 | 3.48% | - |
| 2012 | $64,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,030 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is in the middle of salary range for respiratory therapists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of respiratory therapists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is 39.0 percent (39.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 18.7 percent (18.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.