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Highest Paying Industries for Respiratory Therapy Technicians

The top 36 highest paying industries 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 in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $59,960, offices of physicians is the highest paying industry for respiratory therapy technicians. It is followed by general medical and surgical hospitals - privately owned industry (average annual salary $49,720). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of respiratory therapy technicians in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 36 Highest Paying Industries for Respiratory Therapy Technicians

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Offices of Physicians	$59,960	$33,810	220
2	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$49,720	$32,740	7,500
3	Hospitals - Privately owned	$49,680	$32,710	7,750
4	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$48,950	$32,050	250
5	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$48,920	$31,900	240
6	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$48,440	$32,260	9,280
7	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$48,430	$32,270	9,030
8	Health Care and Social Assistance	$48,330	$31,900	9,890
9	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$46,980	$32,420	170
10	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$46,730	$32,520	180
11	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$46,380	$33,130	n/a
12	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$46,380	$33,130	n/a
13	Wholesale Trade	$46,380	$33,130	n/a
14	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$45,590	$24,440	430
15	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$44,930	$32,370	180
16	Hospitals - State government owned	$44,930	$32,370	180
17	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$43,890	$30,240	1,350
18	Hospitals - Local government owned	$43,880	$30,260	1,350
19	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$43,860	$30,240	1,340
20	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$43,850	$30,420	1,580
21	State government, including schools and hospitals	$43,580	$30,780	230
22	Consumer Goods Rental	$40,930	$26,610	440
23	Employment Services	$40,670	$21,630	40
24	Administrative and Support Services	$40,670	$21,630	40
25	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$40,670	$21,630	40
26	Rental and Leasing Services	$40,000	$25,850	460
27	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$40,000	$25,850	460
28	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$39,140	$25,950	40
29	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$39,140	$26,210	40
30	Federal, State, and Local Government	$39,140	$26,210	40
31	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	$36,910	$27,790	n/a
32	Health and Personal Care Stores	$36,070	$19,070	100
33	Retail Trade	$36,070	$19,070	100
34	Home Health Care Services	$33,520	$25,780	n/a
35	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$28,520	$19,210	70
36	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$23,570	$17,830	40