The annual salary statistics of respiratory therapists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of respiratory therapists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 | $61,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $80,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $106,710 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $108,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $120,320 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for respiratory therapists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $120,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $106,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,230.
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 | $106,710 | 8.51% | 22.94% |
| 2021 | $97,630 | 11.26% | - |
| 2020 | $86,640 | 0.09% | - |
| 2019 | $86,560 | 3.86% | - |
| 2018 | $83,220 | -1.56% | - |
| 2017 | $84,520 | 2.71% | - |
| 2016 | $82,230 | -2.19% | - |
| 2015 | $84,030 | 2.14% | - |
| 2012 | $82,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $106,710 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is in the middle of salary range for respiratory therapists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of respiratory therapists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 17.6 percent (17.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 39.8 percent (39.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.