What are the main factors that influence a Registered Respiratory Therapy Manager's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Registered Respiratory Therapy Manager's salary?

A Registered Respiratory Therapy Manager's salary grows with experience: an ECMO Specialist (4-7 years)earns $82,888, a Respiratory Care Services Supervisor (7+ years)earns $95,132, a Registered Respiratory Therapy Manager (7+ years)earns $108,071, a Respiratory Care Services Director (7+ years)earns $121,329,

What are the highest paying states for a Registered Respiratory Therapy Manager?

Registered Respiratory Therapy Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Registered Respiratory Therapy Manager roles are District of Columbia $119,660, California $119,210, Massachusetts $117,620. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Registered Respiratory Therapy Manager roles make?

Salaries for Registered Respiratory Therapy Manager level roles vary by specialization: Registered Respiratory Therapy Senior Manager: $121,330; Respiratory Therapy Senior Manager: $121,329; Respiratory Care Manager: $108,090; Respiratory Therapy Manager: $108,071; Respiratory Care Supervisor: $95,140.

How do different companies affect a Registered Respiratory Therapy Manager's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Registered Respiratory Therapy Manager roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

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Registered Respiratory Therapy Manager Salary in the United States

How much does a Registered Respiratory Therapy Manager make in the United States?

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Registered Respiratory Therapy Manager in the United States is $108,080 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $52.

However, a Registered Respiratory Therapy Manager's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $126,439
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $99,220 to $117,690
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $91,153

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Registered Respiratory Therapy Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$117,690	$9,808	$2,263	$57
Average	$108,080	$9,007	$2,078	$52
25th Percentile	$99,220	$8,268	$1,908	$48

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Key Factors That Influence Registered Respiratory Therapy Manager Salaries

A Registered Respiratory Therapy Manager's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Registered Respiratory Therapy Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Registered Respiratory Therapy Manager's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

ECMO Specialist (4-7 years): $82,888
Respiratory Care Services Supervisor (7+ years): $95,132
Registered Respiratory Therapy Manager (7+ years): $108,071
Respiratory Care Services Director (7+ years): $121,329

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
ECMO Specialist	4-7 years	$82,888
Respiratory Care Services Supervisor	7+ years	$95,132
Registered Respiratory Therapy Manager	7+ years	$108,071
Respiratory Care Services Director	7+ years	$121,329

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How Do Registered Respiratory Therapy Manager Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Registered Respiratory Therapy Managers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $119,660.
California: $119,210.
Massachusetts: $117,620.

District of Columbia $119,660 California $119,210 Massachusetts $117,620 Washington $117,190 New Jersey $117,140 Alaska $116,990 Connecticut $115,500 New York $114,900

Hawaii $112,960 Rhode Island $112,050 Maryland $111,440 Minnesota $110,590 Colorado $110,270 Illinois $110,160 Oregon $109,750 Delaware $109,450

New Hampshire $109,260 Virginia $108,830 Pennsylvania $107,590 Nevada $106,960 North Dakota $106,760 Michigan $106,430 Wisconsin $106,310 Vermont $106,080

Texas $105,420 Maine $105,370 Arizona $105,310 Ohio $105,230 Georgia $104,240 Indiana $103,740 Wyoming $103,650 Utah $103,490

Iowa $103,430 Kansas $102,910 Louisiana $102,760 North Carolina $102,700 Missouri $102,680 Florida $102,260 Montana $102,030 Nebraska $101,820

Kentucky $101,700 South Carolina $101,270 Tennessee $101,000 Idaho $100,890 New Mexico $100,100 Oklahoma $99,930 Alabama $99,290 South Dakota $98,220

Arkansas $97,640 West Virginia $97,320 Mississippi $96,380

Top Paying Cities for Registered Respiratory Therapy Managers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $136,310
San Francisco: $134,820
Oakland: $131,980

