The annual salary statistics of respiratory therapists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of respiratory therapists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $80,890 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $96,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $122,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $136,260 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $139,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for respiratory therapists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $139,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $122,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $80,890.
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 | $122,850 | 2.12% | 27.74% |
| 2021 | $120,240 | 14.67% | - |
| 2020 | $102,600 | 3.65% | - |
| 2019 | $98,850 | 18.29% | - |
| 2018 | $80,770 | -15.38% | - |
| 2017 | $93,190 | 8.90% | - |
| 2016 | $84,900 | -9.08% | - |
| 2015 | $92,610 | 5.64% | - |
| 2014 | $87,390 | 0.49% | - |
| 2013 | $86,960 | -2.08% | - |
| 2012 | $88,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $122,850, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the second highest paying city for respiratory therapists in state of California, following the highest paying city San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary of $129,510). Compared with San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, the median annual salary of respiratory therapists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 5.1 percent (5.1%) lower.