Medical assistants complete administrative and clinical tasks in the offices of physicians, podiatrists, chiropractors, and other health practitioners. Their duties vary with the location, specialty, and size of the practice.
Average respiratory therapist salary. An average annual salary for a respiratory therapist is about $54,280 per year and the hourly wage ranges is around $26.10 per hour.n addition, a well-established respiratory therapist receives a much higher salary of about $74,400 per annum. An hourly wage for a respiratory therapist ranges from between $19.55 â $35.77 per hour.
The median salary for respiratory therapist is just over $54,000. The lowest 10% earned around $40,000 while the highest 10% earned $73,000 or more. Respiratory therapists with Registered Respiratory Therapist certification earned the most, with the median registered respiratory therapist salary sitting at just over $63,000. Respiratory therapists in nursing care facilities have the highest median salary at $57,450, followed by those employed by home health care services at $55,960.