The annual salary statistics of respiratory therapists in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage data of respiratory therapists in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $51,630 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $55,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,870 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $72,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for respiratory therapists in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,630.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of respiratory therapists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $62,870 | -1.32% | 4.63% |
| 2016 | $63,700 | 1.62% | - |
| 2015 | $62,670 | 2.20% | - |
| 2014 | $61,290 | -0.55% | - |
| 2013 | $61,630 | 2.71% | - |
| 2012 | $59,960 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,870 in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem is in the middle of salary range for respiratory therapists in state of New Hampshire. In comparison, the annual salary of respiratory therapists in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem is 24.9 percent (24.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Portsmouth and 2.4 percent (2.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portsmouth | |
| Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | |
| Manchester | |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford | |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury | |
| Nashua | |
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem | |
| Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area |