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Respiratory Therapy Technician Salary in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi

The annual salary statistics of respiratory therapy technicians in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of respiratory therapy technicians in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2020 and published in April 2021 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Respiratory Therapy Technicians in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$32,690
25th Percentile Wage	$37,060
50th Percentile Wage	$42,610
75th Percentile Wage	$47,360
90th Percentile Wage	$54,150

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for respiratory therapy technicians in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $54,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,690.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of respiratory therapy technicians from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2020.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	2-Year Growth
2014	$42,610	1.64%	12.53%
2013	$41,910	11.07%	-
2012	$37,270	-	-

Table 2. Compare Respiratory Therapy Technician Salary in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area with Other Mississippi Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $42,610, Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area is the second highest paying city for respiratory therapy technicians in state of Mississippi, following the highest paying city Gulfport-Biloxi (median annual salary of $51,950). Compared with Gulfport-Biloxi, the median annual salary of respiratory therapy technicians in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area is 18.0 percent (18.0%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Gulfport-Biloxi	$51,950
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$42,610
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$42,570
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$39,880
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$36,290