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Highest-paying States for Respiratory Therapy Technicians

The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $80,150, Nevada is the highest paying state for respiratory therapy technicians. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $73,790). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2021 [1]. For more salary information of respiratory therapy technicians in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Respiratory Therapy Technicians (2020 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Nevada	$80,150	$58,930	90
2	District of Columbia	$73,790	$50,760	120
3	New Jersey	$68,260	$40,780	60
4	Massachusetts	$62,740	$36,970	200
5	Maryland	$61,950	$42,740	330
6	Hawaii	$59,100	$42,360	30
7	Arizona	$58,890	$45,060	440
8	Virginia	$57,050	$26,090	50
9	Oregon	$56,450	$37,080	40
10	Illinois	$56,360	$39,780	650
11	Washington	$55,910	$36,350	60
12	New York	$55,340	$41,090	220
13	Minnesota	$53,900	$41,730	60
14	New Hampshire	$53,880	$31,810	50
15	Missouri	$53,110	$36,810	920
16	Georgia	$52,120	$26,500	420
17	Texas	$51,860	$36,700	1,090
18	Indiana	$51,700	$24,520	130
19	Florida	$51,600	$28,100	470
20	Rhode Island	$51,530	$42,520	30
21	Nebraska	$50,950	$27,810	40
22	West Virginia	$50,580	$36,550	60
23	Vermont	$50,120	$36,830	60
24	South Carolina	$50,070	$28,700	140
25	Louisiana	$49,340	$29,150	220
26	Utah	$49,080	$34,000	110
27	Connecticut	$48,950	$34,140	50
28	Maine	$48,270	$22,060	50
29	Ohio	$47,500	$28,430	210
30	Pennsylvania	$47,380	$28,110	250
31	Arkansas	$47,010	$35,510	320
32	Kansas	$45,470	$29,810	80
33	Iowa	$45,420	$28,530	160
34	Oklahoma	$45,100	$31,890	250
35	Mississippi	$44,840	$33,380	320
36	California	$42,740	$26,760	530
37	Tennessee	$42,200	$27,110	120
38	New Mexico	$40,830	$26,480	50
39	Kentucky	$40,480	$26,650	110
40	Colorado	$40,300	$27,900	120
41	Alabama	$39,660	$25,440	130
42	Michigan	$37,920	$27,970	180
43	North Carolina	$36,900	$28,280	50
44	North Dakota	$35,200	$22,310	40
45	Wisconsin	$32,220	$22,450	110
46	Idaho	$27,840	$18,980	30
47	Puerto Rico	$19,240	$16,230	370

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of respiratory therapy technicians in those states is not available at this time.