The annual salary statistics of respiratory therapists in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of respiratory therapists in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 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 | $51,410 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,350 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $76,470 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $82,690 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,100 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for respiratory therapists in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,410.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of respiratory therapists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $76,470 | 16.50% | 30.09% |
| 2021 | $63,850 | -18.51% | - |
| 2020 | $75,670 | 5.31% | - |
| 2019 | $71,650 | 4.73% | - |
| 2018 | $68,260 | 4.70% | - |
| 2017 | $65,050 | 5.58% | - |
| 2016 | $61,420 | 1.77% | - |
| 2015 | $60,330 | 4.77% | - |
| 2014 | $57,450 | 2.98% | - |
| 2013 | $55,740 | 4.09% | - |
| 2012 | $53,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,470 in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for respiratory therapists in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of respiratory therapists in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area is 21.0 percent (21.0%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 22.3 percent (22.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Rochester | |
| Utica-Rome | |
| Syracuse | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| Binghamton | |
| Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kingston | |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown | |
| Ithaca | |
| Elmira | |
| Central New York nonmetropolitan area |