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What respiratory therapists make
Median
$82,280
Bottom tenth
$63,660
Top tenth
$118,050
The national median is $82,280 a year. The bottom tenth earn $63,660 or less and the top tenth $118,050 or more (2025 federal wage survey). This job has its own line in the federal wage survey, so nothing here is borrowed from a wider group. Pay varies a lot between states.