San Jose, CA $136,310

San Francisco, CA $134,820

Oakland, CA $131,980

New York, NY $124,440

Paramus, NJ $122,920

Queens Village, NY $122,920

Passaic, NJ $122,820

Bergenfield, NJ $122,810

Stamford, CT $122,570

Huntington, NY $122,520

Newark, NJ $121,730

Bridgeport, CT $121,500

Vallejo, CA $121,280

New Brunswick, NJ $121,240

Petaluma, CA $121,170

Middlesex, NJ $120,970

Somerset, NJ $120,890

Santa Cruz, CA $120,750

Boston, MA $120,090

Monterey, CA $119,710

Seattle, WA $119,470

Santa Rosa, CA $119,450

Los Angeles, CA $119,410

Juneau, AK $119,130

Washington, DC $119,010

Orange, CA $118,630

Santa Ana, CA $118,340

Long Beach, CA $118,230

Anaheim, CA $118,210

Anchorage, AK $118,160

Santa Maria, CA $117,830

Everett, WA $117,810

Danbury, CT $117,430

Bremerton, WA $117,280

Tacoma, WA $116,890

New Suffolk, NY $116,890

Sacramento, CA $116,860

Santa Barbara, CA $116,740

Trenton, NJ $116,620

San Diego, CA $116,620

Brockton, MA $116,510

Fairbanks, AK $116,240

Lompoc, CA $115,970

Lowell, MA $115,880

Ventura, CA $115,860

Nashua, NH $115,840

Stockton, CA $115,820

Modesto, CA $115,040

Poughkeepsie, NY $114,800

Olympia, WA $114,590

Kennewick, WA $114,590

New Haven, CT $114,550

Lawrence, MA $114,160

Hartford, CT $114,050

Riverside, CA $114,030

New Bedford, MA $113,920

Richland, WA $113,920

Bakersfield, CA $113,770

San Bernardino, CA $113,730

New Britain, CT $113,720

Atlantic City, NJ $113,720

New London, CT $113,670

Norwich, CT $113,640

Portsmouth, NH $113,620

Boulder, CO $113,390

Portland, OR $113,240

Worcester, MA $113,230

Minneapolis, MN $112,900

Philadelphia, PA $112,740

Honolulu, HI $112,390

Saint Paul, MN $112,340

Vineland, NJ $112,310

Providence, RI $112,000

Chicago, IL $111,690

Bellingham, WA $111,560

Springfield, MA $111,470

Baltimore, MD $111,440

Chico, CA $111,170

Pittsfield, MA $110,880

Manchester, NH $110,670

Spokane, WA $110,190

Denver, CO $110,180

Albany, NY $109,680

Troy, NY $109,630

Nassau, NY $109,520

Schenectady, NY $109,410

Wilmington, DE $109,320

Burlington, VT $109,170

Salem, OR $109,120

Portland, ME $108,790

Yakima, WA $108,680

Rochester, MN $108,350

Reno, NV $108,290

Fresno, CA $108,290

Milwaukee, WI $108,190

Detroit, MI $108,090

Ann Arbor, MI $108,070

Allentown, PA $108,050

Colorado Springs, CO $107,870

Syracuse, NY $107,820

Carson City, NV $107,820

Houston, TX $107,670

Eugene, OR $107,610

Gary, IN $107,480

Springfield, OR $107,400

Bismarck, ND $107,370

Galveston, TX $107,300

Medford, OR $107,140

Fort Collins, CO $107,090

Concord, NH $107,040

Austin, TX $107,010

Mesa, AZ $106,780

Reading, PA $106,770

Phoenix, AZ $106,760

Dallas, TX $106,730

Saint Cloud, MN $106,620

Madison, WI $106,480

Utica, NY $106,180

Rochester, NY $106,010

Des Moines, IA $106,000

Raleigh, NC $105,990

Atlanta, GA $105,830

Battle Creek, MI $105,800

Salt Lake City, UT $105,760

Lancaster, PA $105,600

Harrisburg, PA $105,450

Kansas City, MO $105,340

Champaign, IL $105,320

Kansas City, KS $105,320

Fort Worth, TX $105,310

Columbus, OH $105,290

Boca Raton, FL $105,270

Pittsburgh, PA $105,220

Richmond, VA $105,180

Indianapolis, IN $105,160

Cleveland, OH $105,150

Las Vegas, NV $105,020

Cincinnati, OH $105,020

Petersburg, VA $104,860

Huntsville, AL $104,690

Lansing, MI $104,620

Lebanon, PA $104,610

Pueblo, CO $104,600

Appleton, WI $104,560

Buffalo, NY $104,520

Dayton, OH $104,490

Racine, WI $104,470

Charlotte, NC $104,460

Saint Louis, MO $104,420

York, PA $104,360

Elkhart, IN $104,360

Gastonia, NC $104,340

Billings, MT $104,310

Beaumont, TX $104,280

Lorain, OH $104,260

Benton Harbor, MI $104,240

Toledo, OH $104,220

Binghamton, NY $104,160

Rock Hill, SC $104,150

Rockford, IL $104,100

Springfield, IL $104,060

Elyria, OH $104,040

Fargo, ND $104,040

Flagstaff, AZ $103,970

Fort Lauderdale, FL $103,900

Duluth, MN $103,840

Miami, FL $103,840

Cheyenne, WY $103,760

Grand Forks, ND $103,760

Bangor, ME $103,530

Cedar Rapids, IA $103,410

Durham, NC $103,360

Louisville, KY $103,350

Grand Rapids, MI $103,330

Hialeah, FL $103,320

Casper, WY $103,170

Scranton, PA $103,040

New Orleans, LA $103,010

Virginia Beach, VA $103,000

Akron, OH $102,940

Peoria, IL $102,800

Sarasota, FL $102,780

Nashville, TN $102,700

Omaha, NE $102,700

Green Bay, WI $102,700

Baton Rouge, LA $102,650

Charleston, SC $102,630

Jamestown, NY $102,580

Davenport, IA $102,580

Tucson, AZ $102,520

Saint Petersburg, FL $102,460

Tampa, FL $102,430

Evansville, IN $102,370

Port Arthur, TX $102,370

Bradenton, FL $102,330

Santa Fe, NM $102,130

Orlando, FL $101,940

Clearwater, FL $101,910

Canton, OH $101,680

La Crosse, WI $101,680

Albuquerque, NM $101,610

Newport News, VA $101,600

High Point, NC $101,570

Ogden, UT $101,530

Corpus Christi, TX $101,440

Norfolk, VA $101,380

Laramie, WY $101,380

Rock Island, IL $101,310

Saginaw, MI $101,290

Jacksonville, FL $101,280

Salisbury, NC $101,260

Boise, ID $101,240

Moline, IL $101,180

Fort Myers, FL $101,150

Memphis, TN $101,130

Tulsa, OK $101,070

Waterloo, IA $101,010

Spartanburg, SC $100,900

Lincoln, NE $100,850

Fort Wayne, IN $100,820

Provo, UT $100,810

Cedar Falls, IA $100,680

San Antonio, TX $100,640

Greensboro, NC $100,600

South Bend, IN $100,590

Savannah, GA $100,470

Muskegon, MI $100,420

Birmingham, AL $100,410

Winston Salem, NC $100,360

Lake Charles, LA $100,100

Anderson, IN $100,080

Lexington, KY $100,050

Augusta, GA $100,010

Greenville, SC $100,010

Lima, OH $99,930

Wichita, KS $99,920

Tuscaloosa, AL $99,920

Columbia, SC $99,820

Springfield, OH $99,800

Asheville, NC $99,620

Bloomington, IN $99,550

Knoxville, TN $99,160

Shreveport, LA $99,150

Wilmington, NC $99,010

Roanoke, VA $99,010

Topeka, KS $98,810

Frankfort, KY $98,800

Oklahoma City, OK $98,730

Chillicothe, OH $98,680

Longview, TX $98,670

Melbourne, FL $98,660

Sioux Falls, SD $98,490

Mobile, AL $98,480

Terre Haute, IN $98,440

Altoona, PA $98,370

Amarillo, TX $98,300

Killeen, TX $98,260

Fayetteville, AR $98,180

Chattanooga, TN $98,140

Sioux City, IA $98,050

Idaho Falls, ID $98,030

Lynchburg, VA $97,940

Gainesville, FL $97,800

Portsmouth, OH $97,740

Little Rock, AR $97,720

Lafayette, LA $97,680

Youngstown, OH $97,680

Daytona Beach, FL $97,610

Clarksville, TN $97,600

Pensacola, FL $97,590

Temple, TX $97,590

Hopkinsville, KY $97,270

Erie, PA $97,250

Florence, SC $97,200

Charleston, WV $97,030

Great Falls, MT $96,980

Macon, GA $96,830

Tallahassee, FL $96,820

Fayetteville, NC $96,790

Waco, TX $96,770

Helena, MT $96,700

Pine Bluff, AR $96,660

Vincennes, IN $96,520

Lubbock, TX $96,480

Alamogordo, NM $96,420

Twin Falls, ID $96,320

Rapid City, SD $96,290

Jackson, MS $96,090

Greenville, MS $96,080

Huntington, WV $96,080

Parkersburg, WV $95,970

Montgomery, AL $95,950

Wichita Falls, TX $95,840

Springfield, MO $95,840

Biloxi, MS $95,790

Monroe, LA $95,680

Johnstown, PA $95,600

Sumter, SC $95,560

Columbus, GA $95,550

Pascagoula, MS $95,350

Abilene, TX $95,350

Kingsport, TN $95,060

Albany, GA $95,060

Gulfport, MS $95,030

Alexandria, LA $94,680

Fort Smith, AR $94,410

El Paso, TX $94,110

Las Cruces, NM $93,630

Harlingen, TX $93,350

Pocatello, ID $93,340

Florence, AL $93,190

Brownsville, TX $93,170

Mcallen, TX $92,950

Dothan, AL $92,790

Columbus, MS $92,150

Altus, OK $91,650

Lawton, OK $91,440

Pierre, SD $91,050

What Skills Can Increase a Registered Respiratory Therapy Manager's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Coordination (Mentioned in 7.98% Job Postings): Ability to plan, execute, and adjust job duties to achieve business goals.
Acute Care (Mentioned in 4.17% Job Postings): Acute care is a branch of secondary health care where a patient receives active but short-term treatment for a severe injury or episode of illness, an urgent medical condition, or during recovery from surgery. In medical terms, care for acute health conditions is the opposite from chronic care, or longer term care. Acute care services are generally delivered by teams of health care professionals from a range of medical and surgical specialties. Acute care may require a stay in a hospital emergency department, ambulatory surgery center, urgent care centre or other short-term stay facility, along with the assistance of diagnostic services, surgery, or follow-up outpatient care in the community. Hospital-based acute inpatient care typically has the goal of discharging patients as soon as they are deemed healthy and stable. Acute care settings include emergency department, intensive care, coronary care, cardiology, neonatal intensive care, and many general areas where the patient could become acutely unwell and require stabilization and transfer to another higher dependency unit for further treatment.
Home Care (Mentioned in 1.64% Job Postings): Homecare is health care or supportive care provided by a professional caregiver in the individual home where the patient or client is living, as opposed to care provided in group accommodations like clinics or nursing home.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Coordination	7.98%
Acute Care	4.17%
Home Care	1.64%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Registered Respiratory Therapy Manager's salary.

Team Management: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Risk Management: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Medical Management: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Team Management	$119,969	11%
Risk Management	$119,969	11%
Medical Management	$117,807	9%
Alignment	$117,807	9%
Service Delivery	$116,726	8%
Interviewing	$116,726	8%

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Registered Respiratory Therapy Manager Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Registered Respiratory Therapy Manager salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $114,643. While startup companies pay approximate $97,692.

Registered Respiratory Therapy Manager Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$97,692
Growth Stage	51~500	$103,127
Established	501~5000	$110,894
Enterprise	5000+	$114,643

Registered Respiratory Therapy Manager Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Registered Respiratory Therapy Manager roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Registered Respiratory Therapy Manager positions in Healthcare typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Registered Respiratory Therapy Manager as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Registered Respiratory Therapy Manager

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit	$129,696	$62.0	20%

Registered Respiratory Therapy Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Registered Respiratory Therapy Manager's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

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$99,220

Average $108,080/year

$117,690

$8,268

Average $9,007/month

$9,808

$1,908

Average $2,078/week

$2,263

$48

Average $52/hour

$57

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$117,690	$9,808	$2,263	$57
Average	$108,080	$9,007	$2,078	$52
25th Percentile	$99,220	$8,268	$1,908	$48

Registered Respiratory Therapy Manager Salary Growth & Career Path

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Respiratory Care Services Director

For a Registered Respiratory Therapy Manager, the most direct path to higher earnings is advancing to the Respiratory Care Services Director role. This promotion typically comes with a significant pay increase, bringing the average annual salary to $121,400 - a projected growth of 12% over your current level.

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Salary Trends for Registered Respiratory Therapy Manager

Salaries for a Registered Respiratory Therapy Manager can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $105,819 in 2023 to around $105,672 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Registered Respiratory Therapy Manager salary trends, .

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$105,819

2024

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