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For example the median expected annual pay for a typical Registered Respiratory Therapist in the United States is $63,082, so 50% of the people who perform the job of Registered Respiratory Therapist in the United States are expected to make less than $63,082. Source: HR Reported data as of August 2016.
Respiratory therapists earned an annual average salary of $55,880 in hospitals in 2011. California was also the top-paying state for respiratory therapists, with an average annual salary of $69,930. The lowest-paying state was Kentucky at an annual average salary of $44,790.ccording to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, physical therapists earned an average annual salary of $78,830 as of May 2011. Those who worked in hospitals earned an average annual salary of $78,710 in the same time period.