The annual salary statistics of respiratory therapists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of respiratory therapists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 | $62,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $76,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $91,690 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for respiratory therapists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $91,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,120.
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 | $76,660 | 15.99% | 27.04% |
| 2021 | $64,400 | 4.86% | - |
| 2020 | $61,270 | 1.68% | - |
| 2019 | $60,240 | 0.46% | - |
| 2018 | $59,960 | -1.68% | - |
| 2017 | $60,970 | 2.72% | - |
| 2016 | $59,310 | 2.98% | - |
| 2015 | $57,540 | 0.78% | - |
| 2014 | $57,090 | 1.35% | - |
| 2013 | $56,320 | 0.69% | - |
| 2012 | $55,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $76,660, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is the highest paying city for respiratory therapists in state of Texas, followed by Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (median annual salary $76,320). In comparison, the median annual salary of respiratory therapists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is .4 percent (.4%) higher than that in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington.