The annual salary statistics of respiratory therapy technicians in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of respiratory therapy technicians in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2020 and published in April 2021 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $36,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,090 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for respiratory therapy technicians in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,800.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of respiratory therapy technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $59,090 | -10.49% | 19.02% |
| 2016 | $65,290 | 20.60% | - |
| 2015 | $51,840 | -0.60% | - |
| 2014 | $52,150 | 5.75% | - |
| 2013 | $49,150 | 2.64% | - |
| 2012 | $47,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $59,090, Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is the second highest paying city for respiratory therapy technicians in state of Massachusetts, following the highest paying city Boston-Cambridge-Quincy (median annual salary of $66,530). Compared with Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, the median annual salary of respiratory therapy technicians in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 11.2 percent (11.2%) lower.
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