Highest-paying Cities for Respiratory Therapy Technicians

The top 100 highest paying cities for respiratory therapy technicians (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of respiratory therapy technicians in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $84,160, Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada is the highest paying city for respiratory therapy technicians. It is followed by San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California (average annual salary $74,920). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of respiratory therapy technicians in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Respiratory Therapy Technicians

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$84,160	$66,520	40
2	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$74,920	$48,440	70
3	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$72,060	$56,370	180
4	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$71,700	$50,680	130
5	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$69,620	$51,990	330
6	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$69,170	$36,580	90
7	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$68,300	$36,970	30
8	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$66,650	$40,480	50
9	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$66,530	$37,230	150
10	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$63,940	$44,980	60
11	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$62,880	$29,560	130
12	Honolulu, Hawaii	$62,560	$27,540	100
13	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$61,440	$42,660	260
14	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$60,650	$40,060	400
15	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$60,380	$35,920	100
16	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$60,200	$40,650	220
17	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$60,160	$50,030	330
18	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$59,860	$34,320	40
19	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$59,650	$49,970	70
20	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$59,360	$49,300	30
21	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$59,340	$35,720	n/a
22	Springfield, Illinois	$59,190	$37,980	n/a
23	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$59,090	$36,800	80
24	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$58,110	$42,370	210
25	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$57,870	$36,490	60
26	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$56,800	$41,660	40
27	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$56,260	$43,700	110
28	Camden, New Jersey	$56,180	$36,180	50
29	Kansas City, Missouri	$55,860	$37,060	150
30	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$55,740	$35,780	100
31	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$55,670	$35,400	190
32	Richmond, Virginia	$55,290	$41,770	60
33	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$55,190	$42,420	60
34	Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$55,140	$42,850	50
35	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$54,770	$41,810	70
36	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$54,690	$40,000	60
37	Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$54,570	$41,520	50
38	St Louis, Missouri	$54,350	$40,740	470
39	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$54,320	$35,880	190
40	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$54,240	$28,240	280
41	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$53,470	$18,840	190
42	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$52,770	$36,640	40
43	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$52,460	$21,850	40
44	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$51,970	$28,190	60
45	Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi	$51,950	$35,630	30
46	Florence, South Carolina	$51,780	$38,330	70
47	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$51,710	$34,380	40
48	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$51,560	$41,630	40
49	Sherman-Denison, Texas	$51,320	$41,230	40
50	Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$51,020	$31,260	40
51	Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$50,970	$30,470	50
52	Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$50,960	$30,230	40
53	Salt Lake City, Utah	$50,910	$33,190	40
54	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$50,740	$27,110	40
55	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, Arizona	$50,680	$26,610	70
56	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$50,610	$33,730	30
57	Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$50,510	$36,380	30
58	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$50,160	$33,400	260
59	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$50,100	$37,290	30
60	South Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$50,090	$29,490	30
61	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$49,900	$35,000	n/a
62	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$49,860	$29,980	n/a
63	West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$49,840	$26,550	40
64	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$49,790	$38,020	50
65	Springfield, Missouri	$49,630	$26,090	30
66	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$49,510	$33,380	180
67	Tyler, Texas	$49,470	$40,050	60
68	West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$49,020	$41,210	30
69	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$48,930	$32,050	50
70	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$48,920	$37,280	220
71	East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$48,860	$32,650	n/a
72	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas	$48,640	$28,570	40
73	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$48,570	$34,660	190
74	Akron, Ohio	$48,460	$28,920	50
75	North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$48,360	$41,490	30
76	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida	$48,260	$36,000	50
77	Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia	$48,220	$31,960	30
78	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan	$48,060	$28,110	190
79	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina	$48,040	$26,520	60
80	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$47,900	$33,610	100
81	Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida	$47,840	$41,430	90
82	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$47,260	$29,580	n/a
83	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$47,100	$37,570	90
84	North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$46,470	$35,470	30
85	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$46,390	$37,520	30
86	East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$46,380	$37,500	60
87	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$46,320	$29,110	40
88	Jonesboro, Arkansas	$46,310	$35,120	60
89	New Haven, Connecticut	$46,280	$33,710	n/a
90	Corpus Christi, Texas	$45,650	$34,220	n/a
91	Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$45,600	$39,400	40
92	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$45,400	$33,040	70
93	Mobile, Alabama	$45,250	$36,740	60
94	New Iberia nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$44,870	$33,330	70
95	Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$44,840	$36,090	60
96	West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$44,760	$33,800	n/a
97	Charleston, West Virginia	$44,740	$17,560	30
98	Texarkana-Texarkana, Texas	$44,570	$39,880	30
99	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida	$44,260	$29,030	60
100	Columbia, Missouri	$44,000	$19,340	100

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for respiratory therapy technicians.